Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation
This manual from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) discusses how electric rate structures affect the adoption and operation of distributed energy resources (DER). It explores compensation mechanisms such as net metering, time-of-use rates, demand charges, and value-of-solar tariffs. The manual provides guidance for regulators on balancing cost recovery, equity, and efficiency while encouraging DER deployment. Case studies from various states illustrate how different rate designs influence customer behavior and utility revenues.
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AB - This manual from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) discusses how electric rate structures affect the adoption and operation of distributed energy resources (DER). It explores compensation mechanisms such as net metering, time-of-use rates, demand charges, and value-of-solar tariffs. The manual provides guidance for regulators on balancing cost recovery, equity, and efficiency while encouraging DER deployment. Case studies from various states illustrate how different rate designs influence customer behavior and utility revenues.
AU - Design, Rate
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Wind energy
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Policy and regulation
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KW - Standards
KW - Interconnection
KW - Protection
KW - Case studies
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LA - English
DA - 2016/11/01
PY - 2016
PB - National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
T1 - Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/238
ER -
Design, Rate. Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 1 November, 2016, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/238.
Design, R. (2016). Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/238
Design, Rate. Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, November, 1, 2016. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/238
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title = {Distributed Energy Resources Rate Design and Compensation},
author = {Design, Rate},
abstractNote = {This manual from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) discusses how electric rate structures affect the adoption and operation of distributed energy resources (DER). It explores compensation mechanisms such as net metering, time-of-use rates, demand charges, and value-of-solar tariffs. The manual provides guidance for regulators on balancing cost recovery, equity, and efficiency while encouraging DER deployment. Case studies from various states illustrate how different rate designs influence customer behavior and utility revenues. },
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/238},
year = {2016},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/238},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-15}
}
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Data from Nov 1, 2016
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
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NARUC Communications
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