Community net metering billing
 8. (1) In this section, “single-register meter” means a distributor meter that measures any positive or negative mean energy flow over a configured interval such as a billing period, and places the net result in a single register. (2) For the purposes of this section, A  is the amount of the invoice for the load facility for the applicable billing period, B  is the sum of, i.  the amount of those charges for the applicable billing period for the load facility that are not calculated on the basis of the consumption of or demand for electricity, as calculated by the participating distributor in the manner applicable in billing a customer in the same rate classification as the eligible generator, and ii.  the distribution charges applicable to the load facility for the applicable billing period, regardless of how they are determined, C  is, subject to subsection (6), the amount of the charges for the electricity consumed at a load facility from the participating distributor’s distribution system during the applicable billing period that are calculated on the basis of the consumption of or demand for electricity, as calculated by the distributor in the manner applicable in billing a customer in the same rate classification as the eligible generator, not including, for greater certainty, any charge referred to in B, CLF  is the portion, if any, of C that remains for the load facility following the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (3) for the applicable billing period, D  is, subject to subsection (6), i.  in the case of a connected load facility, the monetary value of the electricity conveyed through the distributor meter for the load facility into the participating distributor’s distribution system by the eligible generator during the applicable billing period, calculated on the same basis as the charges for the eligible generator’s consumption of electricity but not demand for electricity, including charges for the commodity of electricity but excluding distribution charges, and without any adjustment for total losses as defined in the Retail Settlement Code approved by the Board, and ii.  in the case of an unconnected load facility, $0, DBC  is the aggregate D amounts created in the applicable bill credit cycle, whether or not any portion of the amounts has previously been subtracted from C amounts under paragraph 1 of subsection (3) or included in bill credits allocated under paragraph 2 of that subsection., DBP  is the aggregate D amounts created in the applicable billing period in respect of all of the eligible connected load facilities included in the prescribed project, EBP  is, subject to subsection (10), the sum of any aggregate D amounts in respect of the eligible connected load facilities included in the prescribed project from a previous billing period that were not subtracted from C amounts under paragraph 1 of subsection (3) or included in bill credits allocated under paragraph 2 of that subsection in a previous billing period. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a participating distributor shall calculate, for a billing period, the amount of the invoice for each of the eligible generator’s eligible connected load facilities and eligible unconnected load facilities included in the prescribed project, in accordance with the following steps: 1.  If an amount for D is created in respect of the load facility in the billing period, subtract from C the amount that is the lesser of C and D. 2.  If, following the calculation in paragraph 1, a portion of C remains and the community net metering agreement provides for specified bill credits for the billing period to be allocated to the load facility, allocate the bill credits by subtracting from the remaining portion of C the lesser of that portion and the applicable bill credit amount. 3.  Calculate the amount of the invoice in accordance with the following formula: A = B + CLF (4) For the purposes of this section, the bill credits applicable in respect of a prescribed project for a billing period shall be determined in accordance with the following formula, except as otherwise provided in this section: DBP + EBP (5) In calculating the value of C in the manner applicable in billing a customer in the same rate classification, the participating distributor shall have no regard to the eligible generator conveying electricity to the load facility or being billed on a community net metering basis. (6) If, where permitted, the distributor meter for an eligible connected load facility is a single-register meter, the participating distributor shall modify the calculation of C and D in relation to the load facility in accordance with the following rules: 1.  In any billing period in which the kilowatt hour reading on the single-register meter at the end of the billing period is greater than or equal to the kilowatt hour reading on the single-register meter at the beginning of the billing period, i.  the difference between the two readings is deemed to constitute the amount of electricity in kilowatt hours that the load facility consumed from the participating distributor’s distribution system during the billing period for the purpose of calculating C, and ii.  a value of $0 is assigned to D for any electricity in excess of what is used at the load facility that is conveyed into the participating distributor’s distribution system through the distributor meter for the load facility during the billing period. 2.  In any billing period in which the kilowatt hour reading on the single-register meter at the end of the billing period is less than the kilowatt hour reading on the single-register meter at the beginning of the billing period, i.  the difference between the two readings is deemed to constitute the amount of electricity in kilowatt hours that was conveyed into the participating distributor’s distribution system out of the load facility during the billing period for the purpose of calculating D, and ii.  a value of $0 is assigned to C. (7) The maximum amount of bill credits that may be allocated in a bill credit cycle shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: 0.5 x DBC Note: On January 1, 2024, subsection 8 (7) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 341/23, s. 1) (8) If the total amount of bill credits allocated in a bill credit cycle under paragraph 2 of subsection (3) exceeds the maximum amount determined under subsection (7), (a)  the excess amount shall be deducted in each billing period in the next bill credit cycle from the D amount in the billing period in respect of each eligible connected load facility on a proportionate basis relative to the aggregate D amounts created in the billing period, until the excess amount is fully deducted; and (b)  if the excess amount is not fully deducted in the first bill credit cycle described in clause (a), the excess amount shall be deducted in every subsequent bill credit cycle in accordance with the rules set out in clause (a) until the excess amount is fully deducted. Note: On January 1, 2024, subsection 8 (8) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 341/23, s. 1) (9) For greater certainty, the reference in subsection (8) to aggregate D amounts is to the D amounts before the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (3). Note: On January 1, 2024, subsection 8 (9) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 341/23, s. 1) (10) If the value of EBP
is positive for each billing period in a consecutive 12-month period, the participating distributor shall reduce the value of EBP to $0 for the next billing period after that 12-month period. (11) If a project ceases to be a prescribed project, the participating distributor shall reduce the bill credits in the eligible generator’s account to $0. (12) Any remaining accumulated bill credits that are reduced to $0 in accordance with this section are conveyed to the account of the participating distributor. (13) Nothing in this section shall be read as affecting the ability of a participating distributor to bill the eligible generator for incremental costs associated with implementing or administering the project, including incremental billing costs, in accordance with an order made by the Board. (14) Bill credits shall not be paid, refunded or credited to an eligible generator other than in accordance with this section.