There is hereby adopted the Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Distributed Energy Systems dated November 19, 2025.
(Ord. 2238; Ord. 2385)
No Distributed Energy System shall be interconnected that would cause the total interconnected Customer-owned Generating Facility capacity to exceed:
(a) Commencing on July 1, 2025, 6% of the utility's historic peak demand;
(b) Commencing on July 1, 2026, 7% of the utility's historic peak demand; and
(c) Commencing on July 1, 2027, and each year thereafter, 8% of the utility's historic peak demand.
(Ord. 2238; Ord. 2385)
(a) All applications for interconnection shall be in writing and service is only available to customers in good standing.
(b) Prior to commencement of parallel generation, the customer is required to enter into an agreement with the City of Beloit which governs the terms and conditions under which the Customer-Owned Renewable Distributed Energy System will interconnect and operate in parallel with the City's existing system.
(c) Residential and commercial/industrial customers are subject to a nonrefundable processing fee of $250 and said fee must accompany a completed Interconnection Application.
(d) All distribution generation contracts shall comply with the requirements of K.S.A. 66-1,184 et seq., as amended.
(e) The cost of any equipment required to be installed for such attachment or metering an installation shall be the sole responsibility of the customer and such equipment shall not cause damage to the City's electric system or equipment or present an undue hazard to City personnel.
(Ord. 2238; Ord. 2385)
If a customer is non-compliant with the City's Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Distributed Energy Systems, or a customer's equipment causes damage to the City's electric system or equipment or presents undue hazards to City personnel, the customer shall be charged with a municipal offense and prosecuted in municipal court. Any person so charged and found guilty in municipal court of violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a municipal offense. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty for an initial violation shall be a mandatory fine of $500.00. In addition, such customer may be required by the court to serve a definite term of confinement in the city or county jail which shall be fixed by the court and which shall not exceed 30 days. The penalty for a second or subsequent conviction shall be a mandatory fine of $1,000.00. In addition, such customer shall serve a definite term of confinement in the city or county jail which shall be fixed by the court and which shall not exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 2238; Ord. 2385)
(a) In addition to the monthly rate set in Chapter 17, Article 3 of the Code of the City of Beloit, all interconnected Parallel Generation shall be billed monthly a Capacity Charge based off of the System Nameplate Capacity Rating. The Capacity Charge shall be calculated using the following formula:
System Nameplate Capacity Rating (kW) x $2.00 = Capacity Charge
(b) The minimum monthly charge set forth in Chapter 17, Article 3 of the Code of the City of Beloit plus the Capacity Charge shall be the minimum bill. Any credits applied to the bill will not result in a total bill less than the minimum bill.
(c) Appropriately sized generators (as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,184) owned by customer-generators will at times either generate more electricity than the customer can consume on premises or only meet a portion or none of the customer's electricity needs. During periods of time when the generator owned by the customer-generator cannot provide all of the customer's electricity needs, the electricity provided by the electric utility will be billed at the same rate as that established for similar rate class customers that do not own generation.
(d) During periods of time when the generator owned by the customer-generator produces electricity in excess of its own needs, and such excess electricity is supplied back to the electric utility, the electric utility shall compensate the customer for this excess energy at a rate that is 100% of the utility's monthly system average cost of energy per kilowatt hour, or locational marginal price, per K.S.A. 66-1,184.
(e) The City may, at its discretion, either pay the customer for excess energy at aforementioned rate or calculate such payment and deduct from the customer's bill as a credit. Billing credits shall not be carried over to future months.
(Ord. 2238; Ord. 2263; Ord. 2385)