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Available to any member of the Corporation located on its lines,
subject to the established Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
Member must also be currently being billed under the Residential
and Farm Service Rate R or the Residential and Farm Service Rate
R (WH) and who have a qualified distributed generation system (DG
System) of not more than 10 kW and who desire to interconnect
such DG System with the Corporations distribution system.
In order to qualify for this Rate Schedule, the member must
meet the DG System Requirements and Interconnection Requirements
specified below. Total participation under this Rate Schedule is
limited, on a first come first serve basis, to those residential
members of the Corporation applying for this rate whose aggregate
DG Systems name-plate rating is equal to or less than one-tenth
of one percent (0.1%) of the Corporations most recent aggregate
summer peak load.
APPLICABILITY
Applicable for single-phase supplies through one meter to each residential
or farm service. Maximum transformer size supplied under this rate
is 100 kVA.
METERING & BILLING
The Corporation will utilize a net-billing process for all eligible
DG Systems which are interconnected with the Corporations
distribution system. The Corporation will provide and maintain metering
equipment necessary to implement net-billing; provided, however,
the Member shall be responsible for the cost of any additional metering
equipment necessary to meter electricity delivered to the Corporation.
Under the net-billing process, the Corporation will calculate on
a monthly basis the charges due from the Member for all electric
service provided by the Corporation to the Member under the appropriate
Rate Schedule. The Corporation will net against the amount due from
the Member, an amount based on the electric service generated by
the Members DG System and provided to the Corporation based
on the credits contained hereinafter. If the credits for the electric
service generated by the Member that is provided to the Corporation
is less than the charges for the electric services the Corporation
provided to the Member, the Member will pay the Corporation the
net difference. If the credits for the electric service generated
by the Member that is provided to the Corporation is greater than
the charges for the electric services the Corporation provided to
the Member, the Member will receive a credit that can be used to
reduce payments in future billing periods. If the Member discontinues
operation of the DG System, any remaining credits will revert to
the Corporation.
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MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
In either case, the Member shall remain responsible for all
applicable billed charges, including Member charges and demand charges.
TYPE OF SERVICE
Alternating current, 60 cycle, single-phase at a voltage approximately
120/240 volts three-wire, or other voltages as might be mutually
agreeable.
MONTHLY RATE
Schedule R
Service Charge: $30.00 per month
Energy Charge: @ $0.0942 per kWh
OR
Schedule R (WH)
Service Charge: $30.00 per month
Energy Charge:
First 400 kWh @ $0.0942 per kWh
Next 400 kWh @ $0.0892 per kWh
Over 800 kWh @ $0.0942 per kWh
Credits Given for Consumer Energy supplied to Corporation
Demand Charge Credit
For billing window* coincidental peak kW $1.75 per kW
Energy Charge For energy supplied $0.051602 per kWh
*Monthly Coincidental Peak with Wabash Valley peak kW during
billing month within billing window of Monday thru Friday from 11:00am
to 7:00pm Eastern Time
MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE
The minimum monthly charge shall be $30.00 where 15 kVA or less
transformer capacity is
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MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
required. For members requiring more than 15 kVA of transformer
capacity, the minimum monthly charge shall be increased at the rate
of $1.12 per kVA or fraction thereof required.
DG SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Members DG System must meet the following requirements:
The nameplate rating of Members DG System must not be
greater than 10 kW.
The DG System must be owned and operated by the Member and must
be located on the Members premises;
The Members DG System must be intended primarily to offset
part or all of the Members requirements for electricity;
The DG System must operate in parallel with the Corporations
distribution facilities; and
The DG System must satisfy the Corporations Interconnection
Standards as the same may be amended from time to time.
INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
1. Any characteristic of the Members DG System or interconnection
facilities that degrades or otherwise compromises the quality of
service provided by the Corporation to other Members will not be
permitted.
2. The Member shall agree that the Corporation shall at all times
have immediate access to the Members metering, control, and
protective equipment.
3. The Member shall install, operate and maintain the DG System
and interconnection facilities in accordance with the manufacturers
suggested practices for safe, efficient and reliable operation in
parallel with the Corporations system.
4. The Corporation may, at its own discretion, isolate any DG System
if the Corporation has reason to believe that continued interconnection
creates or contributes to a system emergency.
5. An automatic disconnecting device must be located at the point
of common coupling for all interconnections. The disconnecting device
must be accessible to Corporation personnel at all times and be
suitable for use by the Corporation as a protective tagging location.
The disconnecting device shall have a visible open gap when in the
open position and be capable of being locked in the open position.
The cost and maintenance of the main disconnect switch shall reside
with the Member.
6. The Corporation reserves the right to have a representative present
during compliance testing at the time of installation and maintenance
testing of the interconnection system for compliance with these
conditions of service.
7. The Member is responsible for establishing a program for and
performing annual periodic scheduled maintenance on the Members
DG System and interconnection facilities (relays, interrupting devices,
control schemes and batteries that involve the
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MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
protection of the Corporations distribution system). A periodic
maintenance program is to be established in accordance with the
requirements of IEEE 1547. The Corporation may examine copies of
the periodic test reports or inspection logs associated with the
periodic maintenance program. Upon the Corporations request,
the Corporation shall be informed of the next scheduled maintenance
and be able to witness the maintenance performed and any associated
testing.
8. The interconnection system hardware and software design requirements
must be intended to assure protection of the Corporations
distribution system. Any additional hardware and software necessary
to protect the Corporations distribution system and equipment
is solely the responsibility of Member to determine, design, acquire
and install.
9. The Member shall agree that the Corporation shall not be liable
for any damage to or breakdown of the Members equipment operated
in parallel with the Corporations electric system.
10. The Member shall agree to release, indemnify, and hold harmless
the Corporation from any and all claims for injury to persons or
damage to property due to or in any way connected with the operation
of Member-owned equipment and/or generators.
11. In addition to meeting the Corporations terms and conditions,
the Member must also meet the terms of Wabash Valley Policy D-11
as the same may be amended from time to time.
12. Any DG System used by a Member pursuant to the Rate shall meet
all applicable safety and performance standards established by the
National Electric Code, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers and Underwriters Laboratories. The Corporation shall have
the right to require additional safety features at the cost of the
member.
13. The Member must obtain, at his or her expense, all necessary
inspections and
approvals required by codes prior to being authorized by the Corporation
to connect the Members DG System to the Corporations
distribution system. The Member will supply the Corporation with
certification that the DG System has received all necessary code
approvals and that it meets, or exceeds, all applicable safety and
performance standards.
14. The Members DG System when operated in parallel with the
Corporations system must be designed and capable of immediately
and automatically ceasing interconnected operation during any outages
on the Corporations system and during other emergency or abnormal
conditions as specified by applicable codes and standards. The Member
must cease parallel operation of its DG System immediately upon
notification by the Corporation if such operation is deemed unsafe
or interferes with the supply of service to others, or interferes
with system operation or maintenance. The Corporation accepts no
responsibility for damage or injury to any person or property caused
by the failure of the Member to operate in compliance with the Corporations
or any other requirements.
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MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
15. Failure of the Member to comply with any of these requirements
shall result in
disconnection of service to the Member from the Corporations
system. The Corporation will be under no obligation to reconnect
the Member until the Members DG System either complies with
the requirements or is permanently disconnected from any parallel
operation with Corporations system.
SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS
If it is necessary for the Corporation to modify portions of
its existing system to provide larger capacity facilities or metering
to accommodate the purchase of electricity from the Member pursuant
hereto, the Member will be responsible for the entire cost of said
upgrades. Should system modification be necessary, the Corporation,
at the Members expense, shall perform all work on the Corporations
side of the meter.
APPLICATION
The interpretation of, or the application by Corporation of,
all rates, rules and regulations included in its tariff or adapted
by the Corporation shall be subject to review and interpretation
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT
See Appendix A
RATE ADJUSTMENT
See Appendix A
NON-FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT
See Appendix A
NON-RECURRING CHARGES
See Appendix B
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