Customer Checklist for Tacoma Power Interconnection
- _____ Submit an application to Tacoma
Power. To save a step, you may also
submit with the Application, the Net Metering and Production Metering
Agreements in step 2.
Link to application: Application for Net Metered Electrical Generation
Link to template for creating a drawing of your system. Link to drawing template
- _____ Submit a signed copy of the Net
Metering Interconnection Agreement.
_____ Submit a signed copy of the Production Metering Agreement for Power Generation Facilities. If you wish to participate in the Annual Incentive Payment Program, you must submit this agreement. A production meter will need to be installed to measure renewables production. Tacoma Power will install the production meter once the renewable energy production equipment (solar electric modules and inverter primarily) has been installed. *Fee: $75.54. See step 5. See steps 8 and 10 for details and fees.
_____ Send to:
Energy Services – Net Metering
3628 South 35th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409 - _____ Receive written design approval from Tacoma Power. This will be a copy of your Application signed by Tacoma Power.
- _____ Get
an electrical permit from Tacoma Power.
Pay electrical permit fee of
$50. (253) 502-8541. Follow the
National Electric Code (NEC) as required. Form: Application
for Electrical Permit
- _____ If you plan to
participate in the Incentive Payment Program described below, pay
a fee of
$75.54
for a production meter to
be installed by Tacoma Power. Fees total: $125.54.
An additional fee of $25 is required when you submit your application to participate in the Annual Incentive Payment Program. See step 10.
- _____ Complete the installation.
- _____ Get a final inspection from
Tacoma Power. Call Tacoma Power for inspection at: (253) 502-8541.
Incentive Payment Program - If you plan to
participate in the Incentive Payment Program, you will need to request the
installation of a utility-owned production meter from Tacoma Power. *Fee: $75.54.
See step 5.
_____ Contact Tacoma Power Inspections to have a utility production meter installed. This request for installation of a utility-owned production meter should be done only after a successful final inspection has been completed. For the meter installation, the customer shall provide the meter base and Tacoma Power will install a utility-owned meter. See step 5.
Tacoma Power requires that customers have a utility-owned and calibrated production meter installed by Tacoma Power. Please contact Energy Services at Tacoma Power if you have questions - 253-502-8619. - _____ Start generating power.
- State certification and application for Annual Incentive
Payment Program
_____ State certification - If you wish to participate and receive annual payments for renewable energy production, submit the Renewable Energy System Cost Recovery Certification form to the state Department of Revenue.
Renewable Energy System Certification Investment Cost Recovery Incentive Program
http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/forms/Misc/RenewEnerSystCertInvCstRecIncPrgm.pdf
_____ Application to Tacoma Power for the Renewable Energy System Annual Incentive Payment. Submit this application from the state Department of Revenue to Tacoma Power annually to receive the incentive payment.
Renewable Energy System Cost Recovery Annual Incentive Payment Application
http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/forms/Misc/RenewEnerSystCustCstRecIncPmtAppl.pdf
*Fees: A one-time fee of $25 must be submitted with the initial application to participate in the Incentive Payment Program. Please make checks payable to the City Treasurer. The fee is applied to program administration over the life of the program.
Additional information to include on the form: For customers participating in the time period from July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, please include the initial production meter reading and start date. Tacoma Power staff took the end-of-period meter readings for all of our grid tied customers on June 30, 2006. The initial meter read number subtracted from the meter reading taken on June 30, 2006, will determine the number of kWh produced.
Make sure you’ve included the following with your application
_____ Copy of completed state certification form.
_____ *One-time fee of $25 made out to City Treasurer.
_____ Initial production meter reading and start date.
*Fees: This Incentive Payment Program is in the beginning stages of implementation. Tacoma Power has set the fees as stated on this checklist. Although we expect that these will be the fees going forward, it is possible that we will make modifications as we gain program experience.
Questions? Call Tacoma Power Energy Services: (253) 502-8619.
Checklist - June 12, 2006