DLC - Duquesne Light Company
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- Net Metering Allowed
- Yes
- NEM Type
- Monthly
- TOU Utility
- No
- Post Solar Billing Method
- Net Metering
- Net Excess Generation Notes
"Any excess kilowatt hours shall continue to accumulate for the 12 month period ending May 31. On an annual basis, the Company will
compensate the customer-generator for kilowatt-hours received from the customer-generator in excess of the kilowatt hours delivered by the Company to the customer-generator during the preceding year at the Company’s Price To Compare consistent with Commission regulations."
- Rebates Offered
- Yes
- Deregulated
- Yes
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
- Yes
System size & offset
- System Size Restrictions
- 50
- System Size Restriction Type
- AC kW
- System Size Battery Included
- No
- System Size Includes Existing Systems
- No
- Offset Type
- No Restrictions
- Offset Value
- 0
- Offset Calculation Period
- 0
- Industry Standard Watts Sqft
- 2
- System Offset Notes
50kW for residential and 3MW for commercial
Cannot exceed 110% on TPO
Based on AC
- Offset Calc Tool
- Historical Usage
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
Fencing/Obstructions must be called out
We require Utility Accessible Disconnects to adhere to the following: outside of any residential structure, easily accessed in the event of an emergency without customer contact (i.e., not behind a locked fence)
- SLD Reqs
INV - AC Disconnect - MSP - UM
Please list disconnect on diagram as “utility accessible AC disconnect”
DLC allows supply-side taps, but they must be BEHIND the utility meter via a tap box or similar equipment, or the supply side of the customer’s panel
- Electric Service Reqs
"(Voltage Magnitude and Flucuation - PG 17, Section 1) Pennsylvania PUC Electric Regulations require that voltage variations not exceed ±5% of nominal system voltage for longer than one minute and a total voltage variation of ±8% from minimum to maximum during normal system operation
(Grounding Electrode Conductors - PG 20, Section B) The grounding electrode conductor size shall be not less than No. 6 copper or aluminum. Larger services shall have grounding electrode conductors sized as specified in Article 250- 94 of the National Electrical Code (NEC). NEC Article 250-23 shall determine where the grounding electrode conductor is connected to the grounded service conductor. The meter enclosure (base) shall not be used for this connection because it is not accessible when sealed.
(PG 21, Section 8) Transformer Configuration: Transmission generator step-up transformers"
- Install Reqs
Duquesne Light will install a net meter at no cost to the customer. A net meter is typically installed within 7-10 business days.
A customer-generator facility used for net metering shall be equipped with a single bi-directional meter that can measure and record the flow of electricity in both directions at the same rate. A dual meter arrangement may be substituted for a single bi-directional meter at the Company’s expense.
- Placards
Placard required when Utility Disconnect is not next to Utility Meter
Need to show location of Utility Accessible Disconnect
- Rate Schedule Link
- link
- Website
- link
- Phone
- (412) 393-7100