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Jammu & Kashmir Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System based on Net Metering Regulation 2015

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HIGHLIGHTS

 

Eligibility Condition

  • Consumer of the distribution licensee.
  • Consumer in the area of supply of the distribution licensee:
    • Installed capacity shall be minimum 1 kWp and up to 1 MWp with or without battery back up support.
    • Solar rooftop system shall be located on the consumer’s premises.

 

Capacity Target for Distribution Licensee

Cumulative capacity of rooftop solar system to be allowed at a particular distribution transformer shall not exceed 20% of the rated capacity of the distribution transformer.

 

Metering Arrangement

  • Net meters shall be installed at the interconnection point.
  • Solar meter shall be installed at the solar facility after the inverter.

 

 

OTHER PROVISIONS

 

Energy Accounting and Settlement

  • Excess electricity injected during any billing period shall be carried forward to the next billing cycle as electricity billed and may be used in the next billing cycle within the same settlement period.
  • Distribution licensee shall raise bills for net electricity consumption after taking into account electricity credit balance from previous billing period.
  • In case of ‘Time of Day’ tariff, electricity consumption in any time block shall be adjusted against injection in the same time block and excess injection over consumption in any other time block shall be treated as injection in off-peak hours.
  • Excess generation in a billing cycle shall be carried forward to the next billing cycle within the same settlement period.
  • In case generation is >90% of consumption at the end of the settlement period, excess generation shall not be carried forward to the next settlement period and no payment shall be made.

 

Other Charges

Solar rooftop systems shall be exempted from various provisions of JKSERC (Terms and Conditions for Intra-State Open Access) Regulations, 2015.

 

Penalty

In case of failure to meet the requirements of these regulations, the solar power generator shall be liable to pay penalty.

 

Links

http://jkserc.nic.in/rn.html

 

Reference

http://jkserc.nic.in/JKSERC-Net%20Metering%20Regulations,2015.BR.pdf

 

 

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