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Council adopts Electric Cities of Georgia ordinance updates, including changes to solar/standby charges
Summary
Council voted to adopt amendments to Section 8-2104 to align East Point rates and meter categories with Electric Cities of Georgia standards, including raising a bidirectional meter charge to $4.50 and adding standby capacity rates; the ordinance was reviewed by the city attorney and ECG redline.
The East Point City Council on March 3 adopted an ordinance updating the city’s electric code to conform with recommendations from Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG), including new language on distributed generation and changes to charges for customers with solar (bidirectional) meters.
The ordinance updates amend Section 8-2104, the city’s distributed-generation provisions, and add standby-capacity rates that Mangrum said the city lacked. Mangrum told the council the bidirectional-meter surcharge for customers with solar panels would increase from $2.50 to $4.50; staff said standby-capacity rates for residential,…
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