Biggs Municipal Utilities
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Report a correctionNet metering & export
- Net Metering Allowed
- Yes
- NEM Type
- Annual
- Post Solar Billing Method
- Net Metering
- Net Excess Generation Notes
If, in a regular monthly billing cycle, the energy supplied by BIGGS to Customer is less than the energy supplied by Customer to BIGGS, BIGGS will account to Customer a kWh record for the net energy supplied to BIGGS. The credit shall be displayed in the next monthly billing cycle statement.
E = energy supplied by BIGGS to Customer over the previous 12 month period
R = the appropriate rate (adopted by BIGGS City Council in accordance with the rules of California Assembly Bill 890) for energy, per kWh, applicable to Customers with excess photovoltaic generation.
- Rebates Offered
- No
Interconnection & taps
- Approval Req To Install
- Yes
- Supply Side Taps Allowed
- Yes
- Line Taps Allowed
- Yes
- Load Taps Allowed
- Yes
- Automatic Transformer Upgrade Size
- 0
- Meter Aggregation Allowed
- No
System size & offset
- System Size Restrictions
- 10
- System Size Restriction Type
- DC kW
- System Size Battery Included
- No
- System Size Includes Existing Systems
- No
- Offset Type
- Combination
- Offset Value
- 100
- Offset Calculation Basis
- Historical
- Offset Calculation Period
- 12
- Industry Standard Watts Sqft
- 2
- System Offset Notes
100% historical usage OR 10 kW DC whichever is less.
Obtain all 12 months of usage as we need it in our application.
- Offset Calc Tool
- EPBB
Metering & disconnect
- Production Meter Required
- No
- Production Meter Position
- N/A
- Production Meter Labeling
- N/A
- Allowed Meter Adapter
- None
Plans & docs
- Site Plan Reqs
No Specific Requirements
- SLD Reqs
No Specific Requirements
- Electric Service Reqs
System Sizing: 100% offset
If the customer doesn't have 12 months usage history, to come up with the allowable offset the utility will: take all the months the customer does have in their usage history, and then fill in the missing months with a city average kWh amount
CSI CEC-AC Rating (must include PDF page of results)
- Placards
If the AHJ requires placards, then they will be required for utility as well.
- Equipment Approvals
- California Energy Commission
- Rate Schedule Link
- link
- Website
- link
- Phone
- (530) 868-5493
Other details
- Revision Required
- Yes
- Mod Swap Requires Planset
- Yes