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NET METERING PROGRAM (B)
Ordinance No. 120516
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances relating to net metering for the electric utility; by amending section 27-21 by creating new and amended definitions; by creating a new section 27-37 titled "Net-metering"; by amending Appendix A, Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges, to establish administrative fees for net-metering customers; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
On October 4, 2012, the City Commission referred the issue of the solar feed-in-tariff to the Regional Utilities Committee (the "RUC"). The RUC discussed solar programs, including net metering, at its meetings on February 19, 2013, and April 17, 2013. The RUC chairperson requested staff bring a recommendation (regarding the net metering program) with alternatives to the City Commission.
At its meeting on August 1, 2013, the City Commission heard a presentation from GRU staff and authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance modifying the net metering program consistent with the Florida Public Service Commission's net metering model. After first reading on August 7, 2014, staff discovered a typographical error in the date in Section 7 of the ordinance. This Section has been revised on Second Reading to reflect the correct date of December 1, 2014.