Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025
Section 18.11 - Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Program(1) The Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Program shall remain open until the Department certifies that the aggregate capacity of Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Facilities participating in the program is equal to 60 megawatts.(2) While the Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Program is open, any Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Facility that seeks to net meter must participate in the Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Program and generate Net Metering Credits pursuant to 220 CMR 18.04(6A).(3) Upon certification by the Department that the aggregate capacity of Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Facilities participating in the program is equal to 60 megawatts, a Small Hydroelectric Net Metering Facility shall: (a) apply for Net Metering services as a Class I Net Metering Facility;(b) generate Net Metering Credits pursuant to 220 CMR 18.04(2); and(c) apply for a Cap Allocation pursuant to 220 CMR 18.07(1), if it is not a Cap Exempt Facility.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1353, eff. 12/1/2017.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1516, eff. 3/1/2024.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1537, eff. 12/20/2024.