City of Vineland, NJ Demand Side Management Rates and Incentives

Editor’s Note: Former § 687-68, Heat pump rebate program, as amended, was repealed 3-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-9.

[Added 1-12-2010 by Ord. No. 2009-88]

As of June 1, 2012, Vineland Municipal Electric Utility or its authorized designee is the sole entity permitted to bid demand response on behalf of retail customers served by Vineland Municipal Electric Utility directly into any Commission-approved independent system operator's or regional transmission organization's organized markets for energy imbalance, spinning reserves, supplemental reserves, reactive power and voltage control, or regulation and frequency response ancillary services (or its functional equivalent in the Commission-approved independent system operator's or regional transmission organization's tariff).

Retail customers served by the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility wishing to bid their demand response into a Commission-approved independent system operator's or regional transmission organization's organized markets for energy imbalance, spinning reserves, supplemental reserves, reactive power and voltage control, or regulation and frequency response ancillary services (or its functional equivalent in the Commission-approved independent system operator's or regional transmission organization's tariff), may do so up to June 1, 2012, then thereafter only by participating in the program established by the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility or its authorized designee. Retail customers are not permitted to participate in the demand response program of any other entity without the express prior authorization of the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility.

[Added 4-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-13]

Availability. This rate is available to qualifying renewable distributed generation facilities in the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility's (VMEU's) service territory to transmit energy through VMEU's delivery system to PJM Interconnection (PJM). Service under the GLP demand rate or WLP rate (depending on load characteristics) is a prequalification to service under this rate. Metering and interconnection requirements must be satisfied as described in Subsection B prior to taking service. Transmittal of energy to other locations within the VMEU's service territory is not permitted. The VMEU retains the right to limit the total amount of energy transmitted through its delivery system to maintain the quality of service throughout its network. Any energy transmitted through VMEU's delivery system is subject to all guidelines and requirements established by PJM and the VMEU. The customer is responsible for any arrangements and charges necessary for participation in PJM markets or continued transmittal of their energy, and VMEU shall not be responsible for any additional PJM or other third-party costs associated with the delivery and marketing of customer-generated energy. VMEU reserves the right to bill the customer for such costs should they be imposed on VMEU.

Metering and interconnection. The customer must comply with all components of its executed interconnection agreement with VMEU. The interconnection agreement is subject to periodic review to demonstrate compliance. The customer shall be subject to metering requirements established in its interconnection agreement; should such requirements not be established in the interconnection agreement, the customer may be subject to additional charges for installation of metering equipment compliant with VMEU metering policy sufficient to provide hourly load information on the customer's energy production and any additional metering requirements established under the applicable GLP demand rate or WLP rate.

Uplift energy charge monthly rate per kWh. For each kWh metered at the point of interconnection: $0.0396051 per kWh.

[Amended 3-27-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17]

Special conditions of service.

(1)

The qualifying renewal distributed generating facility requesting uplift service is responsible for any VMEU system upgrades necessary to comply with ongoing PJM or Atlantic Electric operating and reliability requirements due to transmittal of the customer's energy to the VMEU's interconnection with PJM.

(2)

Where applicable, the VMEU shall be compensated for losses due to the transaction by being repaid in kind at the time of the transaction, unless other arrangements are mutually agreeable.

(3)

The customer requesting uplift service shall notify the VMEU in advance of any proposed power transfer under the agreement other than participation in the standard PJM markets.

(4)

The VMEU will use its best efforts to supply transmission and distribution capacity as requested. However, said service is not guaranteed against irregularities, forced outages, repairs or installation of equipment, maintenance and investigation and inspection of VMEU facilities, PJM's inability to accept energy, orders or restraints of law or public authorities or other cause(s) reasonably beyond the control of the VMEU, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, accident, hurricane, lightning, ice, explosion, riot, commotion, invasion, war, insurrection, terrorism or other acts of nature or public enemies. The VMEU shall, if time and circumstances permit, notify the customer in advance of such interruptions with an explanation of the cause, duration and magnitude of the interruptions and any pertinent information available. If details are unavailable at the time of notification, details shall be given as soon thereafter as practicable. During a period of curtailment, the VMEU will use its best efforts to provide service to the extent possible without interfering with the VMEU's obligation to provide service to any of its other customers.

(5)

The VMEU may suspend uplift service during any emergency declared by the PJM, Atlantic Electric or the VMEU.

(6)

The customer shall cease to uplift when requested to do so by the VMEU. In the event that the customer does not comply with this request, the customer requesting uplift service, as a condition of such request, shall protect, indemnify and hold the VMEU, its agents, servants, employees and assigns free and harmless from all claims, demands, causes and actions, suits or other proceedings (including all costs in connection therewith and in connection with the defense thereof, including reasonable attorneys' fees) of every kind and character whatsoever, including, in tort, arising in favor of any person whomsoever.

Contract requirement. All service delivered under this schedule shall be subject to contract for a minimum of one year and automatically renew for one year unless terminated by either party at least 30 days in advance of the end of the term.

Minimum annual charge. The annual minimum charge paid under this rate schedule shall be the annual customer charge and the annual facility charge and any minimum charges associated with the customer's standard service under rate GLP with demand or WLP rate.

Special facilities. The VMEU, at its option in order to deliver service under this rate, may require the installation of facilities, such as metering equipment, that are in addition to the standard facilities that the VMEU would normally install to provide firm power service. Such facilities shall be provided by the customer. The VMEU shall be granted access to inspect any facilities at the customer's site at all times, without restriction or limitation, to assure compliance with the terms of this rate.

Power factor. The customer shall maintain its power factor in accordance with the provisions of the customer's standard service rate GLP with demand or WLP rate and shall be subject to all adjustments thereunder.