Remote Net Metering Co-Location
Co-location is not permitted in RNM, unless the Board grants a waiver to a petition. N.J.A.C. 14:8-11.4(f). Co-location is defined as siting two or more SuSI-eligible solar facilities on the same property or on contiguous properties such that the individual facilities sum to greater than 5 MW in aggregate and/or are eligible for a higher incentive value or different program than they would be if they combined into one single facility. RNM facilities located on different rooftops on separate buildings and different properties regardless of ownership are not considered co-located. Furthermore, an RNM solar facility and a net metered facility are not deemed co-located if they serve separate customers. If the review of the Post Construction Certification (Final As-Built) packet or project inspection reveal that the registrant failed to disclose co-located solar facilities, the Board may take enforcement action, including but not limited to adjusting the incentive downward by multiplying the aggregated project size by the lowest incentive level among the projects’ qualifying market segments.