Idaho Export Credit Rate Plan
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Rocky Mountain Power continues to support the desire of those customers who want to own their own power generation systems. Part of this objective is to establish a sustainable and fair program for customers who want to generate some of their own power (such as through rooftop solar arrays) while remaining connected to Rocky Mountain Power’s system, the company is filing program changes for the non-legacy Schedule 136 Net Billing Service program with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) for review and approval.
In October 2020, the IPUC ruled that existing customers on Schedule 135, Net Metering Service, will remain on the existing schedule for 25 years, before transferring to a new program, Schedule 136, Net Billing Service.
Under Schedule 136, new self-generating customers (those who installed their systems after October 2020) would continue to offset some or all of their energy usage while receiving a billing credit for the excess energy they provide back to Rocky Mountain Power’s system. The credit is designed to ensure that customers who don’t choose to own their own power generation systems will not subsidize those who do.
This proposed export credit would be subject to an annual update by the IPUC to accurately reflect the value of the energy exported by customers to Rocky Mountain Power’s grid.
For residential customers on the new Schedule 136, Rocky Mountain Power is asking to implement the proposed changes effective October 1, 2025:
- A change in the value of credit for exported energy from the retail rate, valued between $0.07 to $0.18 per kilowatt-hour for residential customers, to a time differentiated financial bill credit that would be approximately $0.04 per kilowatt-hour but that would be updated annually.
- A modification in the eligibility size cap for commercial, industrial, and irrigation customers.
If approved, Rocky Mountain Power expects that the average bill for residential customers on Schedule 136 will increase from $52 to $89, resulting in an average increase of $37 per month or 72%.
Copies of Rocky Mountain Power’s application to the IPUC are available to the public:
- At the IPUC offices, 11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Suite 201-A, Boise, ID 83714) or at puc.idaho.gov.
- At Rocky Mountain Power’s offices: Rexburg – 170 W. 2nd North; Preston – 509 S. 2nd East; Shelley – 852 E. 1400 North; Montpelier – 24852 U.S. Hwy 89.
- On the web at RockyMountainPower.net/ExportCredit. Customers can also learn more about customer generation at RockyMountainPower.net/CustomerGen.
Customers can also subscribe to the IPUC’s RSS feed to receive periodic updates via email about the case.
Written comments regarding Rocky Mountain Power's proposal (Case No. PAC-E-25-02) may be filed with the IPUC (puc.idaho.gov/Form/CaseComment).
Rocky Mountain Power's Idaho Export Credit Rate Filing
