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Solar Net Metering
Rachel MeekBusiness Efficiency Program CoordinatorGainesville Regional Utilities
January 28, 2015
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The Gainesville Community
• City population of 130,000
• More than 60 square miles
• Home to the University of Florida (Gators)
• Low tax base - rely heavily on municipal utility (GRU)
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Gainesville Regional Utilities• Municipally-owned Utility
(electric, gas, water/wastewater, telecom)
• 93,000 customers
• 409 MW Peak
• 598 MW Capacity
History of Solar
• Solar Water Heating– Rebate from 1997 to 2012
• Solar PV (FIT)– 2009 to 2013 (varying prices)
• Solar PV (NEM)– First Systems 2002
– Rebates from 2007- 2012
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Solar Program Stats• 20.8 MW installed
– 18.5 MW FIT– 2.3 MW NEM
• 455 Systems installed (combined)
• 1.6 MW largest single rooftop system
• 3 MW largest ground mount system
• Average monthly production 2,019,727 kWh
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NEM Program• Energy production credited monthly as a
blended rate in dollars
• Retail rate paid for any excess generation (customer request required)
• Customer could avoid paying fixed charges each month
• No fees to participate in NEM
What Has Changed…
• Upward rate pressures
• Suspended FIT for Fiscal Year 2015
• Continue to have no rebates for Solar
• City Commission directed staff to adopt the Florida PSC model for net metering
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Current NEM Program • Energy credits roll over monthly
• Avoided Cost paid to customer at year's end for unused credits
• Customer pays fixed charges each month
• Application fees to cover administrative costs– Tier I: (0KW-10KW) – No Application Fee– Tier II: (10KW – 100KW) - $400 Application Fee– Tier III: (100KW – 2MW) - $1,000 Application Fee
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Challenges
• Limiting upward rate pressure
• Monitoring our circuits
• Fire Safety
• Reducing overall subsidies paid by customers