| Implementing Sector | Utility |
|---|---|
| Category | Financial Incentive |
| State | New York |
| Incentive Type | Feed-in Tariff |
| Web Site | Feed-in Tariff |
| Administrator | PSEG |
| Utilities | Long Island Power Authority |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies | Solar Photovoltaics |
| Applicable Sectors | Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural |
| Incentive Amount | Fixed price ($/kWh) will be paid for a period of 20 years based on the Clearing Price determined through the Clearing Price Auction. |
| Maximum Incentive | The bid price cap is set at $0.1649/kWh. Applications with a price greater than the bid cap will not be considered for auction. |
| Eligible System Size | From 200 kW up to 1,000 kW |
| Duration | 20 years |
| Equipment Requirements | Projects must meet the Smart Grid Small Generator Interconnection Procedure (Smart Grid SGIP) |
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| Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits | All the energy, capacity, ancillary, and environmental credits will be owned by PSEG Long Island |
NOTE: The FIT III program is closed and no longer accepting new applications. Any inquiries may be submitted to Power Markets at PwrMktFIT@pseg.com.
PSEG Long Island’s Commercial Solar Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program supports the development of solar energy for commercial sector in Long Island. The program is designed as part of Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) goal to add 400 MW of new renewable energy generation by 2018. The commercial solar FIT program has a goal to install 20 MW of solar energy in its third round of solicitation.
Eligibility
All new non-residential solar PV projects that have a minimum output of 200kW (AC) and maximum output less than 1,000kW (AC) are eligible to participate in the program. The solar PV project must be placed on non-residential customer’s rooftop or carport that is used to shelter motor vehicles, and be interconnected to the LIPA’s distribution system. The applicant does not have to be a PSEG LIPA’s electric customer to participate in the program, however, the system must be installed within LIPA’s service territory.
Net metered systems, systems that are already interconnected, or projects that have received other incentives from LIPA are not eligible for the program.
Program description
The program is designed as a “buy-all, sell-all” where all the output from the solar PV system is exported to the grid. In exchange, the program provides fixed price ($/kWh) for all the output generated by the system for the period of 20 years under a power purchase agreement (PPA). The fixed purchase price will be determined through a Clearing Price Auction.
Market Auction
Interested applicants must submit an application for the Clearing Price Auction including a bid price that is less than the bid cap price of $0.1649/kWh. Applications with a bid price greater than the cap price will be discarded. The bids will be ranked generally based on- i) lowest evaluation bid price, ii) smallest proposed project size, and iii) earliest submittal time stamp until the projects add up to 20 MW. The price ($/kWh) at which the capacity reaches 20 MW will be set as the market clearing price. Each successful applicant will receive a fixed price contract at which the auction cleared.
