| (2) Notwithstanding subsection (e)(1)(A)(iii) of this
section, a REC aggregator may use any of the following methods for
reporting generation to the program administrator, as long as the
same method is used for each microgenerator in an aggregation unit,
as defined by the REC aggregator. A REC aggregator may have more than
one aggregation and may choose any of the methods listed below for
each aggregation unit.
(A) The REC aggregator may provide the program administrator
with production data that is measured and verified by an electronic
meter that meets ANSI C12 standards and that will be separate from
the aggregator's billing meter for the service address and for which
the billing data and the renewable energy data are separate and verifiable
data. Such actual data must be collected and transmitted within a
reasonable time and is subject to verification by the program administrator.
REC aggregators using this method will be awarded one REC for every
MWh generated.
(B) The REC aggregator may provide the program administrator
with sufficient information for the program administrator to estimate
with reasonable accuracy the output of each unit, based on known or
observed information that correlates closely with the generation output.
REC aggregators using this method will be awarded one REC for every
1.25 MWh generated. After installing the unit, the certified technician
must provide the microgenerator, the REC aggregator, and the program
administrator the information required by the program administrator
under this paragraph.
(C) A generating unit may have a meter that transmits
actual generation data to the program administrator using applicable
protocols and procedures. Such protocols and procedures must require
that actual data be collected and transmitted within a reasonable
time. REC aggregators using this method will be awarded one REC for
every MWh generated.
(3) REC aggregators must register with the commission
and the program administrator and must also register to participate
in the trading program.
(4) A microgenerator participating in the trading program
individually without the assistance of a REC aggregator must comply
with the requirements of this subsection.
(5) REC aggregators and microgenerators that were registered
and certified to participate in the trading program prior to the effective
date of this section continue to be registered and certified under
this subsection and are not required to re-register or be recertified
to participate in the trading program.
(l) Effective date. This section is effective January
1, 2024. The version of this rule that existed prior to January 1,
2024 applies through December 31, 2023, including the settlement of
the 2023 compliance period, except that the 2023 compliance period
ended on August 31, 2023, and RPS calculation must use 5,832 hours
rather than 8,760 hours.
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