DECISION ON THE MOTION TO
REVIEW THE RENEWABLE ENERGY RIDER
THE FAIR TRADING COMMISSION has completed the Hearing of the Motion
for review of the billing arrangement and metering option of the Renewable
Energy Rider Decision dated August 8, 2013 (RER Decision) pursuant to the Notice
of Motion dated and filed by the Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P)
on December 3, 2013.
The Commission, after examining the submissions filed by the BL&P and the Parties
to the Hearing, has made the following determination.
1. The terms and conditions relating to the billing arrangement and metering option
in the RER Decision shall be varied as follows:
(i) All new Domestic/General Service and Employee RER customers with
renewable generating systems with a capacity of 2kW and below will
have the option to choose either the “sale of excess” or “buy all/sell all”
billing arrangement. This choice will remain in place for the duration of
the contract;
(ii) All new Domestic/General Service and Employee RER customers with
renewable generating systems above 2kW will be billed under the “buy
all/sell all” billing arrangement;
(iii) All new SVP and LP RER customers will be billed under the “buy all/sell
all” billing arrangement;
(iv) All existing RER customers may remain with their current billing
arrangement or exercise the option, within three (3) months, to change
from “sale of excess” to the “buy all/sell all” billing arrangement.
(v) Meter Configurations 1 and 2 are both permitted.
2. The other terms and conditions of the RER Decision will remain applicable.
3. This Decision shall be effective from Monday, September 1st, 2014.
or
obtained from the Commission’s office at “Good Hope”, Green Hill, St. Michael
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4: 00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
Dated the 13th day of August 2014
Peggy Griffith
Chief Executive Officer
Fair Trading Commission
Telephone: 424-0260
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