Public Utility of Brownsville
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Report a correction Net Metering AllowedYes
NEM TypeAnnual
Line Taps AllowedNo
Load Taps AllowedNo
Net metering & export
- Net Metering Allowed
- Yes
- NEM Type
- Annual
- Post Solar Billing Method
- Feed-in-Tariff
- Solar Export Type
- Avoided Cost
- Solar Export Rate Approx
- 0.566
- Solar Export Value Notes
- link
- Net Excess Generation Notes
BPUB will buyback any excess power produced by the photovoltaic system that the customer does not use and send it back to the electrical grid. The excess power is purchased at the current fuel and energy cost.
- Rebates Offered
- No
Interconnection & taps
- Approval Req To Install
- Yes
- Line Taps Allowed
- No
- Load Taps Allowed
- No
- Automatic Transformer Upgrade Size
- 0
System size & offset
- System Size Restrictions
- 0
- System Size Restriction Type
- No Restrictions
- System Size Battery Included
- No
- System Size Includes Existing Systems
- No
- Offset Type
- Percentage
- Offset Value
- 90
- Offset Calculation Basis
- Historical
- Offset Calculation Period
- 12
- Industry Standard Watts Sqft
- 2
- System Offset Notes
Design MAY NOT exceed the 90% offset allowed by BPUB
Metering & disconnect
- Production Meter Required
- Yes
- Production Meter Position
- Inv-PM-Disco-POI
Plans & docs
- Site Plan Reqs
- SLD Reqs
- Production Meter required for all projects (Mods -> inverter -> top of meter - bottom of meter -> fusible disconnect -> SES
- Disco should be fused, regardless of POI
- PV meter box needs to be aluminum only
- Install Reqs
- PV meter box needs to be aluminum only
- PV meter grounding wire connect at lugs
- Neutral with Polaris at PV meter