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PASSED AND APPROVED on the first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of
Georgetown, Texas on this the I j! day of 2015
PASSED AND APPROVED on the second �and final reading at a regular meeting of the City
Council •' Georgetown, Texas • this the •. ofSW{j
K�zi a Brettle, ity Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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By:
Dale Ross—,Mayor
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The monthly rates and charges for the sales made of services rendered by the electric system of
the City are established, levied, fixed and prescribed as set forth in § 13.04.010 through
13.04.100 Service rendered under this Article is subject to the City's Rules and Regulations.
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k Availability. Available only to residential and small commercial customers that own
distributed renewable electric generation (D -REG) facilities of ten kW or less that
are located within the Georgetown Utility System's (GUS) electric service area and
are connected to GUSs electric distribution system. The D -REG facility shall
exclusively serve a single residential or small commercial premise connected to the
GUS electric distribution system.
1 . Customers shall be required to review and complete the City's
interconnection package and execute a distributed generation
contract with the City to install a D -REG system.
2. Non-residential customers that are ten kW or larger may purchase
or install a D -REG system, but must negotiate a more
comprehensive contract with the City, before construction can
begin.
B. Application. Available to customers with a solar, wind, geothermal, biomass,
hydrogen fuel cell or any renewable energy powered device that generates ten kW
or less of electric power at a voltage of 600 volts or less from a residential or small
commercial electric service at a customers premise or at an off-site location that is
connected to the City's electric distribution system.
C. Definitions.
NET Meter= City generated kWh less D -REG generated
kWh that is used at the premise.
the premise,
RCVD = D -REG generated kWh that is not used at the
premise and pushed out to the grid.
system.
Standard rate = The current adopted electric rate for the
ai2l2licable rate class for which the electric service gualifies,
1. Incentives. To encourage the installation of qualifying renewable generation, there
are incentive programs for which qualifying applicants may apply, in order to defray
a portion of the costs associated with the installation of a D -REG system.
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a. In order to qualify for a renewable energy incentive,
customers must assign all rights to any and all
environmental attributes and/or credits, including any
renewable energy credits (RECsj carbon off -set
credits, or similar environmental credits derived from
the renewable energy production associated With
this rebate, to the City for the City's use, as it may
choose.
b. Customers may petition, in writing, to retain the
environmental attributes and/or credits, including any
RFCs, carbon off -set credits, or similar
environmental credits derived from the renewable
energy production in order to achieve or maintain
LEFD Certification or any other energy efficiency
designation requiring the retirement of RECs in the
customer's name.
C. Revenue from the sale of RECs, by the City, is
designated for renewable energy incentive prograj
sponsored by the City.
2. Net Metering. Net metering is an incentive program that is available
to qualifying customers that have signed a distributed generation
contract with the City and have successfully connected a D -REG
system to GUS's electric distribution system.
a. Customer must purchase the REC meter that is
installed and used by the City to register the
renewable kWh generated at the premise.
b� If a premise uses more electricity than the D.
system produces, within a single billing month, the
customer pays for the non -netted, GUS provided
electricity at the standard rate:
(DEL kWh - RCVD kWh) x standard rate
C. If a premise uses less electricity than the D -REG
system produces, the customer is provided a credit
equal to the standard rate x the total D -REG
generated kWh that flow back to the City's electric
distribution system:
(DEL kWh - RCVD kWh) x standard rate
Ordinance Number:
Description: Electric Rate Ordinance
DateApproved* TAPQ&gnY a'
72015
d. Payment for D -REG power is provided to the
customer in the form of a credit against the
customer's utility bill at the upgraded premise. A
credit on the customer account, after all applicable
account charges are deducted may be refunded.
e. Net metering is effective for the life of the D -REG
system.
3. Rebate. A rebate is an incentive that is available to qualifying
customers that have signed a distributed generation contract with
the City and have successfully connected a D -REG system to
GUS's electric distribution system.
a. Funding for rebates is limited to availability. Rebate
offerings will be announced as they become
available, and will remain active until the allotted
funding is depleted or until the program is
discontinued by the City.
b. Calculation of Rebate.
L The GUS Rebate application must be
completed, signed and returned to the City
before a rebate will be issued.
ii. The rebate is based on the smaller of the
panel rating and the inverter rating (if they
are different) and the efficiendy of the system
currently being installed.
C. The City may, at any time, discontinue a program or
any of its components, change guidelines, or
increase/decrease rebate calculation methods,
without prior notice.
d. Once funds are depleted, no additional applications
for participation will be accepted until the next fiscal
year, or until more funding becomes available.
e. There is no waiting list for inactive or future
programs. Applications that are submitted, but not
addressed, before program funding is depleted,
must resubmit the following year.
L Rebates are paid on a first come basis,
within the pool of qualifying applicants.
ii. Application for rebate will not be accepted
retroactively to any offering period.
f. Rebates are for residential and small commercial
customers, only.
9. Rebates are applicable for retrofits, only. New
construction does not qualify for this rebate.
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h. All system equipment must be purchased. No leased
or lease/purchase equipment will qualify for a rebate.
L The rebate application form must include a copy of
the itemized and dated invoice from the contractor or
retailer,
D -REG systems will only qualify for this rebate once
, 1122 months, an application
1 Applicant must be the homeowner or property owner at the location
being improved.
2. A D -REG system will not be designed to generate more energy
than the average annual usage of the home for which it provides
power.
3. All installations and improvements must be at locations with electric
service provided by GUS and must meet all applicable national,
local, and manufacturers' codes and specifications.
-4. All necessary permits must be acquired from the City prior to
itst.21IRtiot.
5. The City does not compensate the installer for the equipment
installation or for processing the necessary paperwork.
6. A pre -inspection by the City that entails a site evaluation of the
proposed location for the D -REG system may be required.
7. Post —inspection by the GUS Building Inspection Department are
required on all installations, before the issuance of the rebate.
Failure to follow these or other requirements of the City building
code may render the system ineligible for the incentive and the
system will not be allowed to interconnect with the City electrical
grid.
G. Regulations Specific to Photovoltaic (PV) Systems.
1. Customers must provide a copy of their system design analysis, as
calculated by PV Watts, the online calculation too[ used for
estimating the energy production and cost savings of grid
connected PV systems. (This analysis is used to verify the optimal
placement of the panels.)
a. 100% - 80% of optimal placement = Full per DC
Waft rebate
b. 79% - 70% of optimal placement = Full per DC Watt
rebate x 66.
C. No incentive is provided for efficiency less than 70%
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2. The City interconnect package must be reviewed, completed, a
approved • City staff, prior to installation • PV system.
& A pre -inspection site evaluation of the proposed location for the P
system
• verify that the orientation and shading • the buildings a
appropriate for adequate solar energy capture and conversion m
be required.
4. All equipment must be new when installed and must come with,
the least, a five-year warranty on the inverter and a 15 -ye
warranty on the •.
5. The itemized and dated invoice from the contractor or retailer that
included with the application form must include the serial numbe
for all •, and inverters.
6. Requests for rebates must be received by the City within 30 days
installation.
7. Payments will be made to the property owner that purchased th-
qualified equipment, unless authorized, in writing, by the progra
•' and the property owner.