District of Columbia
A combination of aggressive solar goals, a restrictive infrastructure for development, and the District’s demographics has preserved the DC SREC market, where SREC prices remain high due to undersupply. The D.C. City Council passed a law in July 2011 preventing out-of-state systems registered after January 31, 2011 from participating in the DC SREC Market, further limiting supply.
Market Prices
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Market Requirements
DC SREC market requirements as currently set by state legislation:
Solar Requirement
Reaching 5.00% of total electricity generated in 2032.
Meter Readings
All systems are required to have a revenue grade meter and report monthly meter readings.
Eligibility Start Date
A system’s eligibility start date is based on the system’s date of interconnection or the beginning of the current calendar year (whichever happens second).
SACP
The Solar Alternative Compliance Payment (SACP) is the penalty price that electricity suppliers must pay per SREC if they fail to file the required number of SRECs by the end of each compliance period. The DC SACP is set at $500 per SREC through 2023 declining thereafter, as shown below.
SREC Useful Life
DC SRECs have a useful life of 5 years (i.e., a 2021 vintage SREC can be counted towards the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 compliance periods).
| Energy Year | % Solar Requirement | SACP |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.85% | $500 |
| 2020 | 2.18% | $500 |
| 2021 | 2.50% | $500 |
| 2022 | 2.60% | $500 |
| 2023 | 3.00% | $500 |
| 2024 | 3.65% | $480 |
| 2025 | 4.30% | $460 |
| 2026 | 5.00% | $440 |
| 2027 | 5.65% | $420 |
| 2028 | 6.30% | $400 |
| 2029 | 7.00% | $380 |
| 2030 | 7.65% | $360 |
| 2031 | 8.30% | $340 |
| 2032 | 9.00% | $320 |
| 2033 | 9.65% | $300 |
| 2034 | 10.30% | $300 |
| 2035 | 11.00% | $300 |
| 2036 | 11.65% | $300 |
| 2037 | 12.30% | $300 |
| 2038 | 13.00% | $300 |
| 2039 | 13.65% | $300 |
| 2040 | 14.30% | $300 |
| 2041 | 15.00% | $300 |