Commercial Customers:

Please review the following applicable tariffs and contact an account engineer in the New Construction office at 845-577-3424, before beginning the application process below:

• Net metering customers
  • Service Classification Rider N
• Non-net metering customers
  • SC15 - Buyback Service
  • SC25 - Standby Service
• If you intend to use natural gas to operate your distributed generation system, you may qualify for special rates on your natural gas delivery and supply through O&R. View Service Classification Riders B and C to see if you qualify.

Prior to installation:

1. Applicants should send:
   • Appendix A (Standardized Contract)
   • Appendix B or Appendix C (Standardized Application)
   • one-line electrical schematic and inverter information ( For installations more than 15kW, a $350 application fee will be assessed.)
2. O&R will review the application and design.
3. O&R will either give approval to install the system or explain why approval was not granted.

Upon completion of installation:

1. Applicants should send in proof of electrical inspection.
2. O&R will witness a verification test.
3. If verification test passes, O&R will return the executed agreement to applicant. (The system should not be put in service, except for initial testing, until after the verification test.)
4. If the installation is eligible for net metering, O&R will change the revenue meter.