NIPSCO - Feed-In Tariff

October 05, 2015

Summary

Note: NIPSCO is no longer accepting Participation Request Forms for Phase II. Interconnection Applications are now being accepted for all technologies except Intermediate Solar. Details regarding the current availability can be found on the program website.

NIPSCO is offering a feed-in tariff program for customers who generate electricity from solar, wind or biomass. All NIPSCO electric customers in good standing are eligible for the program. Facilities must be between 3 kilowatts (kW) and 1megawatt (MW), must be insured, and must meet interconnection standards. Payments are made to the customer on a monthly basis. Applications are available on the web site, as well as engineering standards and tariff information.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	Utility
Category:	Financial Incentive
State:	Indiana
Incentive Type:	Performance-Based Incentive
Web Site:	http://www.nipsco.com/Our-Services/Connecting-to-the-Grid.aspx
Administrator:	NIPSCO
Start Date:	07/13/2011
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Solar Photovoltaics Wind (All) Biomass Wind (Small)
Incentive Amount:	Wind: 3 - 10 kW: $0.25/kWh Wind: 10 - 200kW: $0.15/kWh Solar: 5 - 10kW: $0.17/kWh Solar: 10 - 200kW: $0.15/kWh Biomass: 100 kW - 1MW: $0.0918/kWh
Maximum Incentive:	Rates may not exceed the published tariff rate
Terms:	Contract length shall not exceed 15 years Purchase rate for energy shall be subject to an escalator of 2% per year
Eligible System Size:	3 kW- 1MW Facilities less than 5 kW may qualify at NIPSCO's discretion
Equipment Requirements:	Biomass must be operated with a sustainable resource
Installation Requirements:	All facilities must meet NIPSCO's interconnection standards and agreement
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:	NIPSCO maintains the renewable energy credit

Incentives

This program has 3 incentives

Technologies:	Wind (All)
Sectors:	Commercial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Federal Government, Tribal Government, Agricultural, Institutional
Parameters:	The incentive has a minimum of $0.25

Technologies:	Solar Photovoltaics
Sectors:	Commercial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Federal Government, Tribal Government, Agricultural, Institutional
Parameters:	The incentive has a maximum of 0.15 $/kWh, The incentive has a minimum of $0.17

Technologies:	Biomass
Sectors:	Commercial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Federal Government, Tribal Government, Agricultural, Institutional
Parameters:	The incentive is 0.09 $/kWh

Authorities

Name:	Experimental Rate 665, Revised Sheet No. 104
Date Enacted:	12/21/2012
Effective Date:	12/27/2012

Contact

Name:	Interconnection Questions
Organization:	Northern Indiana Public Service Corporation
Address:
Email:	mas@nisource.com

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.