SRP Renewable Export Program

The SRP Renewable Export Program is available to residential and commercial customers with qualifying facilities that have a generating capacity of 100 kW AC or less and as defined in FERC Regulations 18 C.F.R. §§ 292.101 to 292.207. The primary energy source of the qualifying facility must be biomass, waste, renewable resources, geothermal resources or any combination thereof, and 75% or more of the total energy input must be from these sources. Storage-only customers are not eligible. 

All price plans are compatible, except for those that net solar generation (also referred to as net metering). To participate in the SRP Renewable Export Program, customers must take service under a residential solar export price plan or a commercial price plan with the commercial buy back rider.

For residential customers on an export price plan, the export rate is $.0281/kilowatt-hour (kWh), so you know what to expect each month. For energy credits, under the SRP Renewable Export Program, the export credit will be determined by the real-time market price and fluctuate each hour and every day. Although the market can be unpredictable, the SRP Renewable Export Program energy credits will likely be a lower credit during the daytime while early evening or peak hours may be a higher credit. SRP’s Renewable Export Program also includes a capacity credit option for participants that commit to delivering capacity to SRP, whereas SRP’s current export rates do not offer additional capacity payments.

For commercial customers currently on the buyback rider, Renewable Export Program Credits would be slightly higher as the buyback rider uses the same market rates and administrative cost adjustment but does not provide a credit for line losses.

Exported energy is measured at the billing meter located at the main service panel, recorded in hourly intervals, and multiplied by the external load aggregation point (ELAP) hourly market price for each specific export time.

The hourly credit depends on the market price. When the market rate is positive, an energy credit is posted. If the market price is negative, a debit is posted. These debits offset the credits in the next hourly interval, meaning the customer account is adjusted based on the net sum of credits and debits. Essentially, customers participating in the SRP Renewable Export Program are credited the net amount after these adjustments. If the net amount is a negative value, no charge is billed to the customer and will result in a net-zero credit to the account for that billing cycle.

Graph illustrates the hourly ELAP rates on April 7, 2025, when the market price was negative.

The Capacity Cost Adjuster is an approximation of how much it costs SRP to bring new resources online that will provide capacity during the hours of 5–10 p.m. The Capacity Cost Adjuster is shown in dollars per kilowatt (kW), per month and can change depending on the generation and storage resources SRP adds.

Customers will choose whether to receive a fixed or variable capacity credit. A fixed capacity credit will be the same for the entire contract term, and a variable capacity credit will fluctuate depending on the value of the Capacity Cost Adjuster. Capacity credits will be paid at $6.16/kW per month, per two-hour block. If you opt for the variable capacity credit, the price paid may change annually over the course of the contract, when the Capacity Cost Adjuster changes.

Capacity payments are for the kW delivered to the grid. To estimate your payment, divide your exported kWh by the number of hours you pledge to get the kW, then multiply kW by Capacity Cost Adjuster.

For example: If a customer commits 2 kW over a two-hour time block (4 kWh) and they deliver capacity as committed or more than their commitment, their capacity credit for the year would be calculated as such:

4 kWh x 365 days a year x $0.1012 (capacity price hourly equivalent) = $147

If you deliver less capacity than your commitment, you’ll be compensated based on your performance and the capacity contract may be terminated.

Line loss factor (LLF) refers to the quantity of energy lost during the transmission and distribution of electricity through power lines. LLF can be caused by several things, including resistance, heat and electromagnetic interactions.

The QF24 Standard Rate document is available here and the Standard Rate Contract (only required for selling energy and capacity) is available here.