Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Billing Rates:
As of June 1, 2023, the below are the billing rates in effect for the DER service rate classes - residential (Rate Class PR), general commercial (Rate Class PC) and large commercial (Rate Class PL).
Residential DER: Rate Class PR
Billing Component | Rate |
Monthly Facilities Charge | $6.36 per customer account |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.00529 per kWh* |
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) | $4.42 per kW |
Additional Capacity Charge (per kW) | $11.15 per kW |
Excess Energy Credit (per kWh) | See below for more information |
General Commercial DER: Rate Class PC
Billing Component | Rate |
Monthly Facilities Charge | $35.13 per customer account |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.00517 per kWh* |
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) | $9.87 per kW |
Additional Capacity Charge (per kW) | $22.64 per kW |
Excess Energy Credit (per kWh) | See below for more information |
Large Commercial DER: Rate Class PL
Billing Component | Rate |
Monthly Facilities Charge | $184.20 per customer account |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.00521 per kWh* |
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) | $14.70 per kW |
Additional Capacity Charge (per kW) | $35.58 per kW |
Excess Energy Credit (per kWh) | See below for more information |
*Recovery of deferred base rate revenues from June 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, will take place via a $0.0013 per kWh rate included in listed Energy Charge rates for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.
Excess Energy Credit Rate:
The DER Excess Energy Credit, as described in the Demand Rates Terms of Service, is applied to exported net-energy by the DER customer during the billing period and calculated on a monthly basis as the lower of:
- The Excess Energy Rate ($0.00264/kWh) plus the monthly Fuel Cost, Govt. Fuel Duty, and Renewable Energy cost rates; or
- The comparable energy purchase rate in the most recent Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement (RE PPA)
Definitions:
- kWh - kilowatt-hours (energy consumption)
- kW - kilowatts (power demand)
Notes:
The above rate schedule does not include the following:
- Charges for fuel costs and government fuel duty
- Charges for renewable energy purchased from Power Purchase Agreements and CORE/DER Agreements
- Licence and regulatory fees
- Charges for optional services, such as Security Lighting (Dusk to Dawn Lighting). These charges are added to billing statements separately, as applicable