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Topi
cs fo
r Disc
ussio
n
•Th
ird-P
arty
Ow
ners
hip
of D
ERs i
n Vi
rgin
ia
•Cl
ean
Pow
er P
lan
•Pe
rmitt
ing/
CPCN
Req
uire
men
ts
•Co
mm
unity
Sol
ar C
onsid
erat
ions
•Co
mpe
titiv
e Bi
ddin
g Re
quire
men
ts fo
r Util
ity-S
cale
Pro
ject
s (S
elf-B
uild
v. P
PAs)
•Bi
omas
s Con
vers
ion
Proj
ect
•W
ind
Perm
it by
Rul
e/So
lar P
erm
it by
Rul
e
Third
-Par
ty R
enew
able
Ret
ail S
ales
in V
irgin
ia
-O
verv
iew
:
-W
hile
Virg
inia
doe
s not
pro
vide
a w
holly
com
petit
ive
ener
gy m
arke
t, op
tions
exi
st in
Virg
inia
for a
ltern
ativ
e en
ergy
supp
ly.
-Ex
istin
g Vi
rgin
ia S
tatu
tes:
oVa
. Cod
e Se
ctio
n §
56-5
77 (C
ompe
titiv
e Su
pply
)
“Onl
y in
divi
dual
reta
il cu
stom
ers o
f ele
ctric
ene
rgy
with
in th
e Co
mm
onw
ealth
, reg
ardl
ess o
f cus
tom
er cl
ass,
who
se d
eman
d du
ring
the
mos
t re
cent
cale
ndar
yea
r exc
eede
d fiv
e m
egaw
atts
but
did
not
exc
eed
one
perc
ent o
f the
cust
omer
's in
cum
bent
ele
ctric
util
ity's
peak
load
dur
ing
the
mos
t rec
ent c
alen
dar y
ear u
nles
s suc
h cu
stom
er h
ad n
onco
incid
ent p
eak
dem
and
in e
xces
s of 9
0 m
egaw
atts
in ca
lend
ar ye
ar 2
006
or a
ny ye
ar
ther
eafte
r, sh
all b
e pe
rmitt
ed to
pur
chas
e el
ectr
ic en
ergy
from
any
supp
lier o
f ele
ctric
ene
rgy
licen
sed
to se
ll re
tail
elec
tric
ener
gy w
ithin
the
Com
mon
wea
lth …
”
“… In
divi
dual
reta
il cu
stom
ers o
f ele
ctric
ene
rgy
with
in th
e Co
mm
onw
ealth
, reg
ardl
ess o
f cus
tom
er cl
ass,
shal
l be
perm
itted
…to
pur
chas
e el
ectr
ic en
ergy
pro
vide
d 10
0 pe
rcen
t fro
m re
new
able
ene
rgy
from
any
supp
lier o
f ele
ctric
ene
rgy
licen
sed
to se
ll re
tail
elec
tric
ener
gy w
ithin
the
Com
mon
wea
lth, o
ther
than
any
incu
mbe
nt e
lect
ric u
tility
that
is n
ot th
e in
cum
bent
ele
ctric
util
ity se
rvin
g th
e ex
clusiv
e se
rvice
terr
itory
in w
hich
su
ch a
cust
omer
is lo
cate
d, if
the
incu
mbe
nt e
lect
ric u
tility
serv
ing
the
exclu
sive
serv
ice te
rrito
ry d
oes n
ot o
ffer a
n ap
prov
ed ta
riff f
or e
lect
ric
ener
gy p
rovi
ded
100
perc
ent f
rom
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y . .
.”
oVa
. Cod
e Se
ctio
n 56
-594
(Net
Met
erin
g)
Legi
slativ
e up
date
(Jul
y 1,
201
5):
Incr
ease
d fro
m 5
00 k
Wh
to 1
MW
, the
max
imum
gen
erat
ing
capa
city
of a
n el
ectr
ical g
ener
atin
g fa
cility
ow
ned
or o
pera
ted
by a
n el
ectr
ic ut
ility
’s no
nres
iden
tial c
usto
mer
that
may
be
elig
ible
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
utili
ty’s
net m
eter
ing
prog
ram
.
“Elig
ible
cust
omer
-gen
erat
or” m
eans
a cu
stom
er th
at o
wns
and
oper
ates
, or c
ontra
cts
with
oth
er p
erso
ns to
own
, ope
rate
, or b
oth,
an
elec
trica
l gen
erat
ing
faci
lity
that
has
a ca
pacit
y of n
ot m
ore
than
20
kilo
watts
for r
esid
entia
l cus
tom
ers a
nd n
ot m
ore
than
one
m
egaw
att f
or n
onre
siden
tial c
usto
mer
s on
an e
lect
rical
gen
erat
ing
facil
ity p
lace
d in
serv
ice af
ter J
uly
1, 2
015
…”
Third
-Par
ty R
enew
able
Ret
ail S
ales
in V
irgin
ia-
Exist
ing
Virg
inia
Pro
gram
s:
-Do
min
ion
Pilo
t Pro
gram
–Al
low
s qua
lifie
d cu
stom
ers t
o en
ter i
nto
a Po
wer
Pur
chas
e Ag
reem
ent w
ith a
third
par
ty
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y su
pplie
r. T
he e
nerg
y su
pplie
d m
ust c
ome
from
a w
ind
or so
lar g
ener
ator
loca
ted
on th
e cu
stom
er’s
prem
ise.
-Te
chno
logy
Lim
its-
Size
lim
its-
Cust
omer
lim
its-
SCC
Regu
lato
ry p
roce
edin
gs-
APCO
PPA
Rid
er (P
UE-2
015-
0004
0)
-20
16 Le
gisla
tion:
-Ho
use
Bill
No. 1
286
was
intr
oduc
ed o
n Ja
nuar
y 20
, 201
6.-
The
prop
osed
chan
ges p
rovi
de co
nsum
ers f
ull a
cces
s to
third
par
ty o
wne
d fin
ancin
g fo
r on-
site
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y, an
d el
imin
ates
bar
riers
to m
atch
ing
on-s
ite g
ener
atio
n w
ith o
n-sit
e de
man
d.
-Th
e Bi
ll pr
ovid
es th
e sa
me
acce
ss to
fina
ncin
g as
foun
d in
23
othe
r sta
tes.
-Th
e Bi
ll do
es n
ot im
pact
the
exist
ing
econ
omics
or v
alue
for t
he co
nsum
er o
r for
the
utili
ty.
-Th
e Bi
ll al
so d
oes N
OT im
pact
the
utili
ties’
oper
atio
ns o
r int
erco
nnec
tion
proc
edur
es in
exi
stin
g st
atut
es a
nd
regu
latio
ns.
Third
-Par
ty R
enew
able
Ret
ail S
ales
in V
irgin
ia
-20
16 D
river
s of T
hird
Par
ty S
ales
:-
User
Gro
up R
FP’s:
-Co
uncil
of I
ndep
ende
nt C
olle
ges i
n Vi
rgin
ia’s
RFP:
-
Issue
d No
vem
ber 1
6, 2
015,
resp
onse
s due
Janu
ary
22, 2
016.
-Go
al o
f ins
talli
ng 3
0 M
W o
f dist
ribut
ed so
lar g
ener
atio
n by
202
0 at
the
cam
puse
s of s
ome
of it
s mem
ber c
olle
ges.
-IT
C Ex
tens
ion:
-
On
Dece
mbe
r 18,
201
5, C
ongr
ess p
asse
d an
ext
ensio
n of
the
Sola
r Inv
estm
ent T
ax C
redi
t.
-Ex
tend
s the
30%
ITC
for b
oth
resid
entia
l and
com
mer
cial p
roje
cts t
hrou
gh th
e en
d of
201
9; d
rops
the
cred
it to
26%
in
2020
; dro
ps to
22%
in 2
021;
dro
ps p
erm
anen
tly to
10%
for c
omm
ercia
l pro
ject
s and
0%
for r
esid
entia
l pro
ject
s.-
Clea
n Po
wer
Pla
n Im
plem
enta
tion
in V
irgin
ia:
-Em
issio
ns S
tand
ard
Plan
v. S
tate
Mea
sure
s Pla
n-
Emiss
ions
Sta
ndar
d Pl
an:
Base
d on
the
sour
ce p
erfo
rman
ce st
anda
rd e
stab
lishe
d in
the
final
EPA
rule
for a
ffect
ed co
al
and
natu
ral g
as u
nits
. Re
new
able
ene
rgy
coul
d su
pple
men
t.-
Stat
e M
easu
res P
lan:
Rel
y on
stat
e ad
opte
d or
supp
orte
d m
echa
nism
s suc
h as
RPS
and
/or e
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy
stan
dard
s to
mee
t the
stat
e go
al.
Gui
delin
es R
egar
ding
Not
ice
Info
rmat
ion
for a
Th
ird P
arty
PPA
On
Mar
ch 1
4, 2
013,
the
Vir
gini
a G
ener
al A
ssem
bly
appr
oved
Cha
pter
382
re
quir
ing
the
Vir
gini
a St
ate
Cor
pora
tion
Com
mis
sion
to c
ondu
ct a
ren
ewab
le
ener
gy p
ilot p
rogr
am f
or th
ird-
part
y po
wer
pur
chas
e ag
reem
ents
and
to
esta
blis
h ce
rtai
n gu
idel
ines
reg
ardi
ng it
s im
plem
enta
tion.
PUR
POSE
SCC
mus
t est
ablis
h gu
idel
ines
con
cern
ing
(i) in
form
atio
n to
be
prov
ided
in
wri
tten
not
ices
and
(ii)
proc
edur
es fo
r co
llect
ing
and
post
ing
info
rmat
ion
deri
ved
from
such
not
ices
to th
e C
omm
issi
on’s
web
site
.
APP
LIC
AB
ILIT
Y
App
licab
le to
any
ow
ner
or o
pera
tor
of a
sola
r-po
wer
ed o
r w
ind-
pow
dere
d el
ectr
ic g
ener
atio
n fa
cilit
y lo
cate
d on
pre
mis
es o
wne
d or
leas
ed b
y an
elig
ible
cu
stom
er-g
ener
ator
. Suc
h a
faci
lity
shal
l hav
e g
ener
atio
n ca
paci
ty o
f 50
kW to
1
MW
. An
elig
ible
faci
lity
shal
l pro
vide
ele
ctri
city
to o
nly
one
cust
omer
.
The
ow
ner-
oper
ator
shal
l be
perm
itted
to se
ll th
e el
ectr
icity
gen
erat
ed fr
om
such
faci
lity
excl
usiv
ely
to su
ch e
ligib
le c
usto
mer
-gen
erat
or u
nder
a p
ower
pu
rcha
se a
gree
men
t to
prov
ide
such
elig
ible
cus
tom
er-g
ener
ator
thir
d-pa
rty
finan
cing
of t
he c
osts
of s
uch
a re
new
able
gen
erat
ion
faci
lity.
The
pilo
t pro
gram
is li
mite
d to
50
MW
.
Gui
delin
es R
egar
ding
Not
ice
Info
rmat
ion
for a
Th
ird P
arty
PPA
(con
t’d)
CO
NT
EN
TS
OF
FIL
ING
The
ow
ner-
oper
ator
shal
l pro
vide
wri
tten
not
ice
to th
e C
omm
issi
on a
nd th
e Pi
lot
Util
ity n
ot le
ss th
an 3
0 ca
lend
ar d
ays b
efor
e th
e ef
fect
ive
date
of s
uch
agre
emen
t an
d sh
all i
nclu
de, b
ut n
ot b
e lim
ited
to, t
he fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion:
Iden
tity
of o
wne
r-op
erat
or o
f the
ren
ewab
le e
lect
ric
gene
ratio
n fa
cilit
y;T
he n
ame,
add
ress
, and
und
er se
al a
s “co
nfid
entia
l” o
r “e
xtra
ordi
nari
ly
sens
itive
” in
form
atio
n, th
e Pi
lot U
tility
ele
ctri
c ac
coun
t num
ber
of th
e el
igib
le c
usto
mer
-gen
erat
or;
Loc
atio
n of
the
prem
ise(
s) u
pon
whi
ch th
e re
new
able
ele
ctri
c ge
nera
tion
faci
lity
will
be
inst
alle
d;R
enew
able
sour
ce o
f the
ele
ctri
c ge
nera
tion
faci
lity;
Gen
erat
ion
capa
city
of t
he r
enew
able
ele
ctri
c ge
nera
tion
faci
lity
expr
esse
d tin
term
s of k
Ws a
vaila
ble
for
deliv
ery
to th
e en
d-un
der
stat
ed in
alte
rnat
ing
curr
ent (
AC
);E
xpec
ted
date
that
the
elec
tric
gen
erat
ion
faci
lity
will
be
plac
ed in
se
rvic
e (“
plac
ed in
serv
ice”
acc
ordi
ng to
26
U.S
.C. §
48)
Gui
delin
es R
egar
ding
Not
ice
Info
rmat
ion
for a
Th
ird P
arty
PPA
(con
t’d)
POST
ING
AN
D T
RA
CK
ING
VIA
SC
C W
EB
SIT
E
PRO
GR
AM
CA
P M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T
The
Com
mis
sion
beg
an re
view
of t
he p
ilot p
rogr
am in
201
5 an
d w
ill c
ontin
ue e
very
two
year
s th
erea
fter
.
Cur
rent
ly, t
he p
ilot i
s ava
ilabl
e on
ly in
Dom
inio
n’s s
ervi
ce te
rrito
ry.
DO
MIN
ION
PPA
s UN
DE
R C
UR
RE
NT
PRO
GR
AM
Sinc
e 20
13, n
ot a
sing
le fa
cilit
y ha
s gon
e on
line
. The
re a
re se
vera
l pro
ject
s in
the
queu
e.
VA S
CC
Cas
e N
o. P
UE
-201
1-00
107
Petit
ion
for
Dec
lara
tory
Jud
gmen
t
Gui
delin
es R
egar
ding
Not
ice
Info
rmat
ion
for a
Th
ird P
arty
PPA
(con
t’d)
Virg
inia
: Pr
opos
ed v.
Fin
al Ta
rget
Rat
es(p
ound
s per
meg
awat
t-hou
r)
884
810
1047
934
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Inte
rim A
vera
ge (P
re-2
030)
Fina
l (20
30)
Prop
osed
Fina
l
Virg
inia
: Pr
opos
ed v.
Fin
al M
ass L
imits
(mill
ion
tons
, ex
istin
g un
its o
nly)
22.8
20.9
29.5
27.4
05101520253035
Inte
rim A
vera
ge (P
re-2
030)
Fina
l (20
30)
Prop
osed
Fina
l
Rate
-Bas
ed O
ptio
ns
Natio
nal
Subc
ateg
ory
Emiss
ion
Rate
s•
Coal
:
1,
607
1,30
5•
Gas:
87
7
771
(202
2)
(20
30)
Stat
e Em
issio
n Ra
tes
•Vi
rgin
ia C
oal
and
Gas:
1,12
0
934
(202
2)
(20
30)
Varie
d Em
issio
n Ra
tes A
mon
g Un
its
•O
vera
ll, th
e St
ate
mus
t stil
l ach
ieve
eq
uiva
lent
of
eith
er th
e st
ate
or
nat
iona
l su
bcat
egor
y ra
tes
Mas
s-Ba
sed
Opt
ions
Exist
ing
Virg
inia
Un
its O
nly
•Vi
rgin
ia C
oal
and
Gas:
31
.3 m
illio
n (2
022)
27.4
mill
ion
(203
0)•
Less
“lea
kage
” ad
just
men
t
Exist
ing
and
New
Vi
rgin
ia U
nits
•Br
ingi
ng in
new
un
its w
ould
in
crea
se
Virg
inia
’s m
ass
limit
by le
ss
than
0.5
mill
ion
“com
plem
ent”
Stat
e M
easu
res
•M
ust a
chie
ve
EPA’
s lim
its; b
ut,
to d
o so
, can
use
m
easu
res
impl
emen
ted
and
enfo
rcea
ble
only
und
er st
ate
law
CPP
-Six
Com
plia
nce
Opt
ions
Rat
e-B
ased
(Int
ensi
ty) C
ompl
ianc
e #
CO
2/M
Wh
1.St
ate
aver
age
emis
sion
s per
form
ance
rat
e (V
A =
934
#/M
Wh)
2.Su
bcat
egor
ized
per
form
ance
rat
es (d
ual r
ate)
Tra
ding
Rea
dy77
1 #/
MW
h ga
s CC
uni
ts13
05 #
/MW
h st
eam
uni
ts (c
oal,
gas b
oile
r, he
avy
oil)
3.U
niqu
e em
issi
on p
erfo
rman
ce r
ates
(not
to e
xcee
d st
ate
limit)
Mas
s-B
ased
Com
plia
nce T
on C
ap
1.E
mis
sion
s Cap
(exi
stin
g un
its o
nly)
Tra
ding
Rea
dyL
eaka
ge
2.E
mis
sion
Cap
(all
units
) Tra
ding
Rea
dyIn
clud
es n
ew C
Cs
App
rox
1.4
% in
crea
se in
tota
l cap
(not
per
yea
r bu
t tot
al e
ntir
e pe
riod
)
3.St
ate
mea
sure
d ap
proa
ch (u
niqu
e ap
proa
ch)
CPP
-Virg
inia
Bes
t Com
plia
nce
Opt
ions
Rat
e-B
ased
(Int
ensi
ty) C
ompl
ianc
e (#
CO
2 / M
Wh)
Subc
ateg
oriz
ed n
atio
nal p
erfo
rman
ce r
ates
(dua
l rat
e)A
llow
s for
gro
wth
with
in V
irgi
nia
Trad
ing
read
yC
an e
arn
Gas
Shi
ft E
RC
sB
enef
icia
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s and
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ps p
rese
rve
optio
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nuc
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pla
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plem
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and
uni
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plia
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Cap
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issi
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gro
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in V
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plem
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tion:
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s EM
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but
Set
Asi
des a
nd L
eaka
ge
CPP
-Virg
inia
Bes
t Com
plia
nce
Opt
ions
A r
ate-
base
d ap
proa
ch m
ay b
e be
tter
for
econ
omic
gr
owth
, bet
ter
for
prom
otin
g re
new
able
s and
ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y, a
nd b
ette
r fo
r cu
stom
ers a
nd V
A's
eco
nom
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rent
ly w
orki
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s par
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stak
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who
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valu
atin
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l opt
ions
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s may
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nge
once
the
final
tr
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les a
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now
n. A
ny st
ate’
s pre
fere
nce
will
de
pend
on
man
y fa
ctor
s, in
clud
ing
gene
ratin
g m
ix.
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inio
n’s I
RP
offe
red
leas
t-co
st “
non-
com
plai
nt”
plan
that
rel
ied
sole
ly o
n na
tura
l gas
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ed g
ener
atio
n, a
s wel
l as f
our
alte
rnat
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sour
ce p
lans
–ea
ch d
esig
ned
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e C
lean
Pow
er P
lan
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hich
som
e ca
ll th
e C
arbo
n R
ule.
As o
f the
end
of l
ast y
ear,
Dom
inio
n ha
d so
lar
faci
litie
s in
serv
ice
in se
ven
stat
es –
from
C
alifo
rnia
to C
onne
ctic
ut –
with
mor
e in
dev
elop
men
t.
All
told
, Dom
inio
n ex
pect
s to
inve
st a
bout
$3
billi
on in
var
ious
sola
r pr
ojec
ts –
in V
irgi
nia
and
beyo
nd –
with
$70
0 m
illio
n sl
ated
for
proj
ects
that
will
gen
erat
e po
wer
for
its c
usto
mer
s.
Plan
s cal
l for
dev
elop
ing
mul
tiple
, lar
ge-s
cale
sola
r pr
ojec
ts to
talin
g 40
0 m
egaw
atts
of
gene
ratin
g ca
paci
ty. T
hese
pro
ject
s sho
uld
be o
pera
tiona
l by
2020
and
be
capa
ble
of
prod
ucin
g en
ough
pow
er to
supp
ly a
bout
100
,000
hom
es.
CPP
-Virg
inia
Bes
t Com
plia
nce
Opt
ions
162
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inia
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isla
tion –
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rgy
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te C
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ts –
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Ene
rgy
Com
mun
ity S
olar
Con
sider
atio
ns
-O
verv
iew
of C
omm
unity
Sol
ar:
-An
arr
ange
men
t whi
ch a
llow
s num
erou
s cus
tom
ers t
o in
vest
in o
ne so
lar p
roje
ct a
nd sh
are
the
bene
fits
(pow
er a
nd/o
r fin
ancia
l) in
retu
rn.
Com
mun
ity so
lar a
llow
s acc
ess t
o so
lar e
nerg
y by
cust
omer
s who
may
ot
herw
ise la
ck su
fficie
nt ca
pita
l to
inst
all t
heir
own
sola
r pro
ject
s or w
hose
pro
pert
y m
ay b
e un
suita
ble
for
sola
r ins
talla
tion.
-M
odel
s:-
Utili
ty S
pons
ored
Mod
el: a
util
ity p
rovi
des t
heir
cust
omer
s with
the
optio
n of
pur
chas
ing
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y fro
m a
shar
ed g
ener
atin
g fa
cility
.-
On-
Bill
Cred
iting
: a sh
ared
gen
erat
ing
facil
ity e
nabl
es cu
stom
ers t
o in
vest
in a
por
tion
of th
e so
lar f
acili
ty a
nd
rece
ive
a cr
edit
for t
hat p
ortio
n of
the
ener
gy p
rodu
ctio
n fro
m th
e so
lar f
acili
ty o
n th
eir u
tility
bill
.-
SPE
Mod
el: c
usto
mer
s cre
ate
a bu
sines
s ent
ity to
dev
elop
a sh
ared
sola
r fac
ility
.
Com
mun
ity S
olar
Con
sider
atio
ns
-M
inne
sota
’s Co
mm
unity
Sol
ar P
rogr
am:
-En
acte
d in
200
5, a
nd su
bseq
uent
ly a
men
ded,
the
Com
mun
ity-B
ased
Ene
rgy
Deve
lopm
ent (
C-BE
D) Ta
riff (
Min
n. S
tat.
§216
B.16
12) p
rovi
des t
hat a
tarif
f is t
o be
est
ablis
hed
to “o
ptim
ize lo
cal,
regi
onal
, and
stat
e be
nefit
s fro
m re
new
able
en
ergy
dev
elop
men
t and
to fa
cilita
te w
ides
prea
d de
velo
pmen
t of c
omm
unity
-bas
ed re
new
nabl
e en
ergy
pro
ject
s th
roug
hout
Min
neso
ta.”
-Th
e C-
BED
Tarif
f pro
vide
s tha
t eac
h pu
blic
utili
ty in
Min
neso
ta is
requ
ired
to fi
le w
ith th
e M
inne
sota
Pub
lic U
tiliti
es
Com
miss
ion
to cr
eate
a 2
0-ye
ar p
ower
pur
chas
e ag
reem
ent f
or co
mm
unity
-ow
ned
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y pr
ojec
ts.
-Th
e C-
BED
tarif
f rat
e m
ust b
e hi
gher
in th
e fir
st 1
0 ye
ars o
f the
PPA
than
the
final
10
year
s.-
2009
legi
slatio
n re
quire
s all
utili
ties t
o fil
e st
anda
rd co
ntra
cts w
ith th
e Co
mm
issio
n fo
r the
pur
chas
e of
ele
ctric
ity fr
om
proj
ects
with
a ra
ted
capa
city
of 5
MW
or l
ess.
-In
ord
er fo
r a re
new
able
ene
rgy
proj
ect t
o be
cons
ider
ed co
mm
unity
-bas
ed a
nd e
ligib
le fo
r C-B
ED ta
riffs
:-
(1) 5
1% o
f the
reve
nues
from
the
PPA
mus
t flo
w to
Min
neso
ta-b
ased
ow
ners
and
oth
er q
ualif
ying
loca
l ent
ities
;-
(2) n
o sin
gle
win
d pr
ojec
t inv
esto
r can
ow
n m
ore
than
15
% o
f a p
roje
ct co
nsist
ing
of tw
o or
mor
e w
ind
turb
ines
, exc
ept f
or lo
cal
gove
rnm
ents
whi
ch m
ay b
e th
e so
le o
wne
rs o
f com
mun
ity-b
ased
pro
ject
s;-
(3) t
he p
roje
ct m
ust h
ave
a re
solu
tion
of su
ppor
t ado
pted
by
the
coun
ty b
oard
of e
ach
coun
ty in
whi
ch th
e pr
ojec
t is t
o be
loca
ted,
or
in th
e ca
se o
f a p
roje
ct lo
cate
d w
ithin
the
boun
darie
s of a
rese
rvat
ion,
the
trib
al co
uncil
for t
hat r
eser
vatio
n; a
nd-
(4) a
ll ow
ners
of p
rope
rty
trave
rsed
by
trans
miss
ion
lines
serv
ing
the
proj
ect m
ust b
e gi
ven
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
inve
st.
-[A
s of S
epte
mbe
r 201
1, 2
66.3
0 M
W o
f C-B
ED p
roje
cts h
ad b
een
com
plet
ed.]
Com
mun
ity S
olar
Con
sider
atio
ns
-N
ew Y
ork’
s Com
mun
ity S
olar
Pro
gram
:-
As p
art o
f the
NY
SUN
Initi
ativ
e, a
imed
at s
timul
atin
g Ne
w Yo
rk’s
sola
r mar
ket,
the
New
York
Pub
lic S
ervi
ce
Com
miss
ion
intr
oduc
ed th
e NY
-SUN
Ince
ntiv
e Pr
ogra
m to
hel
p re
duce
the
cost
s of i
nsta
lling
sola
r sys
tem
s in
New
York
.-
As p
art o
f suc
h ef
fort
s, th
e NY
Com
miss
ion
rece
ntly
laun
ched
Com
mun
ity S
olar
NY,
a pr
ogra
m w
hich
seek
s to
mak
e so
lar e
asie
r and
mor
e af
ford
able
thro
ugh
com
mun
ity-d
riven
initi
ativ
es.
Mor
e pa
rticu
larly
, the
Sh
ared
Ren
ewab
les i
nitia
tive
(also
kno
wn
as C
omm
unity
Dist
ribut
ed G
ener
atio
n or
Com
mun
ity D
G) p
rovi
des
oppo
rtun
ities
for c
usto
mer
s to
part
icipa
te d
irect
ly in
off-
site
rene
wab
le p
roje
cts t
hrou
gh n
et m
eter
ing.
-
Com
mun
ity D
G w
as e
nabl
ed b
y th
e NY
Com
miss
ion
thro
ugh
its Ju
ly 2
015
Ord
er (C
ase
15-E
-008
2).
-Ph
ase
1 of
Com
mun
ity D
G be
gan
on O
ctob
er 1
9, 2
015
and
allo
ws p
roje
cts t
o in
terc
onne
ct if
they
: -
Are
loca
ted
in th
e ne
w C
omm
unity
DG
Opp
ortu
nity
Zon
es d
esig
ned
by th
e ut
ilitie
s; o
r-
Inclu
de lo
w-in
com
e re
siden
tial c
usto
mer
s, de
fined
as a
cust
omer
par
ticip
atin
g in
a S
tate
or u
tility
ene
rgy
assis
tanc
e pr
ogra
m, a
s at l
east
20%
of t
he p
roje
ct m
embe
rshi
p.-
Com
mun
ity D
G pr
ojec
ts m
ay in
terc
onne
ct st
atew
ide
begi
nnin
g on
May
1, 2
016.
Com
mun
ity S
olar
Con
sider
atio
ns
-Ne
w Y
ork’
s Com
mun
ity S
olar
Pro
gram
, con
tinue
d:
-Ea
ch p
roje
ct m
ust h
ave
a sp
onso
r, w
ho o
wns
or o
pera
tes t
he p
roje
ct, o
rgan
izes t
he m
embe
rshi
p an
d co
llabo
rate
s w
ith th
e ut
ility
.-
The
spon
sor w
ill p
rovi
de th
e ut
ility
with
a li
st o
f the
mem
bers
and
thei
r per
cent
allo
catio
n of
the
proj
ect’s
net
m
eter
ing
cred
its p
rior t
o in
terc
onne
ctio
n.
-Ea
ch p
roje
ct m
ust h
ave
at le
ast 1
0 m
embe
rs, a
nd e
ach
mem
ber m
ust b
e al
loca
ted
at le
ast 1
,000
kW
h pe
r yea
r (no
t to
exc
eed
thei
r hist
oric
aver
age
annu
al co
nsum
ptio
n); p
rovi
ded,
how
ever
, no
mor
e th
an 4
0% o
f the
Com
mun
ity D
G ho
st’s
exce
ss g
ener
atio
n m
ay se
rve
mem
bers
with
an
aver
age
mon
thly
pea
k de
man
d of
25
kW o
r gre
ater
.-
The
term
s of t
he C
omm
unity
DG
mem
bers
hip
(e.g
., pa
ymen
t str
uctu
re) a
re g
over
ned
by th
e ag
reem
ent b
etw
een
the
spon
sor a
nd m
embe
rs.
-Ne
t met
erin
g cr
edits
are
allo
cate
d to
mem
bers
eac
h m
onth
bas
ed o
n th
e pe
rcen
tage
pro
vide
d to
the
utili
ty b
y th
e sp
onso
r.
Diag
ram
: fil
e://
/C:/
User
s/bw
orth
am/D
ownl
oads
/Com
mun
ity-
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ribut
ed-G
ener
atio
n-Pr
ojec
t-Dev
elop
ers.p
df
Com
mun
ity S
olar
Con
sider
atio
ns
-Vi
rgin
ia’s
2016
Com
mun
ity S
olar
Legi
slatio
n:-
Hous
e Bi
ll No
. 128
5 w
as in
trod
uced
on
Janu
ary
20, 2
016.
-Au
thor
izes i
nves
tor-o
wne
d el
ectr
ic ut
ilitie
s and
ele
ctric
coop
erat
ives
to e
stab
lish
a co
mm
unity
ene
rgy
prog
ram
. -
A su
bscr
iber
acq
uire
s a su
bscr
iptio
n th
at e
ntitl
es th
em to
a p
ropo
rtio
nal i
nter
est i
n a
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y ge
nera
tion
facil
ity
and
they
rece
ives
a cr
edit
on th
eir e
lect
ric u
tility
bill
.
-So
lar C
o-O
ps in
Virg
inia
:-
A so
lar c
o-op
is a
gro
up o
f hom
eow
ners
in a
def
ined
geo
grap
hic a
rea
who
use
thei
r com
bine
d bu
lk b
uyin
g po
wer
to re
ceiv
e di
scou
nts o
n th
e ho
meo
wne
r’s in
divi
dual
pur
chas
e of
a so
lar s
yste
m fo
r the
ir re
siden
ce. T
he co
-op
grou
p w
ill p
ut o
ut a
requ
est
for p
ropo
sals
from
sola
r ins
talle
rs.
Each
bid
from
the
sola
r ins
talle
r will
cont
ain
a se
t pric
e pe
r the
am
ount
of s
olar
the
inst
alle
r w
ould
inst
all o
n th
e in
divi
dual
resid
ence
’s ho
me.
In
othe
r wor
ds, t
his a
llow
s the
inst
alle
rs to
mak
e in
divi
dual
ized
prop
osal
s to
each
of t
he co
-op
mem
bers
. Th
e co
-op
mem
bers
will
sele
ct a
n in
stal
ler t
o in
stal
l the
syst
ems o
n ea
ch o
f the
hom
es, p
ursu
ant
to w
hich
eac
h m
embe
r will
ent
er in
to th
eir o
wn
cont
ract
with
the
inst
alle
r. In
add
ition
, co-
op m
embe
rs h
ave
the
bene
fit o
f w
orki
ng w
ith a
gro
up to
poo
l edu
catio
n an
d gu
idan
ce th
roug
hout
the
inst
alla
tion
proc
ess.
-Ex
ampl
es:
-Ri
chm
ond
Sola
r Co-
Op
-M
assa
nutte
n So
lar C
o-O
p-
Rock
brid
ge A
rea
Sola
r Co-
Op
Com
petit
ive
Bidd
ing
Requ
irem
ents
for U
tility
-Sca
le P
roje
cts
-Ex
istin
g St
atut
ory
Requ
irem
ents
to A
sses
s Thi
rd-P
arty
Alte
rnat
ives
:-
Va. C
ode
§56
-585
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6-
Va. C
ode
§56
-585
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-W
hat’s
hap
pene
d re
cent
ly?
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min
ion’
s 201
5 So
lar R
FP-
ODE
C So
lar R
FP
-Re
cent
regu
lato
ry p
roce
edin
gs?
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min
gton
Cas
e (P
UE-2
015-
0000
6)-
New
CPC
N fil
ings
(PUE
-201
5-00
104)
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hole
sale
PPA
act
ivity
in V
irgin
ia
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azon
’s fa
cilit
y in
Acc
omac
k Co
unty
-Cl
uste
r of p
roje
cts (
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000
sola
r pan
els)
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roxi
mat
ely 9
00 a
cres
in A
ccom
ack
Coun
ty-
80 M
W (A
C) e
noug
h to
pow
er 1
5,00
0 ho
mes
a y
ear (
repr
esen
ts m
ore
than
5 ti
mes
of a
ll th
e so
lar e
nerg
y cu
rren
tly in
stal
led
in
the
Com
mon
wea
lth)
-Am
azon
to p
urch
ase
the
ener
gy g
ener
ated
from
the
facil
ity a
s par
t of A
maz
on’s
plan
to u
se re
new
able
ene
rgy
for a
ll its
in
frast
ruct
ure,
inclu
ding
man
y da
ta ce
nter
s in
Nort
hern
VA
-To
be
com
plet
ed b
y O
ctob
er 2
016
Bio
mas
s
SUM
MA
RY
In J
une
2011
, D
omin
ion
filed
with
the
SCC
an
appl
icat
ion
to a
men
d an
d re
issu
e ce
rtifi
cate
s of p
ublic
con
veni
ence
and
nec
essi
ty fo
r ap
prov
al to
con
vert
thre
e el
ectr
ic
coal
-fir
ed g
ener
atio
n fa
cilit
ies i
nto
biom
ass-
burn
ing
faci
litie
s. T
he c
onve
rsio
n w
ould
de
crea
se th
e ne
t cap
acity
rat
ing
for
each
faci
lity
from
63
MW
to 5
1 M
W, b
ut
incr
ease
exp
ecte
d en
ergy
pro
duct
ion.
The
est
imat
ed c
onst
ruct
ion
cost
of t
he C
onve
rsio
ns is
app
roxi
mat
ely
$165
.8 m
illio
n,
excl
udin
g fin
anci
ng c
osts
. Pur
suan
t to
§56
-585
.1 A
6 of
the
Cod
e of
the
Com
mis
sion
’s R
ules
Gov
erni
ng U
tility
Rat
e App
licat
ions
and
Ann
ual I
nfor
mat
iona
l Fi
lings
, the
Com
pany
seek
s app
rova
l of a
rat
e ad
just
men
t cla
use,
des
igna
ted
Rid
er
B,
for
the
reco
very
of c
osts
ass
ocia
ted
with
the
Con
vers
ions
.
Alta
vist
a, H
opew
ell,
and
Sout
ham
pton
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er S
tatio
n w
ere
conv
entio
nal s
team
un
its w
ith c
oal s
toke
r bo
ilers
and
ass
ocia
ted
equi
pmen
t. T
he st
atio
ns w
ere
conv
erte
d to
bur
n vi
rgin
bio
mas
s, re
quir
ing
maj
or c
onve
rsio
ns:
The
stat
ion
fuel
han
dlin
g eq
uipm
ent w
as c
hang
ed o
ut in
its e
ntir
ety
to
acco
mm
odat
e th
e de
liver
y, p
roce
ssin
g, a
nd d
istr
ibut
ion
of fu
el to
the
boile
rs to
be
burn
ed.
Com
bust
ion
syst
ems a
nd c
ompo
nent
s wer
e ch
ange
d/co
nver
ted
to
acco
mm
odat
e th
e ne
w fu
el.
Alta
vist
a be
cam
e op
erat
iona
l Jul
y 12
, 201
3, H
opew
ell O
ctob
er 1
8, 2
013,
and
So
utha
mpt
on N
ovem
ber
28, 2
013.
Pos
t com
mis
sion
ing,
Dom
inio
n co
ntin
ues t
o id
entif
y, a
naly
ze, a
nd r
esol
ve is
sues
to o
ptim
ize
oper
atio
n of
thes
e fa
cilit
ies.
Bio
mas
s (co
nt’d
)
Para
llel G
ener
atio
n:
Inte
rcon
nect
ion
with
the
Gri
d
Para
llel G
ener
atio
n w
ith th
e G
rid
•U
tility
Con
side
ratio
ns–
Safe
ty–
Rel
iabi
lity
of th
e gr
id fo
r all
cust
omer
s–
Grid
mod
ifica
tions
nee
ded
to a
ccom
mod
ate
gene
rato
r in
terc
onne
ctio
n
•R
egul
ated
Inte
rcon
nect
ion
Proc
edur
es–
Cha
pter
314
of t
he V
irgin
ia A
dmin
istra
tive
Cod
e (d
istri
butio
n vo
ltage
)–
PJM
Ope
n A
cces
s Tra
nsm
issi
on T
ariff
(tra
nsm
issi
on
volta
ge)
Hig
h L
evel
Vie
w o
f Int
erco
nnec
t Pro
cess
Cha
pter
314
& P
JM
-135
Bus
ines
s Day
s
Mul
tiple
stud
ies m
ay b
e re
quir
ed
•Com
plet
ed R
eque
st
Form
•Pro
of o
f Site
C
ontr
ol•F
ee/D
epos
it
•Rev
iew
app
licat
ion
•Dis
cuss
pot
entia
l sc
ope
•Det
erm
ine
scop
e,
prot
ectio
n re
quir
emen
ts, c
ost
estim
ates
and
co
nstr
uctio
n tim
e es
timat
es
•Int
erco
nnec
tion
Agr
eem
ent e
xecu
tion
•Pay
men
t of c
harg
es
•Con
stru
ctio
n o
f req
uire
d ut
ility
upg
rade
s•U
tility
witn
essi
ng o
f O
pera
tiona
l Tes
ts to
en
able
ope
ratio
n of
ge
nera
tion
faci
lity
App
roxi
mat
e Tim
e Fr
ames
(in
mon
ths)
Inte
rcon
nect
ion
requ
estt
o ex
ecut
ion
of a
gree
men
t7
-12
Con
stru
ctio
n (d
epen
ding
on re
quire
men
ts
dete
rmin
ed b
y st
udie
s)9
-24
Tota
l tim
efr
om r
eque
st to
com
plet
ion
16 -
36
Gen
erat
or
Inte
rcon
nect
R
eque
st &
A
naly
sis
Cus
tom
er
Mee
ting
Stud
yA
gree
men
t E
xecu
tion
&
Paym
ent
Con
stru
ctio
n of
In
terc
onne
ctio
n Fa
cilit
ies
Inte
rcon
nect
ion
and
Net M
eter
ing
-Ex
istin
g Re
gula
tions
:-
20VA
C-5-
315
(Net
Met
ered
Sys
tem
s)-
Tim
ing
and
Notic
e iss
ues
-20
VAC5
-314
(Non
-Net
Met
ered
Sys
tem
s )-
Tim
ing
and
Notic
e iss
ues
-20
16 L
egisl
atio
n:-
Hous
e Bi
ll No
. 128
6 w
as in
trod
uced
on
Janu
ary
20, 2
016.
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ould
crea
te n
ew N
et-M
eter
ing
class
ifica
tion
of “e
ligib
le m
ulti-
met
er c
usto
mer
-gen
erat
or.”
-Fa
cilita
te n
et m
eter
ing
for c
usto
mer
s with
mul
tiple
met
ers t
hat a
re lo
cate
d at
sepa
rate
but
cont
iguo
us si
tes
to a
ggre
gate
in a
sing
le a
ccou
nt fo
r net
met
erin
g pu
rpos
es.
Win
d Pe
rmit
by R
ule/
Sola
r Per
mit
by R
ule
-VA
DEQ
Per
mit
by R
ule
Ove
rvie
w:
-Th
e Vi
rgin
ia D
epar
tmen
t of E
nviro
nmen
tal Q
ualit
y (“
DEQ
”) w
as in
stru
cted
by
the
Virg
inia
Gen
eral
Ass
embl
y to
dev
elop
per
mit
by ru
le
(“PB
R”) r
egul
atio
ns t
o im
plem
ent V
irgin
ia’s
2009
“Sm
all R
enew
able
Ene
rgy
Proj
ects
” le
gisla
tion
(Va.
Cod
e §
10.1
-119
7.6)
. -
The
stat
ute
mov
ed a
utho
rity
from
the
Stat
e Co
rpor
atio
n Co
mm
issio
n (“
SCC”
) to
DEQ
ove
r pro
tect
ion
of n
atur
al re
sour
ces (
spec
ifica
lly
wild
life
and
hist
oric
reso
urce
s) w
ith re
spec
t to
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y pr
ojec
ts.
-DE
Q h
as ju
risdi
ctio
n to
app
rove
PBR
app
licat
ions
for s
olar
pro
ject
s with
a ra
ted
capa
city
of 1
00 m
egaw
atts
or l
ess,
whi
le th
e SC
Cre
tain
s ju
risdi
ctio
n fo
r pro
ject
s with
a ra
ted
capa
city
over
100
meg
awat
ts (i
.e. a
ltern
ativ
e to
CPC
N pr
oces
s).
-Pr
oced
ure:
-9
VAC
15-6
0 se
ts fo
rth
the
proc
edur
e an
d re
quire
men
ts fo
r an
owne
r or o
pera
tor o
f a sm
all s
olar
ene
rgy
proj
ect t
o ap
ply
for a
PBR
. -
The
regu
latio
n pr
ovid
es 1
4 ba
sic a
pplic
atio
n re
quire
men
ts.
-Th
ese
crite
ria in
clude
requ
irem
ents
such
as c
ertif
icatio
n by
the
gove
rnin
g bo
dy o
f the
loca
lity
whe
re th
e pr
ojec
t will
be
loca
ted
that
the
proj
ect c
ompl
ies w
ith a
ll ap
plica
ble
land
use
ord
inan
ces,
a co
py o
f the
fina
l int
erco
nnec
tion
agre
emen
t, a
cert
ifica
tion
signe
d by
a
prof
essio
nal e
ngin
eer l
icens
ed in
Virg
inia
that
the
max
imum
gen
erat
ion
capa
city
of th
e pr
ojec
t doe
s not
exc
eed
100
meg
awat
ts, a
n an
alys
is of
the
bene
ficia
l and
adv
erse
impa
cts o
f the
pro
pose
d pr
ojec
t on
natu
ral r
esou
rces
, a ce
rtifi
catio
n th
at th
e ap
plica
nt h
as
appl
ied
for a
ll ne
cess
ary
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mits
, etc
.-
The
regu
latio
ns fu
rthe
r pro
vide
that
with
in 9
0 da
ys o
f rec
eivi
ng a
ll of
the
requ
ired
docu
men
ts a
nd th
e ap
prop
riate
fee,
DE
Q sh
all d
eter
min
e (a
fter c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith o
ther
age
ncie
s in
the
Secr
etar
iat o
f Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es) w
heth
er th
e ap
plica
tion
is co
mpl
ete
and
whe
ther
it m
eets
the
requ
irem
ents
of t
he re
gula
tions
. If
DEQ
det
erm
ines
that
it d
oes,
then
DE
Q “s
hall
notif
y th
e ap
plica
nt in
writ
ing
that
he
is au
thor
ized
to co
nstr
uct a
nd o
pera
te a
smal
l sol
ar e
nerg
y pr
ojec
t.”
Win
d Pe
rmit
by R
ule/
Sola
r Per
mit
by R
ule
-DE
Q’s
Ove
rvie
w o
f Pro
cedu
re:
-Re
cent
Exa
mpl
e: A
maz
on’s
Faci
lity
in A
ccom
ack
Coun
ty-
Tim
ing
-Fi
nal P
erm
it