Contact Jared Jochum, Norris Public Power District – Engineering Systems Analyst, at jjochum@norrispower.com or by calling 1-800-858-4707 before proceeding with any customer-owned generation projects. This will help ensure that there will not be unintended consequences or delays.
When considering the connection of a distributed generation resource, it is important to consider various aspects of the project. The District has available a Distributed Generation Interconnection Guide and Service Regulation 800 – Customer-Owned Generation that will help the potential distributed generation operator with some of the aspects that are required to make the project successful.
The following procedure is required for customer-owned generation resources to be interconnected with District facilities:
- Completion of the District’s Application for Approval of Distributed Generation Interconnection is required before constructing an interconnection to the District’s distribution system. It is important to complete this document early in the process so that the District is aware of your intentions and can research the equipment you propose to connect.
- Equipment can be purchased and construction of the interconnection can begin once the Application has been completed and accepted by both parties.
- Once construction is complete, an inspection by both the Nebraska State Electrical Division (NSED) and the District is required. The NSED should first be contacted by your electrician and upon notification to the District by NSED that your installation has passed NSED requirements, an inspection by the District will follow.
- Upon verification of the terms of the interconnection and equipment by the District, both parties will sign the Interconnection and Service Agreement for Closed Transition Operation of Distributed Generation, hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”.
- A signed Agreement is the final step for interconnecting a customer-owned generation resource.
Please be mindful that the installation, interconnection and operation of a distributed generation resource without a signed Interconnection and Service Agreement for Closed Transition Operation of Distributed Generation shall be grounds for immediate disconnection of the District’s service without constituting a breach of contract.
Customer-Owned Generation Facilities – 100 kW Or Less
Net metering is available to any District retail customer within the District’s service area with a Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act “PURPA” qualified distributed generation facility with a capacity of 25 kW or less, so long as the aggregate capacity of distributed generation does not exceed one percent (1%) of the capacity necessary to meet the District’s average aggregate customer monthly peak demand forecast for that calendar year. When the aggregate capacity of distributed generation exceeds the 1% threshold, newly installed distributed generation facilities with a capacity of 25 kW or less shall take service under a net billing arrangement. The current billing arrangement for distributed generation facilities with a capacity of 25 kW or less is net billing.
All “PURPA” qualified distributed generation facilities with a capacity greater than 25 kW up to 100 kW shall take service under a net billing arrangement. Eligible generation sources shall meet the requirements of a PURPA-defined qualifying facility that uses renewable resources to generate electricity which can be supplied to the District in means that enable the District to avoid wholesale power purchase costs.
Net Metering
Pursuant to State Statute 70-2005, enacted in 2009, Norris Public Power District must publish an annual net metering report.
Norris Public Power District
Net Metering Report
December 31, 2023
| Total number of qualified facilities: | 174 |
| Total estimated rated generating capacity of qualified facilities: | 1,904.84 kW |
| Total estimated net kilowatt-hours received from customer generators: | 0 kWh |
| Total estimated amount of energy produced by the customer generators: | 3,208,704 kWh |
