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Augusta council votes to grandfather some solar customers, orders retroactive credits
Summary
The City Council approved Ordinance 2247 amending utility compensation for distributed generation (solar) customers, authorizing retroactive credits and grandfathering a small number of customers who applied before the city changed its rate model.
The Augusta City Council on May 19 approved Ordinance 2247 to amend the city's electric rates for distributed generation (solar) customers and to apply the change retroactively for customers whose interconnection applications were dated April 2023 or earlier.
The ordinance directs utility staff to apply the amended compensation rules to a limited set of existing customers and to issue credits where calculations show those customers were disadvantaged by an earlier rate change. City staff estimated an approximate one-time refund of about $7,400 for the affected group and an ongoing revenue impact of roughly $3,400'$3,600 per year.
City staff said the change followed a rate-modeling review with KPP Energy, which led the city to separate energy purchase compensation from the delivery-related costs…
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