N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-9.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:8-9.11 - Reporting

(a) EDCs are required to submit monthly electronic reports to the Board on community solar pilot project interconnections and energy production, within 30 days of the end of the calendar month being reported upon. The content of the reports shall include, but not be limited to:

1. A list of community solar projects that submitted an interconnection application, including name, location, and proposed capacity;

2. A list of community solar facilities interconnected over the previous month, including name, location, and capacity;

3. The estimated kilowatt hours supplied to the distribution system by community solar facilities over the previous month, and a description of the estimation methodology used;

4. The total number of community solar subscribers, and estimated total community solar bill credits distributed to community solar subscribers, over the previous month;

5. The estimated "excess" kilowatt hours, that is, estimated kilowatt hours produced by a community solar facility that were not allocated to a community solar subscriber; and

6. The cumulative totals since the beginning of the Pilot Program. This shall include the total number of community solar interconnection applications received, total number of community solar facilities interconnected, total capacity of community solar facilities interconnected, estimated total kilowatt hours supplied to the distribution system by community solar facilities, estimated total community solar bill credits distributed to community solar subscribers, and estimated total number of community solar subscribers.

(b) The Board must be notified, in writing, of any change to the project developer, owner, or operator in case of sale, transfer, contract modification, or other material change to the parties initially listed in the community solar application. Specifically:

1. Within 30 days of a material change in control of the owner, such new "beneficial owners" are required to notify the Board of their individual and/or corporate names, tax ID, address, contact phone, and percent of ownership of the project.

2. Within 30 days of a material change in the community solar project operator, such new project operator is required to notify the Board of their individual and/or corporate names, tax ID, address, and contact phone.

3. The Board shall be kept apprised of all major project developments and milestones via written notification (e- mail or letter).

(c) Each EDC shall retain a record of the community solar project generation that was applied to each subscriber's bills for a period of six years.

(d) Each community solar subscriber organization, and any successor, shall retain a record of all subscriber contracts, disclosure forms, LMI proof of eligibility, and generation allocation lists for a period of at least six years from the date of their expiration. Each of these documents must be made available without delay upon request from the Board or Board staff.

(e) The EDCs shall submit to the Board updated calculations of the bill credit ^ either on June 1 and October 1 each year or coincident with basic generation service rate changes.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-9.11

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 232(a), effective 2/19/2019

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 1990(d), effective 10/7/2024