Net Metering (Georgia)
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Last modified on April 17, 2013.
Rules Regulations Policies Program
| Place | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Name | Net Metering |
| Incentive Type | Net Metering |
| Applicable Sector | Agricultural, Commercial, Fed. Government, Industrial, Institutional, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government |
| Eligible Technologies | Fuel Cells, Photovoltaics, Wind |
| Active Incentive | Yes |
| Implementing Sector | State/Territory |
| Energy Category | Renewable Energy Incentive Programs |
| Aggregate Capacity Limit | 0.2% of utility's peak demand during previous year |
| Applicable Utilities | All utilities |
| Meter Aggregation | Not addressed |
| Net Excess Generation | Credited to customer's next bill at a predetermined rate filed with the PSC |
| REC Ownership | Not addressed |
| System Capacity Limit | 100 kW for non-residential; 10 kW for residential |
| Date added to DSIRE | 2001-05-16 |
| Last DSIRE Review | 4/17/2013 |
| References | DSIRE[1] |
Summary
The Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001 requires all utilities -- investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and electric cooperatives -- to offer bidirectional or single directional metering to customer generators, depending on how the customer's facility is connected to the grid. Eligible technologies include photovoltaic (PV) systems, fuel cells and wind turbines up to 10 kilowatts (kW) in capacity for residential applications, and systems up to 100 kW for commercial applications. The aggregate capacity of such systems is limited to 0.2% of a utility's system peak demand from the previous year.
Systems connected on the customer's side of the meter use a bi-directional meter, and any net excess generation (NEG) is credited to the customer's next bill at a predetermined rate filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission. Alternatively, a customer may choose to sell all electricity from a system (rather than using the electricity generated by the system) by connecting ahead of the meter. Customers should contact their utility to see if it offers net metering.
Incentive Contact
| Contact Name | Jamie Barber |
|---|---|
| Department | Georgia Public Service Commission |
| Address | 244 Washington Street, S.W. |
| Place | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Zip/Postal Code | 30334 |
| Phone | (404) 651-5958 |
| jamieb@psc.state.ga.us | |
| Website | http://www.psc.state.ga.us |
| Contact Name | John Kaduk |
|---|---|
| Department | Georgia Public Service Commission |
| Address | 244 Washington Street, S.W. |
| Place | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Zip/Postal Code | 30334 |
| Phone | (404) 463-4249 |
| jkaduk@psc.state.ga.us | |
| Website | http://www.psc.state.ga.us |
Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)
| Authority 1 | O.C.G. § 46-3-50 et seq. |
|---|---|
| Date Effective | 6/1/2002 |
| Date Enacted | 4/28/2001 |
| File | GA02R.pdf |
- Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.[1]