Renewable Energy
Are you thinking about installing distributed energy (solar or wind generation)? Flint Hills REC supports renewable generation and is ready to work with our members who want to install their own generation to help our environment, be more independent, and control their own energy costs. Flint Hills REC does require the following in order for a distributed generation system to run in parallel with its distribution system.
Those requirements are:
1. The system has to be appropriately sized. In order to be appropriately sized you will need to use the formula below to determine the size.
Parallel Generation Sizing Formula:
Divide the member’s historic consumption in kilowatt hours for the previous 12-month period by 8,760 and divide such quotient by a capacity factor of .288. If the Member does not have historic consumption data that adequately reflects the Member’s consumption at such premises, the Member’s historic consumption for the previous 12-month period shall be 7.15 kilowatt-hours per square foot of conditioned space; and round the amount determined pursuant to this section up to the nearest one kilowatt alternating current power increment.
In this formula, let’s say the total kWh consumption of your home over a 12 month period was 15,470 kWh. You would take 15,470 kWh divided by 8,760 (hours in a year) which would be 1.77 kWh. We would then take 1.77 kWh divided by .288 (capacity factor) would give us an appropriately sized system of 6.15 kWh of installed renewable energy. Flint Hills REC will round up to the nearest whole number. So in this case the member would be able to install a 7 kWh system.
2. You must submit an application along with the Terms and Conditions Agreement (download below) and the application fee before installing your distributed generation system. The application will be reviewed by our engineering team, once approved construction can begin. Once construction is completed you would then need to submit the Certificate of Completion in order to schedule your final inspection.