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Thinking of using a renewable "green" energy technology to generate your own electricity and reduce your monthly costs? Net Metering might be the ideal solution for you.
Our Net Metering program is available to any Hydro One customer who generates electricity primarily for their own use from a renewable energy source (wind, water, solar radiation or agricultural biomass). Net metering allows you to send electricity generated from Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) to Hydro One's distribution system for a credit towards your electricity costs. Excess generation credits can be carried forward for a consecutive 12-month period to offset future electricity costs. Net-metered customers can now pair energy storage with renewable energy systems.
Information on connecting micro generation (up to 10 kW) to Hydro One's system is available here.
For more information, please contact our Distributed Connections Group at: 1-877-447-4412 DxGenerationConnections@HydroOne.com
Reminder: Amendments were made to the planning act for renewable energy generation facilities. All renewable generation applicants must ensure they have received the appropriate municipal permits and approvals for generation projects.
You now have more choice when it comes to your electricity price plan. Choose between Tiered, Time-of-Use (TOU) or the Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO) price plan. Learn more about these price plans.
Please note, we’ll use your chosen price plan to calculate both your electricity charges and generation credits.
Based on customer feedback, we’ve updated the generation portion of our Net Metering bill to make it easier to understand. To help you familiarize with these changes, please visit the Understand My Bill section.
To help you understand what charges on your bill are eligible and not eligible for generation credits, please refer to the table below.
The following variable charges are eligible to be offset by generation credits:
The following fixed charges aren’t eligible to be offset by generation credits:
The following fixed charge isn’t eligible to be offset by generation credits:
NOTE: Applicants are cautioned not to incur any expenses until we approve to connect the proposed generation facility.
For customers interested in applying for the Net Metering program or existing Net Metering customers wishing to upgrade or change to a different program or in need of a study agreement, please contact our Dx Generation Connections Group at 1-877-447-4412 or email us prior to submitting a completed Form C - Micro Generation Connection Application (for projects 10 kW or less in size) or a Form B - Connection Impact Assessment Form (for projects greater than 10 kW in size). Please visit the Distributed Generation web page to access those forms.
Effective July 1, 2022, amendments were made to Ontario’s net metered regulation. When applying for a net metering project, confirmation is now required under sub-section 7.(1)(f) of O. Reg. 541/05, (Net Metering), made under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. Both application forms — Connection Impact Assessment Application Form (CIA - Form B) and Form C - Micro-Generation Connection Application Form — contain the mandatory Net Metering Confirmation of Disclosure.
Prior to the amendments, the net metering regulation required the customer to own or operate the renewable generation system to qualify as an eligible generator. The changes will now enable third-party ownership arrangements for net metering, such as leasing, financing and power purchase agreements, providing electricity customers in Ontario more options to participate in net metering. Further information can be found at O.Reg.541/05: Net Metering (Ontario.ca).
Please review the Technical Interconnection Requirements (TIR) – Micro Generation & Small Generation, 3-phase, less than 30 kW and Generation Transformer Guide. You may incur additional costs for your connection according to your existing transformer size and the amount of generation you propose to install. For more information, please refer to the TIR or contact us.
FOR NET METERED CUSTOMERS ONLY: Effective July 1, 2022, amendments were made to Ontario’s net metered regulation. When applying for a net metering project, confirmation is now required under sub-section 7.(1)(f) of O. Reg. 541/05, (Net Metering), made under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. Both application forms; Connection Impact Assessment Application Form (CIA-Form B) and Form C - Micro-Generation Connection Application Form, contain the mandatory Net Metering Confirmation of Disclosure.
On January 17, 2023 the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a staff bulletin that sets out the OEB’s staff view that electricity distributors shall offer Net Metered customers their choice of either Tiered Regulated Price Plan (Tiered RPP) or Time-of-Use (TOU RPP). Hydro One is currently reviewing the bulletin and will provide an update on our positioning over the next few months.
REMINDER: Amendments were made to the planning act for renewable energy generation facilities. All Renewable Generation applicants must ensure they have received the appropriate municipal permits and approvals for generation projects. For more information regrading Amendments to the Planning Act for Renewable Energy Generation Facilities, Click Here.
Our Net Metering program is available to any Hydro One customer who generates electricity primarily for their own use from a renewable energy source (wind, water, solar radiation or agricultural biomass).Net metering allows you to send electricity generated from Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) to Hydro One's distribution system for a credit towards your electricity costs. Excess generation credits can be carried forward for a consecutive 12 month period to offset future electricity costs. Net-metered customers can now pair energy storage with renewable energy systems. Information on connecting micro generation (up to 10 kW) to Hydro One's system is available here.
For customers interested in applying for the Net Metering program or existing Net Metering customers wishing to upgrade or change to a different program or in need of a study agreement, please contact our Dx Generation Connections Group at 1-877-447-4412 or DxGenerationConnections@HydroOne.com prior to submitting a completed Form C - Micro Generation Connection Application (for projects 10 kW or less in size) or a Form B - Connection Impact Assessment Form (for projects greater than 10 kW in size). Please visit the Distributed Generation web page to access those forms.
For more information please contact our Distributed Connections Group at:
DxGenerationConnections@HydroOne.com
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