West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-33 - Rules Governing Electric Utility Net Metering Arrangements and Interconnections › Section 150-33-3 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. An
				electric utility shall offer net metering to a Customer-generator that
				generates electricity on the Customer-generator side of the meter using
				alternative or renewable energy sources, on a first-come, first-served basis
				based on the date of application for interconnection as provided in these rules
				and pursuant to a standard tariff. An electric utility shall offer net metering
				to Customer-generators, on a first-come, first-served basis so long as the
				total generation capacity installed by all Customer-generators is no greater
				than three percent (3%) of the electric utility aggregate customer peak demand
				in the State during the previous year, of which no less than one-half percent
				(0.5%) is reserved for residential Customer-generators.
3.2. An electric utility may apply to the
				Commission for authority to limit the addition of net metering facilities when
				the capacity of all distributed generation and net metering facilities on a
				distribution line section exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the peak load on
				that line section for three-phase circuits, and five percent (5%) of the peak
				load on that section for single-phase circuits.
3.3. An electric utility shall file a tariff
				with the Commission consistent with these rules, in the form of Form No. 1
				attached to these rules, that provides for net metering and net metering
				protocols that enable the electric utility to offer net metering to
				Customer-generators taking service from the electric utility.
3.4. An electric utility shall prepare
				information about net metering consistent with these rules and disclose that
				information annually to its customers by bill insert and by posting information
				on its web site.
3.5. If
				construction or upgrades of the electric utility system that are not required
				to connect customers that are not Customer-generators are required in order to
				interconnect the Customer-generator facility, additional charges to cover
				incremental costs incurred by the electric utility shall be determined by the
				electric utility and paid by the Customer-generator. The Customer-generator
				shall pay any additional charges, as determined by the electric utility, for
				equipment, labor, testing or inspections requested by the customer.
3.6. A Customer-generator shall install,
				operate and maintain its Customer-generator facility in accordance with the
				requirements of these rules.
3.7.
				An electric utility may not require additional equipment or insurance or impose
				any other fee or requirement unless the additional equipment, insurance or
				other requirement is specifically authorized under these rules and included in
				the electric utility tariff approved by the Commission.
3.8. All electric utilities,
				Customer-generators, and other persons or entities governed by these rules
				shall comply with the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers
				(IEEE) standards at all times, and as the same shall be amended. In the event,
				however, a net metering customer governed by these rules prior to November 15,
				2019 is required to make equipment modifications to bring the
				Customer-generator's system into compliance with these rules, as amended, the
				Customer-generator shall be afforded a period of time not to exceed six (6)
				months from the date the Customer-generator's electric utility provider
				provides notice of the enactment of the amended rules to bring the
				Customer-generator facility into compliance.