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Renewables (Distributed Generation)
March 2008 - A number of Members have
expressed interest in
using wind and solar sources to make their own electricity. BEC
is now capable of
handling power produced from renewable sources installed at our member’s homes.
There is a new meter system that will be installed in the next few years that
will make this process more manageable for BEC, but we can handle
grid connected renewables now.
Get the full details in the
Distributed
Generation Tariff (a PDF file) and from the
DG Application (a PDF
file). Here are a few items from the tariff related to renewable resources that
you may want to know:
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The customer charge will go up from $20 to $30 per month
for members who are on the tariff. This is because of the extra administration
oversight required. The billing process for those accounts is different from
the normal process. Simply stated, there is more to keep up with on those
accounts.
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Also, there is a minimum insurance requirement to keep the
Co-op and its members in the clear in the event of failures in the power
production equipment that a renewable resource is using.
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There are some other one time startup fees that are
explained in the tariff.
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“Net metering” is allowed in an innovative way. For small
power producers (BEC expects most members who are using PV’s or wind generators
will be in this category), BEC will “bank” excess kilowatt-hours above their
usage on any specific month. That means in future months when their usage
exceeds their power production BEC will draw from their bank and apply the
previous excess production to their current bill. In no case will BEC write a
check for the excess power a member’s equipment has produced.
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Also, each year on the anniversary of their getting on the
special tariff their account will be reviewed and any excess balance will be
set back to “0”.
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To get started, members need to read the
Distributed Generation Tariff (PDF file), complete the
DG Application (PDF file)
and bring it into a BEC office.
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