Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000
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www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16393_38274---,00.html<br />
The maximum size generator that can be installed for net metering is less than 30 kW<br />
and systems must be sized not to exceed what is needed to serve the customer's selfservice<br />
needs. Non-dispatchable generation systems (e.g., wind and solar) must be<br />
sized not to exceed the customer's annual energy needs, measured in kilowatt-hours.<br />
Dispatchable systems shall be sized not to exceed the customer's capacity needs,<br />
measured in kilowatts. The maximum program limit is either 0.1% of a utility's previous<br />
year's peak demand, or 100 kW, whichever is greater. Net metering is open to all<br />
renewable energy source electric generating technologies. In October 2005, the Public<br />
Service Commission approved a request by Detroit Edison to allow net metering to<br />
customers with fuel cells and Stirling engines "that have the potential of becoming<br />
hydrogen-enabling technologies, regardless of the fuel they use to generate electricity”.<br />
Contact:<br />
Michigan Public Service Commission<br />
Competitive Energy Division<br />
P.O. Box 30221<br />
Lansing, MI 48909<br />
Phone: (517) 241-6100<br />
Fax: (517) 373-3113<br />
Web: www.michigan.gov/mpsc<br />
4. INCENTIVES/MARKET STIMULATION<br />
POWER GENERATION<br />
Low-Income and Energy Efficiency Fund<br />
www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16370_27289---,00.html<br />
The Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) energy-efficiency grant program,<br />
funded by the state's Low-Income and Energy Efficiency Fund, supports the<br />
implementation of energy-efficiency projects and renewable-energy projects in the state.<br />
Businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and/or schools are eligible to<br />
apply. Grants are awarded in three categories: (1) energy efficiency for low-income<br />
clients, (2) energy financial assistance to low-income clients, and (3) energy efficiency<br />
for all customer classes. The PSC has emphasized that this program does not provide<br />
any direct funding to homeowners or renters<br />
As a result of the most recent round of proposals, the PSC announced in June 2005 $6<br />
million in awards to 11 organizations. Renewable-energy projects supported include<br />
solar, wind, anaerobic digesters, fuel cells and biofuel applications.<br />
Contact:<br />
Cheryl L. Rojas, Grant Administrator<br />
Michigan Public Service Commission<br />
Motor Carrier, Energy Grants & Information Division<br />
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