Last DSIRE Review: 07/19/2012
Program Overview:
| State: |
New York |
| Incentive Type: |
Performance-Based Incentive |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
Photovoltaics |
| Applicable Sectors: |
Commercial, Industrial, Nonprofit, Schools, Local Government, State Government, Fed. Government, Multi-Family Residential, Agricultural, Institutional |
| Amount: | $0.22/kWh |
| Terms: | 20 year contract; application fees of $500 (50 - 150 kW), $1,500 (150+ - 500 kW), and $5,000 (more than 500 kW) |
| Eligible System Size: | 50 kW - 20 MW (AC) |
| Installation Requirements: | All energy must be delivered to the utility (i.e., no on-site use); facilities must be connected to the LIPA grid at the distribution level (13.2 kV or below) |
| Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: | LIPA |
| Start Date: | 07/16/2012 |
| Expiration Date: | 06/30/2014 (or until program cap reached) |
| Web Site: |
http://www.lipower.org/FIT/index.html
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Summary:
The Long Island Power Authority's (LIPA) Solar Initiative Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program provides fixed payments for electricity produced by approved photovoltaic systems over a fixed period of time. The program operates under a sell-all arrangement, where the full amount of energy production from the facility is sold to the utility (i.e., no on-site use). Systems from 50 kilowatts (kW) to 20 megawatts (MW) that were not connected to the grid prior to July 16, 2012 are eligible to participate. The program offers a 20-year contract at a rate of $0.22/kWh, which may change over time as the program progresses. A total of up to 50 MW of new solar generation will be supported by the program, with 5 MW reserved for systems from 50 - 150 kW and 10 MW reserved for systems larger than 150 kW and up to and including 500 kW. The system size is determined as the lesser of the sum of the AC rated output of all inverters, or the PTC rating of the system multiplied by the inverter efficiency. Projects must be connected to the LIPA grid at the distribution level, defined as 13.2 kilovolts (kV) or below.
Facilities that enroll in LIPA's solar rebate programs are not eligible for the FIT. Facilities must retain qualifying facility (QF) status in order to continue to be eligible for the program. The contracts will continue to be offered until June 30, 2014 or until the 50 MW program cap is reached. There is not a separate application for the program; applications are processed through LIPA's existing Small Generator Interconnection Procedures (SGIP) application. Please see the program web site for further information, including a copy of the tariff and a list of frequently asked questions.
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