DIVERSITY AND SECURITY
NET METERING 
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Increase the size of net-metered systems to 500 kW.


MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 

​ACTION TAKEN
Researched other states’ best practices to make the case for suggesting a modest increase to the net metering law. A legislative proposal has been developed based on stakeholder input. Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313)

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Limited Stakeholder engagement or movement. Progressing, but limited.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include conducting dialogues with all affected stakeholders to determine if consensus exists and providing technical support should they pursue a modification to the statute.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Require netting on an annual basis rather than a monthly basis.

MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 

​ACTION TAKEN
Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Initiated, but no movement.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps including conducting dialogues with all affected stakeholders to determine if consensus exists and providing technical support should they pursue a modification to the statute.
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​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Include biogas and landfill gas renewable energy systems as net metered systems.
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MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 

​ACTION TAKEN
These resources are eligible as “renewable energy resources” per 4 CSR 340-8.010(2)(A)7, and are thus eligible for net metering per 4 CSR 240-20.065(1)(I) and Section 386.890.2(6), RSMo. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

MEI RATIONALE FOR  GRADE
Goal has been met.

​ ​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include initiating conversations with interested industry stakeholders to determine if 500 kW is appropriate size, researching other states’ best practices to make the case for suggesting this modification to allow additional RE generation options (or exploring special contract options), conducting a dialogue with all affected stakeholders to determine if consensus exists, and providing technical support should they pursue a modification to the statute.

​Allow for virtual net metering, aggregated net metering, and
​third-party purchasing.
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​MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
Comment/note--concern from IOU: decreased rate of return via lower payments from customers.

​ACTION TAKEN
Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). Participating in PSC working docket on cogeneration and net metering rules.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
​Legislative and Regulatory changes required, but needed parties not engaged.

​ ​​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include assisting in developing tariff/rule/order for investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, and municipal utilities and supporting tariff advancement before the PSC, as well as providing technical support should parties pursue a modification to the statute.

Establish a working group to
develop an approach for
consistent implementation of the Net Metering and Easy Connection Act that results in a fair and expedited review process for all types of renewable energy
​systems.​
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​MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ ​ACTION TAKEN
DE is monitoring complaints. PSC Staff recommended review of net metering rules (EW-2017-0245) and DE filed comments in that working docket. Participating in PSC working docket on cogeneration and net metering rules.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Regulators have identified this as an issue and analyzing.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include identifying impacted industry stakeholders (possibly in conjunction with the Biopower Task Force), utility participants, and other interested parties in order to convene a working group to consider and develop recommendations as a result of the DE staff investigation, and considering how these recommendations would apply more broadly to cooperatives and municipal utilities.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Require the tracking and reporting of interconnected and net-metered systems by all state electric utilities.
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​MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ ​ACTION TAKEN
DE ensures IOUs are reporting to PSC and the reports are publicly available. Participating in a number of PSC dockets in which this is an issue.

WHO TOOK ACTION​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
No legislative action taken to require goal.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include collaborating with cooperatives and municipal utilities to develop method for submitting data to the state or surveying cooperatives and municipal utilities to determine their net metering loads. Once the annual reports are received from the electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, they would be made publicly available​.

Establish a “Value of Solar” calculation for all net-metered customers that includes costs associated with the use of the grid as well as benefits provided by solar (or other distributed) generation.
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​MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ ​ACTION TAKEN
Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). Participating in PSC working docket on cogeneration and net metering rules

WHO TOOK ACTION​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Only required  providers engaged.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Further progress steps include collecting data and conducting distributed energy resource study, incorporating resulting study in planning process, developing compensation arrangement, and seeking a change to the law to codify the methodology.
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​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Use real-time or near-real-time pricing if metering
​infrastructure allows.
​

MEI GRADE
REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
Time-differentiated rates increase the overall efficiency of the system by sending more accurate and more granular price signals (1, 60).

​ACTION TAKEN
​DE has participated in cases that consider capabilities of metering infrastructure.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
limited action taked by required parties. Reg. and stakeholders

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Further progress steps include identifying opportunities from energy study to implement results of energy study as infrastructure allows and implementation of real-time or near-real-time pricing by all investor-owned utilities.
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​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY