City of Danville – Net Metering

Program Overview

Virginia Net Metering Policy Details
Implementing Sector Local
Category Regulatory Policy
State Virginia
Incentive Type Net Metering
Web Site danvilleutilities.com/electric/electricity-rates/residential-electric-rates.html
Cities Danville
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies Geothermal Electric, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Hydroelectric, Municipal Solid Waste, Combined Heat & Power, Landfill Gas, Tidal, Wave, Wind (Small), Hydroelectric (Small)
Applicable Sectors Commercial, Residential
Applicable Utilities Danville Utilities
System Capacity Limit 20 kW residential and 1,000 kW non-residential
Aggregate Capacity Limit 1% of the utility's most recent peak load for all interconnected renewable energy generators
Net Excess Generation A customer that would otherwise be a net metering customer shall receive no compensation for excess generation unless a power purchase agreement has been entered into with the utility.
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits Customer owns RECs. The utility is not obligated to purchase net metering RECs.
Meter Aggregation Not addressed

Summary

For a renewable fuel generator with a capacity of 25 kilowatts (kW) or less, a notification form shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date the customer intends to interconnect their renewable fuel generator to the utility’s facilities. Renewable fuel generators with a capacity over 25 kW are required to submit forms no later than 60 days prior to planned interconnection. The utility will review and determine whether the requirements for Interconnection have been met. More information on this process may be found in the Danville Utilities’ Electric Rate Schedule and Riders.

A customer may begin operation of their renewable energy generator once the conditions of interconnection have been met. These include:

  • Notification to utility of intent to interconnect
  • Installation of a lockable, utility accessible, load breaking manual disconnect switch
  • Certification of manual disconnect switch by a licensed electrician
  • Compliance with IEEE Standard 1547, Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems, certified by vendor
  • Utility inspection of static and nonstatic inverter-connected renewable fuel generators
  • Requirements specific to systems generating over 25 kW are held to further requirements available in the Electric Rate Schedule and Riders

Interconnection of a net metering system will not be allowed if installation will cause the total generated AC current capacity of all interconnected renewable energy generators within the utility service to exceed 1.0% of the most recent peak load.

Renewable fuel generators with a rated capacity less than 10 kW shall maintain homeowners, commercial, or other insurance providing coverage in the amount of at least $100,000 for the liability of the insured against loss arising out of the use of a renewable fuel generator, and for a renewable fuel generator with a rated capacity exceeding 10 kW such coverage shall be in the amount of at least $300,000.

Authorities

Danville Utilities Electric Rate Schedule and Riders
Name Danville Utilities Electric Rate Schedule and Riders
Date Enacted 07/01/2017

Contact

Organization:
Danville Utilities
Address:
311 Memorial Drive
Danville, VA 24541
Phone:
(434) 799-5155
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