Distributed Generation

Please Note – The NY SIR has updated the Appendix A. Please ensure you are submitting the most recent Appendix A with your application. A new version can be found on the New York State PSC’s Distributed Generation website.

 

Please Note – We have increased our CESIR study cost to $20,000 for the first study and $15,000 for CESIR reruns. If you have already received an invoice for a CESIR at the old fee please send us that invoice when payment is made and we will honor the invoice. For all other CESIR studies & CESIR reruns please remit payment using the new pricing.

We are committed to supporting distributed generation projects within our service area. Whether you are a customer considering distributed generation or you are an experienced contractor, we can help you learn more about distributed generation and guide you through the application process.

What is Distributed Generation?

Distributed generation is generally a small electrical production facility that provides electricity to a home or business, with excess electricity sold to a utility. These production facilities can generate electricity from a variety of energy sources, including wind, farm waste, water or sunlight.

Our customers can receive permission to connect their energy source to our electrical system and sell excess generation to us. To do so, customers, or their contractors, need to complete an application and follow a series of steps to ensure their system conforms to our standards and is safely connected.

What is Community Distributed Generation?

Community distributed generation allows an electrical production facility up to 5MW, such as a solar farm project, to share benefits through a subscription with residential and business participants who otherwise are not able to participate in solar benefits. Please visit our community distributed generation web page to learn more.

Distributed Generation Application Process

Application for interconnection of distributed generation can be submitted via our online portal. Once you have submitted an application, you can view your application online through a secure login ID and password.

Want to generate your own electricity?

Whether this is your first project or you are a seasoned professional, we can help you get connected!

We've included the information needed to set up either a small or large distributed generation project at your home or business location.

In the Spotlight

• Interconnection Services
• Transmission Services
• Our 2023 Distributed System Implementation Plan presents our strategy to integrate distributed energy resources into the New York grid. View our plan and its appendices to learn more.
• Hosting Capacity Portal (PV, BESS, Electrification)
• Securely login to view Community Distributed Generation Opportunity Zone Map
• Application Package Checklist
• Remote Crediting Metering Application Form
• View our pricing and tariff
• New York State PSC's Distributed Generation website
• NYSERDA assistance for "green" energy at powernaturally.org
• New York State Standardized Acknowledgment of Property Owner Consent Form
• RG&E Interconnection Project Queue
• Historical Hourly System Load Data
• RG&E 3-Year Average Rates for 2017-2019
• How to Use the Interconnection Online Application Portal
• 2018 Marginal Cost Study Update
• DER Registration Compliance Affirmation Form
• Cost Sharing Order – Qualifying Upgrade Disclosure
• NYSEG/RG&E Capital Upgrade Projects
• NYSEG/RG&E Capital Project Queue
• MVD Eligible Projects
• NYSEG/RG&E Default IEEE-1547 Smart Inkverter Settings
• CESIR Screen Results Summary
• RG&E Transmission and Distribution Facility Classification - Technical Guidance Document
• 2024-2028 NYSEG & RGE 5-Year Capital Investment Plan
• NYS Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIR)

Encumbered Distributed Generation Queue Locations

The following locations currently have distributed generation queued in excess of the transmission system's capability to support.

This assessment is based on the existing transmission system, and the current SIR queue as of January 17, 2025.

Farm Waste Net Metering Located and Used for Farm Operations 

How your Annual Excess Cash Out is calculated: 

Applicable to customers who are billed hourly or participate in Remote Net Meter (Monetary Billing Rules) 

Each month the avoided cost of the excess supply is tracked to be used for the annual true up calculation.  On the customer’s anniversary month, generation offsets any Host consumption first.   For Remote Net Metering, there is no distribution to satellites on the anniversary month.  Any credits remaining are applied to the Net Meter or Host account based on the avoided cost of the monetary credit for cash out.   

Applicable to customers who are non-hourly pricing or participate in Remote Net Meter (Volumetric Billing Rules)  

On an annual basis any excess kWh are converted using the avoided cost of energy for the most recent twelve month period.  The initial start date used to calculate the avoided cost of energy is the interconnection date.  Subsequent cash out periods start effective one day after the end of the last cash out bill period.  In both cases, the end date used to calculate the avoided cost of energy is the bill period end date of the cash out bill.   

Contact Information 

NYSEG and RG&E have dedicated Net Energy Billing email addresses that are monitored daily by our Net Energy Subject Matter Experts.  For further information or questions please contact us at the applicable email address noted below.   

NYSEG Contact Information:  

Nyseg_CDG@nyseg.com 

RG&E Contact Information: 

RGE_CDG@RGE.com