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MUNICIPAL CODE: ORDINANCE: Chapter 15.20 06-13 EFFECTIVE: July 1, 2006 PAGE: 35.1 The Net Metering Pilot Program is available to customers located within the City's current electrical service territory who 1. Purchase electricity from the City under the provisions of another electric service schedule; and 2. Own and operate a solar, wind, or hydro electric generator located on the customer's premises that a. is primarily intended to offset part or all of the customer's own electrical requirements on the premises; b. has a capacity of no more than ten (10) kilowatts; c. is interconnected with Murray City's electric system; and d. operates in parallel with the City's distribution system. “Net Metering” is a method of measuring the difference between the electricity supplied by the City to the customer through the City's electric distribution system and the electricity generated on the customer's premises which is fed back into the City's electric distribution system. “Net Energy” is the difference between the electricity supplied by the City to the customer through the City's electric distribution system and the electricity generated on the customer's premises which is fed back into the City's electric distribution system. 1. The customer shall pay for the net energy used in accordance with the following formula: a. The customer shall pay for all electric energy supplied by the City to the customer in any billing period in excess of the amount of electric energy produced by the customer on the premises which is fed back into the City's electric distribution system during that same billing period. b. The customer shall receive a credit for all electric energy produced by the customer on the premises which is fed back into the City's electric distribution system during a billing period in excess of the amount of electric energy supplied by the City during that billing period, with such credit applied to the customer's future bills, except that; any electric energy credit balance remaining in favor of the customer under the provisions of subparagraph at the APPLICABILITY: DEFINITIONS: As used in this section, SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Electric Service Schedule 35 Net Metering Pilot Program (continued) ---PAGE BREAK--- MUNICIPAL CODE: ORDINANCE: Chapter 15.20 06-13 EFFECTIVE: July 1, 2006 PAGE: 35.2 Electric Service Schedule 35 - Continued time of their April billing each year shall be zeroed out with no further liability to the City and no credit to the customer for said balance. c. In the event the customer terminates service under this electric service schedule, any electric energy credit balance in favor of the customer under the provisions of subparagraph shall be forfeited. The City will not make cash payments to customers based on their participation in the Net Metering Pilot Program for energy produced by the customer which is fed into the City's electric distribution system. 2. The price for electric energy provided to or credited to a customer participating in the Net Metering Pilot Program shall be the price charged by the City under the provisions of the electric service schedule for which the customer receives service absent this electric service schedule 35. 3. The Net Metering Pilot Program billing adjustment only applies to charges for energy. Participating customers are subject to all other charges, rates, terms and conditions of the electric service schedule under which the customer receives service except as expressly altered by this electric service schedule 35. 4. The customer shall provide, at the customer's own expense, all equipment necessary to meet applicable safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements established by the National Electric Code (NEC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and any applicable local and state agencies, including any equipment deemed necessary by the City's Power Department expressly to accommodate the customer's request to qualify for this electric service schedule 35. The customer must first obtain written approval from the City's Power Department before the customer's on-site generating system is energized or interconnected with the City's electric system. 5. In order to participate in the City's Net Metering Pilot Program and to receive the benefits of this electric service schedule 35, the customer must first sign a Net Metering Pilot Program Interconnection and Service Agreement with the City. The Interconnection and Service Agreement allows the customer to interconnect and operate in parallel with the City's distribution system and allows the City to test and inspect the customer's system periodically to ensure the safety of electrical workers and integrity of the City's electric distribution system. The Interconnection and Service Agreement will contain additional terms and conditions for service under this electric service schedule 35, including specific terms of interconnection and parallel operation with the City's electrical system. 6. The Net Metering Pilot Program and this electric service schedule 35 are presently made available to customers on a trial basis. This electric service schedule 35 and the Net Metering Pilot Program may be adjusted or discontinued by the Murray City Municipal Council for any reason, at any time without any obligation to existing participants. All bills resulting in a balance due from the customer shall be adjusted in accordance with electric service schedule 30. SUPPLY COST ADJUSTMENT: