| Program Type | Net Metering |
|---|---|
| Technologies | Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal and Wind Energy |
| Amount | Credited to customer's next bill at the retail rate up to 100 percent of annual electricity consumption. |
| Required Documentation | Interconnection agreement with utility |
| Official Web Site | http://www.ripuc.state.ri.us/eventsactions/docket/4079page.html |
Rhode Island customers can net meter systems up to 5 megawatts in size. The law applies only to investor-owned utilities. Utilities are only able to net meter up to 3 percent of their peak capacity. Of that, 2 megawatts is reserved for systems of 50 kilowatts or smaller.
The state also offers a feed-in-tariff for systems larger than 10 kilowatts. The tariff for systems between 10 and 150 kilowatts pays 33.35 cents per kilowatt hour. That is a separate law from net metering.
Net-metered customers that generate more electricity than they need, up to 125 percent, will receive credit for the net excess generation (NEG) at the avoided-cost rateforward and apply it to future months at a rate slightly less than their retail rate. The utility can carry the excess over on the customers bill or purchase it from teh customer at the utility's discretion.