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Hearing Officer Provides Directives Re: Implementing Reclassification Of Class II And III Facilities As Cap-Exempt From Net Metering Cap
Cadmus filed information on affected facilities in response to the supplemental directives issued by the Hearing Officer. As reported previously, the Hearing Officer on June 14, 2024, issued supplemental directives to Cadmus and utilities related to implementing reclassification of Class II and III facilities as cap-exempt from the net metering cap.
As background this DPU rulemaking was initiated to amend net-metering regulations (220 CMR 18.00). The proposed net metering regulations are intended to implement all changes to the provision of net metering in the language of the Climate Act, as well as to make additional modifications to the net metering regulations.
Some of the proposed changes include:
The definition of “Class I Net Metering Facility” would be amended to include “that a Class I Net Metering Facility of a Municipality or Other Governmental Entity may have a generating capacity of less than or equal to 60kilowatt per unit.”
Add language stating – “For a New Solar Net Metering Facility or a Cap Exempt Facility that is also a Class II Solar Net Metering Facility or Class III Solar Net Metering Facility, each Distribution Company shall allocate Net Metering Credits, as designated in writing by the Host Customer, to other Customers who are a Customer of a Distribution Company located in the Commonwealth. The manner and form of credit designation shall be as specified in the Distribution Company’s Net Metering Tariff pursuant to 220 CMR 18.09(2). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Host Customer of a Class I Net Metering Facility, Class II Net Metering Facility, or Class III Net Metering Facility is a Municipality or Other Governmental Entity, including a Governmental Cooperative, it may direct its Distribution Company to allocate Net Metering Credits only to other Customers that are Municipalities or Other Governmental Entities.”
The definition of “Cap Exempt facility” would be amended to include “a Class II Net Metering Facility or Class III Net Metering Facility with an executed interconnection agreement with a Distribution Company dated on or after January 1, 2021, provided that it is a Renewable Energy generating facility and serves on-site load, other than parasitic or station load, and provided further that it is not a Net Metering Facility of a Municipality or Other Governmental Entity.”
Hearing Officer Supplemental Directives (06/14/2024)
21-100 (Opened 07/08/2022)
DPU rulemaking was initiated to amend net-metering regulations (220 CMR 18.00).
