2827.2.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Benefiting account” means an electricity account, or more than one account, that satisfies both of the following:
(A) It is located in the service territory of, and the electric service is provided by, the same electrical corporation as the generation account.
(B) It is an individually metered electric account of an eligible customer.
(2) “Bill credit” means an amount of money credited to a benefiting account that
is calculated based upon the applicable rate under the tariff established pursuant to this section multiplied by the quantities of electricity generated by an eligible renewable generating facility that are exported to the grid. Electricity is exported to the grid if it is generated by an eligible renewable generating facility, is not utilized onsite by the eligible renewable generating facility, and flows through the meter site and onto the electrical corporation’s distribution or transmission infrastructure.
(3) “Eligible customer” means a nonresidential customer of a large electrical corporation.
(4) “Eligible renewable generating facility” means a generation facility that meets both of the following requirements:
(A) It has a generating capacity of no more than 20 megawatts.
(B) It is an eligible renewable energy resource, as defined in Section 399.12.
(5) “Generation account” means an electricity account, or more than one account, attached to a generation project that satisfies both of the following:
(A) It is located in the service territory of, and its electric service is provided by, the same electrical corporation as the benefiting account.
(B) It is sited behind the meter of any of the following locations:
(i) A government property.
(ii) A commercial property.
(iii) A landfill.
(iv) A port.
(v) A warehouse.
(vi) A parking lot.
(vii) An industrial zone.
(viii) A brownfield site.
(ix) An area of disturbed agricultural land.
(x) A former industrial or commercial site identified by a federal or state entity as contaminated or polluted.
(xi) A school facility, including a
college, trade school, or university property.
(xii) A location sited in a disadvantaged or low-income community, as defined by the commission.
(xiii) A location sited in any area determined by the electrical corporation or the commission to have high locational value.
(6) “Large electrical corporation” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2827.
(b) (1) The commission, as part of its review pursuant to Section 2827.1, shall require each large
electrical corporation to establish a tariff or tariffs that provide for bill credits generated by an eligible renewable generating facility at a generating account to be credited to a benefiting account.
(2) The commission shall ensure both of the following:
(A) The credit reflects the full value of the electricity from the eligible renewable generating facility.
(B) The credit is established using the same methodology used to determine credits for other customer generation under the program established pursuant to Section 2827.1.
(c) A tariff or tariffs established pursuant to this section shall be available for service no later than January 1, 2021.
(d) Service taken under a tariff established pursuant to this section by an individually metered account does not preclude participation by the eligible customer in other programs, so long as the credit provided pursuant to this section is not credited to more than one program.