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methodology to the commission for approval.The commission must approve, modify with <br /> the consent of the department, or disapprove the methodology within 60 days of its <br /> submission.When developing the distributed solar value methodology,the department <br /> shall consult stakeholders with experience and expertise in power systems,solar energy, <br /> and electric utility ratemaking regarding the proposed methodology, underlying <br /> assumptions, and preliminary data. <br /> (f) The distributed solar value methodology established by the department must, <br /> at a minimum, account for the value of energy and its delivery, generation capacity, <br /> transmission capacity, transmission and distribution line losses, and environmental <br /> value.The department may,based on known and measurable evidence of the cost or <br /> benefit of solar operation to the utility, incorporate other values into the methodology, <br /> including credit for locally manufactured or assembled energy systems, systems installed <br /> at high-value locations on the distribution grid, or other factors. <br /> (g) The credit for distributed solar value applied to alternative tariffs approved <br /> under this section shall represent the present value of the future revenue streams of the <br /> value components identified in paragraph (1). <br /> (h) The utility shall recalculate the alternative tariff on an annual cycle, and shall file <br /> the recalculated alternative tariff with the commission for approval. <br /> (i) Renewable energy credits for solar energy credited under this subdivision belong <br /> to the electric utility providing the credit. <br /> 0) The commission may not authorize a utility to charge an alternative tariff rate <br /> that is lower than the utility's applicable retail rate until three years after the commission <br /> approves an alternative tariff for the utility. <br /> (k) A utility must enter into a contract with an owner of a solar photovoltaic device <br /> receiving an alternative tariff rate under this section that has a term of at least 20 years, <br /> unless a shorter term is agreed to by the parties. <br /> (1) An owner of a solar photovoltaic device receiving an alternative tariff rate <br /> under this section must be paid the same rate per kilowatt-hour generated each year for <br /> the term of the contract" <br /> Solar Energy (Article 10) <br /> Solar Mandate (for investor-owned utilities only) - By the end of 2020,at least 1.5% of <br /> total retail electric sales made by investor-owned utilities must come from solar energy.At <br /> least 10% of the 1.5% must come from solar facilities with capacities of less than 20kW. <br /> Sales to mining and paper mill customers are not counted as part of total retail sales. <br /> 68 <br />