Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Billing Rates:
As of March 1, 2021, 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 | $5.82 per customer account |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.00365 per kWh* |
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) | $4.04 per kW |
Additional Capacity Charge (per kW) | $10.20 per kW |
Excess Energy Credit (per kWh) | See below for more information |
General Commercial DER: Rate Class PC
Billing Component | Rate |
Monthly Facilities Charge | $32.14 per customer account |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.00354 per kWh* |
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) | $9.03 per kW |
Additional Capacity Charge (per kW) | $20.71 per kW |
Excess Energy Credit (per kWh) | See below for more information |
Large Commercial DER: Rate Class PL
Billing Component | Rate |
Monthly Facilities Charge | $168.53 per customer account |
Energy Charge (per kWh) | $0.00358 per kWh* |
Monthly Demand Charge (per kW) | $13.45 per kW |
Additional Capacity Charge (per kW) | $32.56 per kW |
Excess Energy Credit (per kWh) | See below for more information |
*Recovery of extraordinary COVID-19 costs, inclusive of deferred base rate revenues from June 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, will take place via a $0.0026 pew kWh increase to listed Energy Charge rates for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022.
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