Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

El Paso Electric Company - Net Metering

Program Overview


Category:
Regulatory Policy
Program Type:
Net Metering
Implementing Sector:
Utility
State:
Texas
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Geothermal Electric, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Wave, Wind (Small), Hydroelectric (Small), Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels, Other Distributed Generation Technologies
Website:
http://www.epelectric.com/tx/business/rollback-net-metering-approved-in-senate-bill-1910
Applicable Utilities:
El Paso Electric
System Capacity Limit:
For most customer-generators: 50 kW or 100% of estimated/actual electricity consumption, whichever is less
Aggregate Capacity Limit:
Not specified
Net Excess Generation:
Credited to customer-generator at avoided cost rate
If credits exceeds $50, a refund check is issued
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:
Not specified
Meter Aggregation:
Not specified
Administrator:
El Paso Electric Company
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Construction, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, Institutional
Utility:
El Paso Electric Co
Last Updated:
11/30/2018

Summary

El Paso Electric (EPE) has offered net metering to customer-generators since September 2011.

Eligibility and Availability

To qualify, distributed renewable generation (DRG) owners must either:

  • interconnect an apartment house occupied by low-income elderly tenants that qualifies for master metering or 
  • have a qualifying facility with a design capacity of not more than 50 kilowatts (kW).

Additionally, the DRG facility must be rated to produce an amount of electricity less than or equal to the estimated annual electricity consumption (for new apartment house or qualifying facility) or the amount of electricity the owner consumed in the year before installing the DRG facility.

EPE will install, at no cost to the customer, a bi-directional meter, although interconnection charges may still apply.

Net Excess Generation

At the end of each billing period, El Paso Electric pays the customer-generator for net excess generation at its avoided cost rate via a credit to the monthly bill. If the credits on an account become greater than $50, EPE sends the customer-generator a refund check for the balance.