Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 7 - Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Chapter 50 - Energy Conservation
Article 3 - Net Metering Standards
3 AAC 50.910 - Net metering of electric energy
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, an electric utility shall
(b) An electric utility may refuse to interconnect with a consumer requesting net metering, if interconnection would cause the total nameplate capacity of all eligible consumer generation systems participating in the net metering program to exceed 1.5 percent of the electric utility's average retail demand stated in the electric utility's tariff as required in (d) of this section. The electric utility shall notify the commission no later than 30 days after refusal if the electric utility refuses, for the reason set out in this subsection, to interconnect with a consumer requesting net metering.
(c) An electric utility that has a decrease in average retail demand that results in the total nameplate capacity of eligible consumer generation systems exceeding 1.5 percent of average retail demand shall allow existing net metering consumers to continue participating in the net metering program.
(d) On or before March 1 of each year, an electric utility shall file a tariff advice letter with accompanying tariff sheet stating the number of kilowatts equivalent to 1.5 percent of the electric utility's average retail demand for the previous calendar year and the total nameplate capacity of eligible consumer generation systems participating in the net metering program at the time of filing.
(e) An electric utility may request, by tariff advice letter, to use a limit on total nameplate capacity of eligible consumer generation systems participating in the net metering program above 1.5 percent of the electric utility's average retail demand.
(f) An electric utility may deny participation in a net metering program to a consumer that
(g) An electric utility may install additional metering equipment for net metering consumers, if the electric utility's tariff allows the electric utility to install the equipment. The electric utility
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