How do I get paid for installing a MicroFIT unit?
You get paid for the electrical energy that your unit produces once you enter into a contract with the OPA. The rate, known as the Feed In Tariff has been set at a rate to help pay for the equipment and the energy that it produces. Payments for the energy produced will come directly from your local distribution company (LDC) based on the contract that you signed with the OPA. Once you have installed your equipment, received Electrical Safety Authority permit to connect, entered into a MicroFIT contract with the OPA and entered into an agreement with the LDC you will start to be paid for the energy produced. The LDC will meter the installation and will read the meter on a predefined scheduled. A payment will be made to you based on the agreement with the OPA for the energy produced. A service fee for the metering and billing services will apply to the account that you hold for the generation. The specific account fee on a monthly basis for the initial period will be the same as the serv
