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BC HydroNet MeteringProgram
December 2016 Alevtina Akbulatova
Solar Map of Canada
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Insolation
BC = 1,100 kWh/kW
Japan = 1,125 kWh/kW
Germany = 848 kWh/kW
Source: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/
Solar PV – what to expect
• Generate 1,100 kWh per
year, or ~ 200 kWh per 2-
month billing period
• Cost $3,000-4,000 to install
4 solar PV panels = 1 kW (1,000 W)
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Average BC house consumes 11,000 kWh per year
How Net Metering Works?
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Smart Meters
http://www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/projects/smart_metering_infrastructure_program.html#how meters work
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• Started in 2004
• Tariff Rate Schedule 1289
• Eligibility:
• Residential and commercial customers
• Up to 100 kW
• Clean and renewable energy source (solar, wind, hydro)
• Open application window – come when you are ready
• Simple process, no cost to interconnect to the grid*
• Requires full load displacement before payment (annual basis)
• Annual excess electricity is paid at a rate of 9.99 cents/kWh
• Technical requirements = DGTIR/100
• Electricity flow is measured by Smart Meter
Net Metering (NM) at BC Hydro
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Net Metering in Numbers
As of December 2016:
875 customers –
~ 5.2 MW installed capacity:
• 847 solar PV (>96%)
• 13 Hydro
• 9 Wind
• 4 Wind & PV
• 1 Biogas
• 1 Hydro & PV
PV90%
Hydro8%
Wind<1%
Wind & PV
< 1%
Biogas<1%
By Installed Capacity
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Solar PV Growth in BC*
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*connected through BC Hydro Net Metering
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Year# of customers capacity, kW
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1. Simple NM Application – 1-page application form
2. Electrical Inspection document - FINAL
• Certificate of Electrical Inspection, or
• Electrical Contractor Authorization & Declaration of
Compliance
NM Requirements – Simple
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Simple Net Metering
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1. Application:
• Complex Application form
• Single Line Diagram
• Site Plan
• Protection Settings*
2. Electrical Inspection document
3. Field Verification Test ($)*
4. Declaration of Compatibility (DoC)*
5. Payment for Incremental Interconnection costs ($)*
Complex Net Metering
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Top 3 installations by size:
• Alert Bay 67 kW (5 systems)
• Masset 40 kW (2 systems)
• Qualicum Beach 29 kW
Solar Net Metering by Local Governments
37 municipal customers with solar PV + 8 applications
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Regional Districts:
• Capital District
• Comox Valley
• Cowichan Valley
• Squamish-Lillooet
• Thompson-Nicola
Complex Installs: Municipalities
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City of Kamloops, 24 kW
Little River (Comox), 8 kW
Fire Hall, Qualicum Beach, 29 kW
BC Hydro Offers At a Glance
We purchase electricity from small and clean or renewable energy
projects throughout B.C. through the following programs:
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Contact
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www.bchydro.com/netmetering www.bchydro.com/microsop
[email protected] [email protected]
Alevtina Akbulatova – 604-623-3878
