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Appalachian Power (WV) solar export rate

What Appalachian Power (WV) pays for power exported from rooftop solar in West Virginia, with the source and the date it was checked.

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Appalachian Power (WV) · West Virginia

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power filed successor net-metering tariff sheets in Case No. 24-0854-E-42T setting per-kWh Metered Output credit rates, but the published tariff PDF is no longer retrievable, so no current Appalachian Power export rate is reported here. Grandfathered customers keep full-retail carry-forward credits.

Source: appalachianpower.com

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West Virginia rules that apply to Appalachian Power (WV)

The state framework sets the default. Where Appalachian Power (WV) pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.

Compensation mechanismWest Virginia uses utility net-metering tariffs. Grandfathered Appalachian Power/Wheeling Power customers receive full-retail carry-forward credits; non-grandfathered customers have Metered Input and Metered Output separately measured, with output credited at tariffed avoided-cost-component rates. Mon Power likewise separately measures Metered Input and Metered Output for customers not served under its Grandfathering Provision.
Export rateMon Power lists $0.09343 per kWh for Schedules A, B, C, CSH and Lighting, $0.09146 for Schedule D, and $0.08910 for Schedules K and AGS.
Rate effectiveMon Power’s listed Metered Output credit rates remain in effect through December 31, 2026.
Credit rolloverYes for grandfathered customers: Appalachian Power/Wheeling Power says excess kWh are carried forward and credited in subsequent billing periods at the full retail rate; Mon Power says excess kWh are carried forward and credited in subsequent billing periods at the full retail rate. The reviewed new-customer provisions separately measure Metered Output rather than describing a full-retail rollover.
Aggregate program capThe statewide statute permits an electric utility to offer net metering so long as total customer-generator capacity is no greater than three percent (3%) of the utility's aggregate customer peak demand in the state during the previous year, with no less than one-half percent (0.5%) reserved for residential customer-generators.
Program statusThe Appalachian Power/Wheeling Power tariff repeats a three percent (3%) Company single-hour peak-load limit, with one-half percent (0.5%) reserved for residential Customer-generators. Mon Power's tariff repeats the same three percent (3%) limit and one-half percent (0.5%) residential reservation.
RegulatorPublic Service Commission of West Virginia.
Governing ruleWest Virginia Code §24-2F-8 and Title 150, Series 33, Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections.
Pending changeFuture changes to Mon Power’s credit rates for Metered Output are subject to Commission approval.

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