Otero County Electric Cooperative
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Report a correctionNet metering & export
- Net Metering Allowed
- Yes
- NEM Type
- Monthly
- TOU Utility
- No
- Post Solar Billing Method
- Net Metering
- Solar Export Type
- Avoided Cost
- Solar Export Rate Approx
- 0.02
- Net Excess Generation Notes
"The qualifying facility shall be billed for the net energy delivered from the utility in accordance with the
tariffs that are applicable to the qualifying facility. At the end of the billing period the utility shall net all charges owed to the utility by the qualifying facility. If a net amount is owed to the qualifying facility for the billing period, and is less than $50, the payment amount may be carried over to the following billing period. If a net amount is owed to the qualifying facility and is $50 or more, the utility shall make payment to the qualifying facility prior to the end of the next billing period. "
- Rebates Offered
- No
- Deregulated
- No
Interconnection & taps
- Approval Req To Install
- Yes
- Supply Side Taps Allowed
- Yes
- Line Taps Allowed
- Yes
- Load Taps Allowed
- Yes
- Automatic Transformer Upgrade Size
- 0
System size & offset
- System Size Restrictions
- 0
- System Size Restriction Type
- No Restrictions
- System Size Battery Included
- No
- System Size Includes Existing Systems
- No
- Offset Type
- Percentage
- Offset Value
- 120
- Offset Calculation Basis
- Historical
- Offset Calculation Period
- 12
- Industry Standard Watts Sqft
- 2
- System Offset Notes
You cannot generate more than 120% of a year’s usage. It also depends if a certain feeder is oversaturated with PV, then we look at each system individually to determine if there will back feed on our transmission system.
- Offset Calc Tool
- Historical Usage
Metering & disconnect
- Production Meter Required
- Yes
- Production Meter Position
- Inv-Disco-PM-POI
- Production Meter Labeling
- Production Meter
- AC Disconnect Required
- Yes
- Allowed Meter Adapter
- None
Plans & docs
- SLD Reqs
Meter Orientation = Over/Under
REC METER REQUIRED: The wiring from the solar side should be on the top lugs of the meter. The bottom lugs should go to the utility side.
- Electric Service Reqs
Must meet NMPRC Ruling 568 and NMPRC Ruling 570
- Install Reqs
We would encourage all interconnections to include the installation of a meter base for a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) meter. In addition to the benefits of the utility meter registering the net of forward and reverse consumption, the REC meter, installed on the output (AC side) of the inverter, would register everything your unit would generate. Every 1,000 kilowatt-hours generated would create one REC, which for systems 25 kW and smaller, OCEC would then purchase at a defined rate of $1.00 per REC.
- Rate Schedule Link
- link
- Website
- link
- Phone
- (800) 548-4660