Customer Generated Electric

Brief Summary

During the month of August, Perkasie Borough took a big step forward in establishing and adopting technical and administrative requirements for customer owned generation.  With these regulations in place, there is now a formal process for residents to follow who wish to generate their own electric.  The purpose of these regulations are to promote the safe and reliable operation of distributed generation sources, encourage the use of distributed sources to provide benefits during periods of capacity constraint, and enhance efficiency. 

Forms & Procedures

Residents interested in generating their own electric and connecting it to the Borough grid can find the necessary application forms by clicking on the following links: Application Part I and Application Part II, or by stopping into Borough Hall.  The project must comply with all applicable building, zoning, and electric codes.  The application is intended to provide the Borough with relevant information on technical capabilities of the equipment and technical standards for interconnection with the Borough electric system.

After the application is approved by the Borough, customers will be required to obtain a “net” meter from the Borough, which measures the household usage from the Borough system and any excess generation into the Borough system.  Any excess electric generation will become a credit against the next month’s electric invoice, with the account being reconciled once a year.

Because the net meters are more sophisticated than a traditional meter, the Borough charges $375 for the meter and installation.  There is also a permit fee of $50 and a required annual inspection with a fee of $125 beginning with the first year. There may be additional charges for building and zoning permits depending on the complexity of the structure.

Ordinance No. 936

Resolution #2009-23 Adopting Technical and Administrative Requirements for Customer Owned Generation

Fee Schedule - Electric Service Fees

Interconnection Application for Customer Generation Part 1

Interconnection Application for Customer Generation Part 2

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Customer Generated Electric Summary

Forms & Procedures