(a) A utility shall offer net metering as set forth in this subchapter. The aggregate capacity of the net metering offered must not exceed 5 mega watts on the island of St. Croix and must not exceed 10 mega watts collectively on the islands of St. Thomas and St. John and Water Island and other territorial offshore keys and islands. Net metering must be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis until customer-generators within each island have reached the aggregate capacity for that island.
(b) Any residential or commercial utility customer eligible for net metering, but without sufficient roof or land space, may install a system elsewhere on a stand-alone basis. The electricity produced at the customer-generator’s property from the remote location, or at the customer-generator’s premises, may be credited to only a single designated meter account of the customer-generator.
(c) The Utility shall offer power purchase agreements on a first-come-first-serve basis until customer generators within each island have reached the aggregate capacity for that island or group of islands, as applicable.
(d) Except for systems in the net metering program on the effective date of this section, net metering is for systems 10 Kilowatts and smaller.
(e) A utility:
(1) shall offer to make available to each of its customer-generators who accepted its offer for net metering an energy meter that is capable of registering the flow in at least two directions;
(2) may, at its own expense, and with the written consent of the customer generator, install an additional meter to monitor the flow of electricity in each direction, pursuant to section 1146; and
(3) may not charge a customer-generator any fee or charge that would increase the customer-generator's minimum monthly charge to an amount greater than that of other customers of the utility in the same rate class as the customer-generator.