Banking

Banking (Open Access)

Banking allows a green energy Open Access consumer to inject surplus generation into the DISCOM grid and draw an equivalent quantum back later — bridging the gap between when renewable power is generated and when it is actually consumed. Banking periods, applicable charges, and carry-forward rules differ by state and are among the most actively contested elements of Open Access regulation today.

Banking in Gujarat

GERC’s Draft Banking Charge Regulations mark the first time Gujarat has proposed a dedicated banking charge for Green Energy Open Access consumers. If notified as drafted, captive and third-party solar/wind consumers banking surplus generation with the grid would face a new cost that was not previously charged.

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