HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-29 Renewable Resource Repealing 2008-31
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-~9-
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RENEWABLE RESOURCE
PURCHASE POLICY BY THE CITY OF ASHLAND FOR SOLAR, WIND,
FUEL CELL, AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATED BY
CUSTOMERS OF THE ASHLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY; AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION 2008-31
WHEREAS, on October 2, J 996, the Ashland City Council adopted Resolution 96-42
establishing a renewable resource purchase policy by the City of Ashland, and
WHEREAS, on may 15, 2001, the Ashland City Council adopted Resolution 2001-10
establishing a renewable resource purchase policy by the City of Ashland for solar, wind, fuel
cell and hydroel7ctric power generated by customers of the Ashland Electric Utility; and
repealing resolution 96-42, and
WHEREAS, on September 23,2008, the Ashland City Council adopted Resolution 2008-31
establishing a renewable resource purchase policy by the City of Ashland for solar, wind, fuel
cell and hydroelectric power generated by customers of the Ashland Electric Utility; and
repealing resolution 200 I -I O.
THE CITY OF 'ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Ashland encourages citizens and businesses:
A. To invest in renewable electric energy generation systems, and
B. For those who generate electricity, to remain on the electric grid to use it as a backup
supply.
This policy is designed to provide adequate incentives to encourage renewable generation while
remaining on the City's electric grid.
SECTION 2. The City of Ashland will purchase solar, wind, fuel cell or hydroelectric generated
electricity from a customer-generator subject to the following conditions
A. All systems will be installed so as to comply with "Design Requirements for
Interconnection of Customer-owned, Grid-connected Solar, Wind, Fuel Cell or
Hydroelectric Electric Generating Facilities" as set forth in Exhibit A of this
resolution.
B. All systems may utilize a single electric meter, supplied by the City of Ashland,
'which moves in both directions. Power used from the City moves the meter forward,
power generated by the customer's system moves the meter backward.
C. Residential and commercial customers are covered by this policy.
D. All kilowatt-hours (kWh) generated each month from solar, fuel cell, or wind will be
credited to the customer's utility account. At the end of the calender year, any excess
kWh remaining will be purchased at the rate of 1.25 times the highest residential rate
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block for the first 1,000 kWh. All additional kWh's will be purchased at the City's
current wholesale rate at the time of each purchase.
E. Excess kWh generated each month from hydroelectric facilities will be purchased at
the City's then current wholesale power rate.
SECTION 3. Resolution 2008-31 is repealed in its entirety.
~his resolution was duly PASSED and ADOPTED this
, 20 I 0, and takes effect upon signing by the Mayor.
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day of
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this M day of December, 2010.
Reviewed as to form:
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CITY OF
ASHLAND
Attachment A
Design Requirements for Interconnection of Customer-Owned, Grid-Connected
Solar, Wind, Fuel Cell or Hydroelectric Generating Facilities
All inverter based systems shall comply with the following standards:
. Installation shall be in accordance with all applicable local electrical and
building codes, the National Electrical Code (NEC), National
Electrical Safety Code (NESC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
(IEEE) standards and American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
. Systems must be designed and installed using UL or ETL listed
components.
. Inverters must comply with the following requirements:
IEEE 1547 and 1547.1 "Recommended Practice and Utility Interface of
Photovoltaic (PU) systems" and UL subject 1741 "standards for State
Inverters and Charge Controllers for use in Photovoltaic POwer Systems".
Each system, except as exempted below, in addition to the automatic disconnection shall
have a UL approved safety disconnect switch on the Customer-Generator side of the
meter capable of fully disconnecting the Customer-Generator energy generating
equipment from the City of Ashland's electric system.
The disconnect switch shall be clearly visible from the Kilowatt-hour meter and located
within 10 feet of the meter base. The disconnect switch shall be of the visible break type
in a metal enclosure, shall be clearly labeled "Generator Disconnect Switch" and shall be
readily accessible to City of Ashland Electric Utility Personnel at all times.
Exemption to the disconnect switch requirements are as follows:
For customer services of 600 volts or less, a disconnect switch is not required in
the following instances:
Service Type
Maximum Net Metering Facility Size
240 volts, single-phase, 3 wire
120/208 volts, 3-phase, 4 wire
120/240 volts, 3-phase, 4 wire
277/480 volts, 3-phase, 4 wire
7.2kW
10.5kW
12.5 kW
25 kW
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