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Utility's Grid Customer's PV: System

This document outlines how a customer's bill is calculated under a Grid Supply program with a fixed credit rate for energy sent from their solar PV system to the utility grid. The customer is charged the retail rate for energy from the utility and receives a credit for excess energy supplied to the grid. The credit is for the lesser of energy received or supplied. Any excess credits do not carry over. The minimum monthly bill is $25 residential/$50 commercial plus a green infrastructure fee. Sample calculations show how the credit is applied and how the minimum bill works.

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Utility's Grid Customer's PV: System

This document outlines how a customer's bill is calculated under a Grid Supply program with a fixed credit rate for energy sent from their solar PV system to the utility grid. The customer is charged the retail rate for energy from the utility and receives a credit for excess energy supplied to the grid. The credit is for the lesser of energy received or supplied. Any excess credits do not carry over. The minimum monthly bill is $25 residential/$50 commercial plus a green infrastructure fee. Sample calculations show how the credit is applied and how the minimum bill works.

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Distributed Energy Resources – 1

Customer Grid Supply


Customer enrolled in Grid Supply Program with fixed credit rate
Customer is charged at the applicable retail rate for energy from the
utility’s grid sent to customer
Credit is based on the lesser of
• Energy sent to the customer from utility’s grid -or-
• Energy sent from the PV system to the utility’s grid
Excess energy credits remaining at end of month do not carry over to
following month
Monthly Minimum Bill:
• $25 for Residential + Green Infrastructure Fee (GIF)
• $50 for small Commercial + Green Infrastructure Fee (GIF)

Energy Charge: Retail Rate


Supplied to Customer

Utility’s Customer’s
Grid PV System
Energy Charge: Fixed Rate
Received from Customer
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Example 1: Bill That Exceeds the Minimum Bill


Steps to Calculate Bill:
1) Determine lesser of Utility Supplied kWh vs. Utility Received kWh
• Example:
 Utility Supplied: 350 kWh
 Utility Received: 412 kWh
 Credit is based on lesser amount: 350 kWh
2) Calculate your Customer Grid Supply credit ($0.1507, Oahu Rate)
• (350 * $0.1507) = $52.75
3) Apply credit to bill
• $97.92 Bill No Credit - $52.75 CGS Credit = $45.17 Customer Bill

Sample Calculation
Utility Bill Utility
Lesser of Calculated
Supplied Retail Rate (before credit Received Net Bill
kWh Credit
(kWh) applied) (kWh)
$0.25/kWh
+ $9.00
Example: 350 $97.92 412 350 $52.75 $45.17
Customer Charge
+ $1.42 GIF

Bill based on kWh Customer used kWh Final bill with credit applied
Customer
Supplied
to Utility

GIF: Green Infrastructure Fee


Customer Charge: Covers some of the fixed costs of maintaining electric
service to your home, whether you used any electricity or not. These costs
include reading your meter and processing your bill.
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Example 2: Minimum Bill


Steps to Calculate Bill Resulting in a Minimum Bill:
1) Determine lesser of Utility Supplied kWh vs. Utility Received kWh
• Example:
 Utility Supplied: 150 kWh
 Utility Received: 250 kWh
 Credit is based on lesser amount of 150 kWh
2) Calculate your Customer Grid Supply credit ($0.1507, Oahu Rate)
• (150 * $0.1507) = $22.61
3) Apply credit to bill
• $47.92 Bill No Credit - $22.61 Customer Grid Supply Credit = $25.31
• $25.31 < Minimum Bill  $26.42 Customer Bill

Sample Calculation –Minimum Bill of $25.00 + $1.42 GIF = $26.42


Utility Bill Utility
Lesser of Calculated
Supplied Retail Rate (before credit Received Net Bill
kWh Credit
(kWh) applied) (kWh)
$0.25/kWh
+ $9.00
Example: 150 $47.92 250 150 $22.61 $26.42
Customer Charge
+ $1.42 GIF

Bill based on kWh Customer used kWh Final bill with credit applied.
Customer Customer received minimum bill of
Supplied $25.00 with $1.42 GIF ($26.42)
to Utility

GIF: Green Infrastructure Fee


Customer Charge: Covers some of the fixed costs of maintaining electric
service to your home, whether you used any electricity or not. These costs
include reading your meter and processing your bill.

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