Net Metering by State

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Chugach Electric Association solar export rate

What Chugach Electric Association pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Alaska, with the source and the date it was checked.

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Chugach Electric Association · Alaska

Chugach describes member-installed renewable generation as net metering and says its operating tariff contains the service conditions, interconnection requirements, and buyback rates; the cited program page does not publish a dollar rate.

Source: chugachelectric.com

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Alaska rules that apply to Chugach Electric Association

The state framework sets the default. Where Chugach Electric Association pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.

Compensation mechanismMonthly net exports are credited at the utility tariff's non-firm power rate, unless a different non-firm power rate has been established in a commission-approved contract.
Export rateThere is no single statewide dollar export rate: the applicable rate is the non-firm power rate in each utility's currently effective tariff, unless a different commission-approved contract rate applies.
Rate effectiveThe rate is applied for each monthly billing period under the utility's currently effective tariff.
Credit rolloverYes. Dollar credits are used to reduce amounts owed in subsequent monthly billing periods.
Credit expirationCredits do not expire or otherwise revert to the electric utility.
Annual true-upNo annual true-up date is specified in the statewide rule; the rule measures net energy during each monthly billing period and applies credits in subsequent monthly billing periods.
Program statusThe net metering requirements set out in 3 AAC 50.900 – 3 AAC 50.949 apply to an electric utility that is subject to economic regulation, with listed exceptions for certain independent systems and system-stability constraints.
RegulatorThe Regulatory Commission of Alaska’s net metering regulations became effective in 2010.
Governing rule3 AAC 50.900-3 AAC 50.949, Alaska's Net Metering Standards.
Pending changeBill SB 150; Short Title NET METERING PROGRAM & FUND.

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