Expanded Virtual Net Metering (VNM)

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ExpandedVirtual Net Metering (VNM)

• San Diego Gas Electric Company

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Expanded VNM Tariff

• SDGE filed its Expanded VNM Tariff (AL 2286-E)
  in
• compliance with CPUC Decision (D.) 11-07-031
• Directs IOUs to modify their NEM tariffs to allow
  VNM to apply to all residential, commercial and
  industrial multitenant and multi-meter
  properties.
• Sharing of bill credits can only occur for
  accounts served by a single SDP.
• The expanded VNM concept can apply to any DG
  technology that receives a full retail rate
  credit under net energy metering.
• Expanded VNM tariffs should mirror those filed
  for VNM in the MASH program.

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VNM-A Deviations

• Key differences between Expanded VNM and VNM-A
• VNM-A has been expanded, per D.11-07-031, so that
  it now applies to all tenants located in an
  affordable housing development across multiple
  SDPs. Expanded VNM maintains the single SDP
  limitation.
• Expanded VNM includes an initial set up fee and
  monthly maintenance fees, as provided for in OP 2
  of D11-07-031.
• It is not necessary for Expanded VNM customers to
  participate in or receive incentives from MASH or
  New Solar Homes Partnership (NHSP). It is also
  not necessary for an Expanded VNM customer to
  have received CSI funding.

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Protest Issues Reply

• Protests from IREC, Vote Solar and CALSEIA, and
  DRA
• Virtual Net Metering Fees
• SDGE proposed a service origination fee based on
  costs previously approved under Schedule RES-BCT
  (Local Government Renewable Energy
  Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer).
• Used a scaling approach to take into
  consideration participation for smaller duplexes
  with minimal accounts verses larger governmental
  customers with 50 large accounts.
• Recurring monthly service fees are appropriate
  for the continued monthly maintenance that will
  be required for the eligible VNM customers.
• System Allocation Modification
• SDGEs 12 month limitation for allocation
  changes is based on free changes to the
  allocation designations and is consistent with
  CPUC approved provisions in both RES-BCT and
  VNM-A for minimum 12 month effective periods.
• Alternative - charge participants per allocation
  adjustment, regardless of the anniversary date.

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Protest Issues Reply cont.

• Credit from vacant or non-participant units
• All SDGE VNM-A accounts have Revert-to-Owner
  contracts on file with the utility In these
  instances unused VNM credits will be directed to
  the Owners account.
• Addresses tenant vacancies without having to
  create costly programming or unnecessary manual
  work.
• Definition of Owner
• SDGEs VNM-A and Expanded VNM tariffs define
  Owner as the Enterprise, or Entity, that owns a
  multi-tenant or multi-meter property.
• This language does not limit the applicability of
  VNM-A or Expanded VNM to only situations where
  the owner of the property owns the generation
  system.

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Protest Issues Reply cont.

• Billing Records
• SDGE is not authorized to share benefiting
  account customer information with the generating
  account managers. In addition, the generating
  account already has the ability of obtaining the
  total kilowatt hours generated through their
  smart meter data available on line, since they
  provided the allocations themselves.
• Current provisions allow owners to see aggregate
  consumption information.
• Solar Tariff Exclusions
• SDGEs Schedule DR-SES is intended for
  individually metered customers with solar energy
  systems.
• Because many of the tenants do not invest in a
  solar system, the Commission has approved the
  exclusion of DR-SES and DGR rates from
  participation in Schedule VNM-A. The Commission
  has also allowed the DGR rate option to be
  excluded from the tenants subaccounts under
  RES-BCT
• Expanded VNM would be available to
  non-residential customers.