Title
Resolution - Approval to Amend Tariff and Business Rules - Interconnected Generation and Other Direction as to 2022 Rate Plan - N Mack | D Thompson
Other Info
Submitted By: Robyn Miller on behalf of Markets
Department: Markets
Financial Impact and Cost/Benefit Considerations: Expenditure of Cooperative funds is not anticipated to be impacted; expenditures of staff time is not anticipated to be impacted.
Discussion
In December 2020 the Board of Directors approved changes to the Distributed Generation Interconnection fees in the Tariff and Business Rules Fee Schedule (Section 500.4) and updated the form Applications and Interconnect Agreements (Section 700.7 and Section 700.8). The changes to these fees approved were informed by the 2020 Cost of Service Study.
In response to members' comments regarding changes to the distributed generation process and fees, at the April 2021 Board meeting, the Board directed "that no changes be made at this time to the interconnect rates, and directed PEC to hold at least three virtual town hall meetings with members for member input through the July Board meeting, and to further research other possible changes to ensure an equitable and sustainable rate, and that a final proposal be presented at the July 2021 Board meeting to be effective January 1, 2022 upon approval."
Therefore, PEC has held three virtual town hall meetings with members in May, June and July 2021, met with solar installers and other stakeholders, researched other possible rate changes to ensure an equitable and sustainable rate, and received and provided significant feedback to the PEC Board of Directors.
At this time accounting for the feedback provided from the affected members as well as due to the financial impacts from Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 and the rate adjustments required to address those costs, the following changes are to be considered, however, such changes may be re-evaluated upon the Cooperative's 2022 Rate Plan review...
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