N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-11.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:8-11.4 - Successor Solar Incentive Program eligibility

(a) The Administratively Determined Incentive Program shall be open to new net metered residential solar generation facilities, net metered non-residential solar generation facilities five megawatts and less (measured as the sum of the nameplate capacity in DC rating of all photovoltaic panels comprising the facility), and community solar facilities that submit a complete ADI Program registration pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:8-11.5. Community solar facilities must also be qualified pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Community Solar Energy Pilot Program or Community Solar Energy Program, as relevant, prior to registering in the ADI Program.

(b) The ADI Program shall only be open to new facilities that have not commenced commercial operation prior to the opening of the ADI Program registration portal by the Board. The ADI Program shall also be open to facilities that were registered in the TI Program, but failed to commence commercial operations and/or submit the post-construction certification package by the applicable expiration dates. The Board may waive strict compliance with the requirement of not having commenced commercial operation, in response to a petition filed in accordance with the requirements at N.J.A.C. 14:1-1.2(b). If construction is commenced on a facility prior to receipt of conditional registration, such construction shall be undertaken at the risk of the party(ies) involved. Additionally, facilities seeking eligibility in the ADI Program that were not previously registered in the TI Program, must submit a registration and receive a notice of conditional registration pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:8-11.5(g) prior to beginning construction on the facility, unless the Board grants a waiver in response to a petition.

(c) The equipment used in an ADI-eligible facility must be new; that is, none of the equipment may have been used prior to the installation of the ADI-eligible facility.

(d) The ADI Program shall remain open to new registrations, so long as there is sufficient capacity available in a given market segment, as described at N.J.A.C. 14:8-11.7, Market segment megawatt blocks.

(e) Facilities seeking eligibility to participate in the ADI Program must be connected to the distribution or transmission system owned or operated by a New Jersey electric distribution company. Solar facilities connected to the grid owned or operated by a New Jersey municipal electric utility are also eligible to participate in the ADI Program.

(f) Co-location is not permitted in the ADI Program, unless the Board grants a waiver in response to a petition.

(g) The Competitive Solar Incentive Program shall be open to:

1. New net metered non-residential solar generation facilities greater than five megawatts (measured as the sum of the nameplate capacity in DC rating of all photovoltaic panels comprising the facility and any co-located facilities);

2. Qualifying grid supply solar generation facilities; and

3. Grid supply solar generation facilities paired with storage, for which the discharge capacity of the storage facility shall be measured as the nameplate capacity in megawatt-hours, and shall be equal to or less than four times the nameplate capacity, measured in megawatts, DC rating, of the associated solar facility.

(h) CSI-eligible facilities will only be allowed to register for SREC-IIs upon award of a bid, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:8-11.10.

(i) The CSI Program shall only be open to new facilities that have not commenced commercial operation, unless the Board grants a waiver in response to a petition filed in accordance with the requirements at N.J.A.C. 14:1-1.2(b), and to facilities that were registered in either the TI or ADI Program, but failed to commence commercial operations and/or submit the post-construction certification package by the applicable expiration dates. If construction is commenced on a facility prior to receipt of conditional registration, such construction shall be undertaken at the risk of the party(ies) involved. Additionally, facilities seeking eligibility in the CSI Program that were not previously registered in the TI or ADI Program, must submit a registration and receive a notice of conditional registration, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 14:8-11.5(g), prior to beginning construction on the facility.

(j) The equipment used in a CSI-eligible facility must be new; that is, none of the equipment may have been used prior to the installation of the CSI-eligible facility.

(k) Facilities seeking eligibility to participate in the CSI Program must plan to be interconnected to a distribution or transmission system operated by a New Jersey electric public utility or local government unit.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-11.4

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2555(a), effective 12/18/2023