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Distributed Generation

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.

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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.

 

Interested in generation?

Whether this is your first project or you are a seasoned professional, we can help you get connected! Below are the steps you need to take to set up either a small or large distributed generation project at your home or business location:

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1. Are you a current customer?

If yes please visit our upgrade or relocate service page. If you are not a current customer, please visit our new construction page.

2. Gather application materials

For projects that generate between 0-5 MW see NYS PSC Distributed Generation Information, for ones that generate 5-20 MW see Requirements for the Interconnection of Distributed Energy Resources.

3. Submit & monitor your application

Submit and monitor your application online through our Distributed Generation portal.

4. Technical approval & next steps

After your application is submitted, our team will review the package and reach out with next steps via email.

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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.   
 
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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 rgenetmetering@rge.com

If you have questions about energy storage interconnections or applicable rates, please contact us by email, at energystorage@avangrid.com

The Customer Benefit Contribution (CBC) is a monthly charge for residential and non-demand billed customers who generate their own electricity, such as with solar panels. The charge helps fund programs that benefit customers, including energy efficiency, clean-energy programs and low-income discounts. 

 

Who pays the CBC?

The CBC generally applies to eligible behind-the-meter generating systems connected on or after January 1, 2022, including: 

  • Solar 
  • Wind 
  • Micro-hydroelectric systems with demand under 25 kW 
  • Fuel cells 
  • Micro-CHP systems 
  • Anaerobic digesters 

 

How the charge is calculated

The charge is based on the size of the system in kilowatts (kW) and is updated each January. 

The CBC does not apply to: 

  • Commercial demand-metered customers 
  • Battery storage 
  • Projects participating in Community Distributed Generation (CDG) or Remote Crediting programs 

 

Changes to existing systems

If your system was connected before January 1, 2022 and you add capacity after that date, the system is exempt from the CBC. 

If you completely replace your existing system that was installed before January 1, 2022, the CBC will apply to the entire system capacity including any subsequent expansions. 

Starting December 1, 2026, due to an ordered tariff change, some existing behind-the-meter systems may also become subject to the CBC when major components are replaced. 

Your system will be considered a new system for CBC purposes if you replace both: 

  • The main energy-producing equipment, such as solar panels, wind turbines, fuel cells or battery modules 
  • The inverter(s) that convert the energy for use 

Components do not have to be replaced at the same time. 

If you're only adding capacity, such as additional solar panels, without replacing both existing system components, your project is not considered a new system under this rule. 

 

How is the charge calculated?

The monthly CBC charge is based on the system nameplate capacity times the applicable per kW rate set forth on the effective CBC Statement. For detailed rates and calculations, check the latest CBC statements.  


For more information on our pricing and tariffs visit our page.

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