North Dakota

Description: In March 2007, the North Dakota House of Representatives enacted legislation—H.B. 1506 [PDF]—establishing an objective that 10% of all retail electricity sold in the state be obtained from renewable energy and recycled energy by 2015. This objective is voluntary; there is no penalty or sanction for a retail provider of electricity that fails to meet the objective. Eligible resources include recycled energy systems producing electricity from currently unused waste heat resulting from combustion or other processes. (The term "recycled energy system" does not include waste heat captured from any system designed primarily to generate electricity.)

Links:

• Authority 1: ND Century Code § 49-02-24 et seq.
• Authority 2: N.D. Admin. Code 69-09-08
• Authority 3: ND PSC Order, Case No. PU-07-318
• For more information, visit the DSIRE database page on North Dakota’s Renewable and Recycled Energy Objective.

Contact:
Joe Murphy
North Dakota Department of Commerce
Division of Community Services
1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 2
PO Box 2057
Bismarck, ND 58502-2057
Phone: (701) 328-5300
Fax: (701) 328-2308
E-Mail: jmurphy@nd.gov
Web Site: http://www.communityservices.nd.gov/Energy

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Description: MDU Co. provides standby service to customers through individual contracts only. A rate similar to what an individual contract might look like is Rate 30, which includes a reservation fee, moderate demand charges and moderate energy charges. The billing demand is based upon the 15 minute maximum during a month. There is no ratchet in place. This is viewed as neutral toward CHP.

Northern States Power Co. provides standby service based entirely on a customer’s contract demand. A reservations fee is billed for the contract, and actual energy usage is billed under a customer’s regular rate. Billing demand is typically based on the maximum monthly demand or 50% of the maximum from the previous 11 months, whichever is higher. This is viewed as unfavorable toward CHP.

Links:

• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.’s rates can be found here
• Excel Energy’s rates for its North Dakota customers can be found here
• More information about best practices in utility rate design can be found on the EPA’s CHP Partnership website
  

Last Updated 08/27/2009

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