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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 20.50.10.04" title_num="20" subtitle_num="50" chapter_num="10" heading="Calculation of Net Energy.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Net Energy Calculation. An electric company shall calculate net energy in accordance with this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Metering Net Energy — The electric company shall meter net energy produced or consumed on a regular basis in accordance with standard metering practice under this subtitle.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Time-Varying Rates.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For eligible customer-generators whose applicable tariff includes time-varying rates, an electric company may calculate net energy separately for each applicable rate period during a billing cycle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An electric company may apply §§D, E, and F of this regulation separately for each rate period for an eligible customer-generator whose applicable tariff bills using time-varying rates. If net generation is calculated separately for each applicable rate period during a billing cycle, an electric company shall apply §§E and F of this regulation separately for each rate period for an eligible customer-generator whose applicable tariff bills using time-varying rates.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Energy Usage Exceeds Generation — Billing. If the electricity used by an eligible customer-generator exceeds the electricity generated by the eligible customer-generator in a billing month, an electric company shall bill the eligible customer-generator for usage under the terms of Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Generation Exceeds Usage — Billing. If the electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator exceeds the customer’s usage, an electric company shall only bill the eligible customer-generator a customer charge.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Conversion of Excess Generation — Billing. An electric company shall convert any excess electric generation described in §E of this regulation into generation credits upon billing, consistent with the provisions of Regulation .05 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Commercial Customers.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An electric company shall use the net hourly energy consumed or produced to assign the energy requirement for commercial eligible customer-generators with interval metering equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>PJM shall use the net energy metered each hour, positive or negative, for the settlement process, even in cases when the total usage by the customer in a month exceeds the electricity generated by a commercial eligible customer-generator with interval metering equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>