Rates & Tariffs for Distributed Generation
Find the Right Rate Plan for Your Energy System
Whether you’re installing solar panels, exploring energy storage solutions, or thinking about combined heat and power (CHP), understanding how you're billed and compensated is key to making the most of your system. Learn about your available rate options, including net metering, buy-back, standby service, and Value Stack Compensation through the VDER program.
You’ll also find guidance on which tariffs apply to your project, how to participate in a pilot or exemption program, and where to find the latest rate updates.
Value Stack (VDER) Compensation
When it comes to eligibility and compensation rates, the Value Stack, established by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), is the compensation model for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), such as solar, wind, and energy storage. It rewards you not just for how much energy you produce but when and where you deliver it to the grid.
Required Forms
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Net Metering, Standby, or Buy-Back |
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NYPA Customers |
Application For Value Stack Tariff Or Standby Service And/Or Buy-Back Service For PASNY Customers (PDF) |
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Community DG (Value Stack) |
Community Distributed Generation Procedural Requirements for Value Stack |
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Grandfathered/Phase 1 CDG |
Community DG Procedural Requirements - Grandfathered Net-Metering and Phase 1 Net-Metering |
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CHP (Gas Service) |
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CHP (Residential) |
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Wholesale Market Participation |
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Standby Multi-Party Offset |
Multiparty Offset Recipient Participation Form (PDF) |
Legacy Net Energy Metering (NEM)
Get information on Legacy Credits for your excess energy.
Definitions of Electric and Gas Service and Billing for Distributed Generation Customers
Tariff for Net Metering and Value Stack Customer-Generators: Rider R, page 321: Rules and rates for customers with distributed generation who qualify for credits.
Tariff for all other customers to sell electricity: S.C. NO. 11, BUY-BACK SERVICE, page 705: Rules if you sell power to Con Edison but do not qualify for private solar credits. This service is called “buy back” because Con Edison purchases your energy.
Tariff for emergency export: General Rule 8, page 86: Rules for emergency export to the company's distribution system. This category applies only if your generation is connected at the high-tension level, and is limited to generation in excess of your load.
Tariff for all customers to support their own load: Standby Service and Standby Service Rates, page 172: The rules if you use distributed generation strictly to support some or all of your own load, and do not sell any to Con Edison. This service is called “standby” because Con Edison must be prepared to support all of your load in the event that distributed generation is not available.
Gas Tariff, Rider H - Commercial Rate, page 170
Steam Tariff, S.C. No. 4 - BACK-UP/SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE, page 116: For customers who install combined heat and power distributed generation in Con Edison’s steam service territory and use Con Edison-supplied steam for backup or supplemental use.
Wholesale Distribution Service Agreement (WDSA) Definitions of Electric and Gas Service and Billing for Distributed Generation Customers' section with supporting copy: Con Edison’s Wholesale Distribution Service (WDS) tariff applies to generators interconnecting on the Company’s distribution system that intend to participate in the NYISO wholesale markets, either through FERC Order No. 2222 DER Aggregations, or via traditional direct market participation model. The WDS tariff also applies to interconnections on Con Edison’s radial 69 kV and 138 kV lines. To confirm whether the WDS tariff applies to your project, please contact dgexpert@coned.com