Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.1014 - Meters for distributed generation program
Rule 114.
(1) For a
customer with a generation system capable of generating 20 kWac or less, an
electric utility shall determine the customer's power flow in each direction
using the customer's existing meter if it is capable of measuring and recording
power flow in each direction. If the customer's meter is not capable of
measuring and recording the customer's power flow in each direction and if
meter upgrades or modifications are required, all of the following apply:
(a) An electric utility serving 1,000,000 or
more customers in this state shall provide a meter or meters capable of
measuring and recording the customer's power flow in each direction at no
additional charge to the distributed generation program customer. The cost of
the meter or meter modification is considered a cost of operating the
distributed generation program.
(b)
An electric utility serving fewer than 1,000,000 customers in this state shall
provide a meter or meters capable of measuring and recording the power flow in
each direction to customers at cost. Only the incremental cost above the cost
for the meter provided by the electric utility to similarly situated
non-generating customers shall be paid by the eligible customer.
(c) An electric utility shall provide a
generator meter at cost, if requested by the customer.
(2) For a customer with a generation system
capable of generating more than 20 kWac and not more than 150 kWac, an electric
utility shall utilize a meter or meters capable of measuring and recording
power flow in each direction and the generator output. If the customer's meter
is not capable of measuring and recording the customer's power flow in each
direction along with the generator output, and if meter upgrades or
modifications are required, all of the following apply:
(a) An electric utility serving 1,000,000 or
more customers in this state shall provide a meter or meters capable of
measuring the flow of energy in both directions at no additional charge to a
distributed generation program customer. If the electric utility provides the
upgraded meter at no additional charge to the customer, the cost of the meter
is considered a cost of operating the distributed generation program.
(b) An electric utility serving fewer than
1,000,000 customers in this state shall provide a meter or meters capable of
measuring the flow of energy in both directions to customers at cost. Only the
incremental cost above the cost for the meter provided by the electric utility
to similarly situated non-generating customers shall be paid by the eligible
customer.
(c) An electric utility
shall provide a generator meter. The cost of the meter shall be considered a
cost of operating the distributed generation program.
(3) For a customer with a methane digester
generation system capable of generating more than 150 kWac, an electric utility
shall utilize a meter or meters capable of measuring the flow of energy in both
directions and the generator output. If meter upgrades are necessary to provide
such functionality, the customer shall pay the cost of providing any new
meters.
(4) An electric utility
deploying advanced metering infrastructure shall not charge the cost of
advanced meters to a distributed generation program customer or the distributed
generation program.
Notes
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