Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
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Report a correctionNet metering & export
- Net Metering Allowed
- Yes
- NEM Type
- Annual
- TOU Utility
- Yes
- Post Solar Billing Method
- Net Metering
- Net Excess Generation Notes
"The meter will rotate forward to measure electricity being used from the grid, and it will reverse when the customer generates excess electricity (thereby “exporting” electricity to the electric grid). The sum, or ""net,"" of the forward and reverse rotation is the volume of electricity (kWh) to be billed or credited to the monthly bill.
Cooperative, upon written request of the net metering customer, shall enter into an agreement to purchase excess generation for the requested net metering periods at a price equal to the simple average of the Cooperative’s hourly avoidable cost of energy.
Net metering customers own the RECs associated with their renewable fuel generators. A net metering customer wishing to sell its RECs to the Cooperative may do so by exercising a one-time only option, at the time it executes the power purchase agreement with the Cooperative, to include a provision requiring the purchase by the supplier of all generated RECs over the duration of the power purchase agreement."
- Rebates Offered
- Yes
- Deregulated
- No
- Allows Standby
- 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
- No
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
- 100
- Offset Calculation Basis
- Historical
- Offset Calculation Period
- 12
- Industry Standard Watts Sqft
- 2
- System Size Justification
- Load Justification
- System Offset Notes
100% OFFSET RESTRICTION. If the utility bill on file is more than 30 days old, a new one MUST be requested PRIOR to building the system.
Sizing is restricted to the customer's past 12 months usage. System cannot produce more what the member has consumed in the past 12 months.
For individual standard residential net metering applications, the maximum generator size is 20 kW. The state of Virginia allows REC members to install net metering capacity based on REC’s peak annual load and the threshold differs between residential, non-residential, or non-jurisdictional customer classes.
- Offset Calc Tool
- PV Watts
Metering & disconnect
- Production Meter Required
- No
- Production Meter Position
- N/A
- Production Meter Labeling
- N/A
- Allowed Meter Adapter
- None
Plans & docs
- SLD Reqs
The entire design, also note REC requires there to be a handled AC Disconnect on the exterior of the property next to the utility meter.
- Equipment Approvals
- California Energy Commission
- Website
- link
Other details
- Revision Required
- No
- Mod Swap Requires Planset
- Yes