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Council approves revised net metering policy, raises commercial system cap
Summary
The council approved changes to the electric utility’s net metering policy, increasing the commercial system size limit and incorporating renewable energy certificates into the avoided-cost credit calculation.
The Escanaba City Council approved a revised net metering policy on Jan. 16 that raises the allowable size of commercial customer solar systems and updates how excess generation is credited.
City staff described the policy as an update to reflect technological and market changes since the policy was first adopted. Jerry Percola, who explained the revisions to council, said the policy increases the commercial nameplate capacity limit from 20 kilowatts to 500 kilowatts…
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