| Incentive Type: |
Production Incentive |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
Solar Water Heat, Photovoltaics |
| Applicable Sectors: |
Commercial, Residential |
| Amount: |
$0.03/kWh for solar thermal, $0.05/kWh for PV |
| Maximum Incentive: |
No maximum specified |
| Terms: |
Five-year agreement with automatic renewal |
| Website: |
http://www.ouc.com/green/solar_pilots.htm |
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Summary:
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The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), through its Pilot Solar Program, offers to purchase the environmental attributes or renewable energy credits (RECs) from customers who install a photovoltaic (PV) and/or solar thermal energy system on their property. Incentive payments are equal to $0.05/kWh for PV and $0.03/kWh for solar water heating (SWH) systems and appear in the form of a credit on customers' monthly utility bills.*
Under this program, the electricity output of the PV system is used on-site and REC payments are based on the system's total output. Any net excess generation produced by PV systems is credited to the system owner at the utility's full retail rate.
This program is available for the first 600 kilowatts (kW) of residential PV installed and the first 1,200 kW of residential SWH generation capacity, as well as for the first two megawatts (MW) of "general service" (commercial) PV and the first 2 MW of "general service" SWH capacity.
Production agreements have an initial term of five years and automatically renew for five-year terms unless terminated by written notice by either party. Applicants must contract with a company listed in OUC's Preferred Contractor Network for solar installations. For installation financing options, OUC customers may apply for a low-interest Residential Solar Loan.
*Solar space heating systems and solar pool heating systems are not eligible. Solar water heating systems are metered in British Thermal Units (BTUs) and then converted to kWh to determine incentive credits. |
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Jennifer Szaro
Orlando Utilities Commission
500 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 423-9100 Ext.2086
Fax: (407) 423-9198
E-Mail: JSzaro@ouc.com
Web site: http://www.ouc.com/
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