HomeMy Public PortalAbout054-2010 - Net Metering _RPL_ORDINANCE NO. 54-2010
NET ENERGY METERING FOR RICHMOND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond, Indiana owns and operates its own electric utility,
Richmond Power and Light Company, under the supervision and control of the Board of
Directors (hereinafter "Board") of Richmond Power & Light Company (hereinafter "RP&L"),
under IC 8-1.5-3-4; and
WHEREAS, the Board has recommended to the Council that it adopt by Ordinance a Net
Metering program for use by electric utility customers; and
WHEREAS, Based upon the Board's recommendation, and being duly advised, the
Council has determined that the development of a Net Metering program in the City of
Richmond may encourage the use of renewable energy resources and renewable energy
technologies as well as promote the wise use of Indiana's natural energy resources to meet
growing electricity demand; and
WHEREAS, "Net Metering" is an arrangement of equipment for the production of
electricity from the solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, or hydroelectric facilities that are owned
and operated by residential, commercial or industrial customers of RP&L which allows a
customer to offset its use of electricity by spinning the customer's electric meter backwards,
effectively crediting the customer for electricity contributed to the grid; and
WHEREAS, under a Net Metering arrangement, in those instances when the Net Metering
customer's facility is not producing sufficient electricity to meet the customer's needs, the
customer -generator purchases electricity from RP&L under a typical retail service schedule or
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tariff Conversely, any electricity produced by a customer in excess of the customer's needs is
fed into the utility grid and offsets the customer's electric bill; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes development of a Net Metering program that
encourages energy users to become more energy efficient reduces demand and potentially
reduces energy bills, is an appropriate undertaking for the benefit of ratepayers and is in the
public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, THAT:
SECTION 1. The findings and determinations set forth in the preambles to this
Ordinance are hereby made findings and determinations of the Council.
SECTION 2. The City of Richmond encourages interested citizens and businesses to
invest in renewable electric energy generation systems and enter into a Net Metering
arrangement with Richmond Power and Light Company.
SECTION 3. "Eligible Net Metering Customers" include residential, commercial, and
industrial customers in good standing with RP&L that own and operate a solar, wind, biomass,
geothermal, or hydroelectric generating facility that: (a) has a nameplate capacity less than or
equal to ten (10) kilowatts (kW); (b) is located on the customer's premises and is operated by the
customer; and (3) is used primarily to offset all or part of the customer's own electricity
requirements.
SECTION 4. The Council authorizes RP&L to offer Net Metering to Eligible Net
Metering Customers on a first come, first served basis. RP&L shall limit the aggregate amount of
net metering facility nameplate capacity from all Eligible Net Metering Customers to one -tenth
of one percent (0.1%) of RP&L's most recent summer peak load.
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SECTION 5. RP&L shall measure the difference between the amount of energy
delivered by the RP&L to the Eligible Net Metering Customer and the amount of energy
generated by the Eligible Net Metering Customer and delivered to the RP&L. If the Eligible Net
Metering Customer generates more energy than it consumes in a month, the customer shall
receive a bill credit from RP&L for the amount of surplus energy generated. RP&L shall not
purchase or wheel power produced by an Eligible Net Metering Customer's facilities.
SECTION 6. The attached "Net Metering Tariff' shall be adopted as the terms and
conditions under which RP&L will offer Net Metering to Eligible Net Metering Customers. The
attached Net Metering Tariff shall be filed with and become effective upon approval by the
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
SECTION 7. In accordance with the terms of the attached Net Metering Tariff, RP&L
shall enter into an interconnection agreement with the Eligible Net Metering Customer, which
incorporates technical interconnection requirements and does not conflict with this Ordinance
before the Net Metering facility may be interconnected with RP&L's system.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval by the Mayor.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this
_15th _ day of November 2010.
RICHMOND COMMON COUNCIL
S/S J. Clayton Miller President
J. Clayton Miller
ATTEST: S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
Karen Chasteen
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PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this _16th day of November
2010, at 9:00 a.m.
S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
Karen Chasteen
APPROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this _16th _ day of
November , 2010, at 9:05 a.m.
_S/S Sarah L. Hutton Mayor
Sarah L. Hutton
ATTEST: _S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
Karen Chasteen