Virtual Net Metering (VNM)

Schedule MASH-VNM-ST (Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Virtual Net Metering). Schedule MASH-VNM-ST is applicable to owners or operators of multifamily affordable housing properties where tenants are individually metered by us. Solar energy produced by the solar generating facility is credited to common area and/or tenant service accounts, as designated by the owner or operator, that are located at the same income-qualified residential complex as the solar generating facility.

Schedule SOMAH-VNM (Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing - Virtual Net Metering) applicable to Qualified Customers whose Service Account(s) are located at a Residential Complex on the same Premises upon which one or more Eligible Generators have been installed. For more information, visit the Center for Sustainable Energy's Solar Energy Center to learn how virtual net metering can be utilized with multifamily buildings.

Schedule NEM-V-ST (Virtual Net Energy Metering for Multi-Tenant and Multi-Meter Properties) is available to customers who applied on or prior to the February 14, 2024 deadline. NEM-V-ST applies to owners or operators of multi-tenant, multi-meter property(ies) where the owner or operator elects to allocate a percentage of the total metered output of a renewable generating facility to service accounts, which are referred to as “benefitting accounts.”

Schedule NBT-V* (Virtual Solar Billing Plan) is the successor program to NEM-V-ST for those who applied after February 14, 2024. As with NEM-V-ST, this program is available to owners or operators of multi-tenant, multi-meter property(ies) where the owner or operator elects to allocate a percentage of the total metered output of a renewable generating facility to service accounts, which are referred to as “benefitting accounts.” 

For residential benefitting accounts, the percentage of metered output is first used to offset their eligible consumed kilowatt-hour (kWh) energy, with the dollar value of any remaining output being applied to the benefitting accounts in the form of Energy Export Credits (EECs) which are used to offset eligible energy charges. 

Residential customers may also be eligible to receive Energy Export Bonus Credits (EEBC). For non-residential benefitting accounts, the percentage of metered output is applied to the accounts in the form of EECs, which are used to offset eligible energy charges. 

*Schedule NBT-V is pending a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision.