N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 909.06 - Group Changes

(a) The procedure by which members are added to and removed from the group shall be defined in the agreement. The agreement shall describe how members may be added, how members may leave voluntarily, and how members may be removed involuntarily, subject to the limitation specified in Puc 909.05(e).

(b) For groups participating in group net metering without on-bill crediting, changes in group membership shall be implemented as follows:

(1) The addition of a member shall be effective on the member's first meter read date immediately following the new member's addition;

(2) The departure of a member shall be effective on the member's first meter read date immediately following the member's date of departure;

(3) Departing members shall receive their allocated share of any payments due from the host, and shall be responsible for their allocated share of any payments due to the host, through the effective date of their departure, and the agreement shall describe how payments are to be made between the host and members upon the departure of a member; and

(4) The host shall notify the commission of changes to the group membership, and the month in which each such change occurs, on an annual basis, pursuant to Puc 909.07.

(c) For groups participating in group net metering with on-bill crediting, changes shall be implemented as follows:

(1) A host may make changes to group membership or credit percentage allocations up to 4 times each year, and only once in each calendar quarter ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, by submitting the information specified in (e) below;

(2) Group changes submitted pursuant to (1) above, and approved by the commission when applicable under Puc 909.06(h) shall take effect for the next host and member billing cycles beginning at least 10 business days following the date of change notification submission or approval of changes by the commission, if required;

(3) Group changes for low-moderate income community solar projects shall continue to meet the requirements for such projects specified in Puc 909.06(e)(7) and (8);

(4) In the event a member has moved, the member's credit percentage allocation for the applicable meter shall continue to accrue until the implementation of (2) above following the submission and approval of the information required in (e) below pursuant to the applicable schedule specified in (1) above; and

(5) If the meter of a member becomes inactive, the credit percentage allocation for the account associated with that meter shall be redistributed the host until the implementation of (2) above, following the submission and approval of the information required in (e) below pursuant to the applicable schedule specified in (1) above.

(d) Unless the agreement provides otherwise, in the event of a host's or member's death, the meter(s) associated with that deceased host or member shall continue to be a part of the group until removed according to the terms of the agreement or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The legal representatives of deceased hosts or members shall remain bound by the terms of the agreement, unless the agreement provides otherwise.

(e) The host shall notify the commission and the distribution utility of any change to the group by providing the following information in accordance with (b)(4) above or (c)(1) above, as applicable:

(1) The host's name, trade name, if any, address, service address, telephone number, email address, website address, if any, name of distribution utility, meter number, and account number;

(2) For a group adding or removing members, each departing member's name, billing address, service address, account number, meter number, projected annual load, percentage allocation, month of member change, and low-moderate income status, as applicable;

(3) For a group adding or removing members, each new member's name, billing address, service address, account number, meter number, projected annual load, percentage allocation, month of member change, and low-moderate income status, as applicable;

(4) Except as otherwise permitted under Puc 902.16 and Puc 902.22, a certification that no new member is a customer-generator;

(5) For a group using on-bill crediting and changing credit percentage allocations, the name, billing address, service address, account number, meter number, current percentage allocation, and low-moderate income status, if applicable, for each group member and the host;

(6) For a group using on-bill crediting and changing credit percentage allocations, the new allocation percentage for each group member and the host;

(7) For a group with a low-moderate income community solar project, the information specified in Puc 909.09(a)(17); and

(8) For a group with a low-moderate income community solar project, verification that the percentage allocations meet the requirements of Puc 909.12(c) through (e) and Puc 909.13(h).

(f) The host shall sign and date the change notification submitted.

(g) The individual signing the change notification shall certify that the information provided is true, accurate, and complete, to the best of the individual's knowledge and belief.

(h) For any group with a low-moderate income community solar project, the commission shall review each complete change notification for continued low-moderate income community solar project adder eligibility, and approve or deny such change notification within 20 business days following its submission pursuant to Puc 909.06(c)(1). The commission shall notify the utility and the host of its approval or denial.

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N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 909.06

#10502, INTERIM, eff 1-3-14, EXPIRES: 7-2-14

Amended byVolume XXXV Number 06, Filed February 12, 2015, Proposed by #10757, Effective 1/8/2015, Expires1/8/2025. Amended by Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, Proposed by #13080, Effective 9/14/2020, Expires 9/14/2030