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Customer Checklist for Tacoma Power Interconnection

  1. _____  Submit an application = to Tacoma Power.  To save a = step, you may also submit with the Application, the Net Metering and Product= ion Metering Agreements in step 2.

    Link to application:   Applic= ation for Net Metered Electrical Generation
    Link to template for creating a drawing of your system.  Link = to drawing template
  1. _____  Submit a signed copy o= f the Net Metering Interconnection Agreement. 
    _____  Submit a signed copy of the Produc= tion 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 inve= rter primarily) has been installed.  *Fee: $75.54.  See step 5.&nb= sp; See steps 8 and 10 for details and fees.&n= bsp;

    _____  Send to: Energy Services – Net Metering
    3628 South 35th= Street
    Tacoma, WA   98409
  2. _____  Receive written design approval from Tacoma Power.  This will be a copy of your Application signed by Tacoma Power.=

 

  1. _____  Get an electrical perm= it from Tacoma Power.  Pay electrical permit fee of $50= .  (253) 502-8541.  Follow t= he National Electric Code (NEC) as required.   Form: Application for Electrical Permit

  2. _____  If you plan to partici= pate in the Incentive Payment Program described below, pay a fee of $75.54 for a production meter to be installed= by Tacoma Power.   An additional fee of $25 is requ= ired when you submit your application to participate in the Annual Incentive Payment Program.  See step 10        
    Fees total:  $150.54.
  3. _____  Complete the installat= ion.
  4. _____  Get a final inspection= from Tacoma Power. Call Tacoma Power for inspection at: (253) 502-8541.&nbs= p;

    Incentive Payment Program=
  5. If you plan to participate in the Incentive Payme= nt 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 met= er should be done only after a successful final inspection has been completed.  For the meter installation,&nbs= p; the customer shall provide the meter base and Tacoma Pow= er will install a utility-owned meter.&n= bsp; See step 5.

    Tacoma Power requires that customers have a utility-owned and calibrated production meter installed by Taco= ma Power.  Please contact Energy Services at Tacoma Power if you have questions -  253-502-8619.
  6. _____  Start generating power= .
  7. State certification and application for Annual Incenti= ve Payment Program

    _____=   State     certification -   If you wish to particip= ate and receive annual payments for renewable energy production, submit th= e Renewable Energy System Cost Recovery Certification form to the state Department= of Revenue.  
         Renewa= ble Energy System Certification Investment Cost Recovery Incentive Program=
           &= nbsp;      http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/forms/Misc/R= enewEnerSystCertInvCstRecIncPrgm.pdf

    _____  Application to Tacoma Power for the Renewable Energy Sys= tem Annual Incentive Payment.  Submit this application from the state Department of Revenue to Tacoma Power annually to receive the incentive payment.
         Renewa= ble Energy System Cost Recovery Annual Incentive Payment Application
           &= nbsp;   http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/forms/Misc/R= enewEnerSystCustCstRecIncPmtAppl.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 participat= ing 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 me= ter read number subtracted from the meter reading taken on June 30, 2006, = will determine the number of kWh produced.&nbs= p;

    Make sure you’ve included the following with your application
    _____&= nbsp; 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 s= tated on this checklist.   Although we expect that these will be the fees going forward, i= t is possible that we will make modifications as we gain program experience= .


Questions?  Call Tacoma Power Energy Services:  (253) 502-8619.

 

 

Checklist -  July, 2009