A GUIDE TO CUSTOMER- OWNED GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES

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1 A GUIDE TO CUSTOMER- OWNED GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES Updated 5/29/2014 Customer Owned Generation/Distributed Resources If you re a GMP customer looking for information about interconnecting your own generation to the grid, you ve come to the right place. After reviewing the resources outlined below, please contact our team directly at DR@greenmountainpower.com or call if you need further assistance. There are several choices when considering interconnecting your generation source. The easiest way to separate them is by size as well as how you ll be compensated for the power you produce. Net Metering- You are the Grid "Net Metering" is the term used to describe how Vermonters can generate their own electricity and send what they don't use back onto the grid. If a net metered customer uses more electricity than is generated, the customer will pay the utility only for the difference. If the system generates more electricity than the customer used in a month, GMP records a credit towards the customer's next bill. The State of Vermont allows net metering for renewable generation projects 500KW and smaller, or up to 5MW for power production on landfill sites. Read the most recent net metering law here, GMP s Net Metering tariff (our current gross generation credit of $.06/kwh can be found on page 10), df Vermont State registration form for net metered SOLAR projects <15KW, Vermont State application form for any net metered renewable projects up to 150KW and net metered solar projects over 15KW up to 150KW, Vermont State application form for projects applicable to Rule (net metered projects over 150KW and up to 500KW fall under this rule), GMP net metering FAQs 1

2 SPEED Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) The Vermont SPEED (Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development) Program was enacted in Vermont Electric Power Producers, INC. (VEPPI) is the SPEED facilitator in the State of Vermont. To coordinate a Feed In Tariff PPA as a revenue source for your project, check out their website at or Procedures. 2

3 Direct Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with Green Mountain Power If you are considering a PPA for your project, we suggest you check out your options with the Feed In Tariff at VEPPI first (see page 3). In some cases though, if the location and other factors are interesting to GMP, we will consider a PPA with you directly. If this is something you are interested in, contact our team at DR@greenmountainpower.com or Procedures. 3

4 Looking for a contractor or installer? Check out Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) at or REV is a nonprofit, nonpartisan trade association representing nearly 300 businesses, individuals, colleges and others committed to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and expanding the availability of renewable sources of power in Vermont. Are you a contractor or installer? Check out helpful resources here, including GMP maps, project queues, existing studies, and service requirements. Maps 3 Phase map, phase- service- in- vermont/ GMP sub- transmission map (this map is published by GMP to be used as a general reference by solar developers for siting projects. GMP Requirements GMP Solar Service Requirements, GMP Solar Meter Socket Connections, Procedures. Once you ve sent a hard copy of any application to the state, you can submit your GMP copy to DR@greenmountainpower.com or directly into our database using our Submittal App. Once submittal is complete, you will receive an automated with a submittal confirmation number. Other Rule Project Queue (in queue, not completed)

5 USEFUL LINKS Vermont Public Service Department Net Metering Websites o (application) o (how it works) Vermont SPEED Program, Vermont Electric Power Producers Inc., Vermont s SPEED facilitator, Renewable Energy Vermont, 5