Available to Members contracting for electric service from the Cooperative who, through the operation of qualifying cogeneration or small power production facilities, as defined in the Cooperative’s Operational Policy relating thereto, with a design capacity of 25 kilowatts or less for single phase service and 99 kilowatts or less for three phase service, have available electric energy and the associated capacity which they desire to sell to the Cooperative in accordance with the requirements of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended, and all governmental regulations lawfully promulgated thereunder (PURPA), and the Cooperative's applicable rules, regulations, policies and rate schedules, in circumstances where the output of such qualifying facilities is not reasonably anticipated to exceed the annual electric energy requirements of the Member and provided that the total aggregate electric generating capacity of all qualifying facilities interconnected to the electric distribution systems of the members of Buckeye Power, Inc. (Buckeye) and net metered does not exceed 1% of the aggregate peak electric demand of all of the Buckeye members. For purposes of this Rate Schedule, the generation facility’s output will be presumed to be “not reasonably anticipated to exceed the annual electric energy requirements of the Member” if the electric generating facility annually generates less than 120% of the Member’s annual electric energy requirements. The Member’s “annual electric requirements” shall be the average amount of electricity consumed annually by the Member for the electric consuming facilities located on the Member’s premises over the previous three years, using the annual period of June 1 to May 31.
