- (a) For power produced in excess of on-site requirements, subject to OAC 165:40-9-2, the producer will be compensated by the retail purchase meter running in reverse. The cooperative/utility shall bill the producer for the excess of energy supplied by the cooperative/utility over and above the energy supplied by the producer during each billing period according to the cooperative/utility's applicable retail rate schedule.
- (b) When the energy supplied by the producer exceeds the energy supplied by the cooperative/utility during a billing period, the monthly charge and/or minimum bill of the retail rate schedule shall be billed by the cooperative/utility; any net excess energy for the billing period shall be credited, or paid, in dollars in the next billing period(s), at the utility's avoided energy cost.
- (c) The billing period shall be considered the monthly bill period associated with the monthly meter reading.
- (d) Systems with an installed capacity greater than 125% of the customer's peak load may be excluded from the net-metering provision, and shall be paid under the small power producer or qualifying facilities tariff, subject to Subchapter 11 herein.
- (e) The utility shall file a tariff with the Commission to enact the provisions of this rule.
Amended at 36 Ok Reg 666, eff 7-25-19