Value of DER (VDER) projects can be registered by the owner of the project in an approved NYGATS account and who has opted in to receive the RECs, or by the utility who's region the project is located in and the project owner has opted not to receive the RECs. The VDER Project should be listed in the SIR Inventory.
For more information on the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) or the Value Stack can be accessed through the NYSERDA site (Link Here)
The following project information can be entered into the NGYATS when registering a VDR Project:
Note - Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required
| Required Field | Field Description |
| Plant Name: ** | A name that helps you identify the generation project |
| Unit Name: ** | A name that helps you identify the generation project |
| Street Address1: | Location of the generation project |
| Street Address2: | Can be blank |
| City: | City that the generation project is located in |
| Country: | UNITED STATES |
| State/Province: | NEW YORK |
| County: | County that the generation project is located in |
| Zip/Postal: | Location of the generation project |
| NERC Region: | NPCC |
| eGrid Subregion: |
Select from options listed below: NPCC NYC/Westchester NPCC Long Island NPCC Upstate NY |
| EIA Plant ID Number: | n/a |
| Emissions Unit ID: | n/a |
| ORIS PL: | n/a |
| NYDEC ID: | n/a |
| Facility Owner Name: | |
| Facility Owner Street Address1: | |
| Facility Owner Street Address2: | Can be blank |
| Facility Owner City: | |
| Facility Owner Country: | UNITED STATES |
| Facility Owner State/Province: | NEW YORK |
| Facility Owner Zip/Postal: | |
| Facility Owner Telephone: | n/a |
| Control Area Operator for Project: | NYISO |
| Market Pricing Zone: |
A - West B - Genessee C - Central D - North E - Mohawk Valley F - Capital G - Hudson Valley H - Millwood I - Dunwoodie J - NYC K - Long Island |
| Utility to which Project is interconnected: | Free text field |
| Tariff Type: | Distribution Utility - VDER Phase 1 |
| In Service Date: ** | Enter as MM/DD/YYYY |
| Nameplate Capacity (MW): | Numerical to three decimal places (x.xxx) |
| Maximum Annual Energy (MWh): | Use this formula for solar (MW*8760*.15) |
| Fuel/Project Type: ** |
SOL = Solar BIG = Biogas WIN = Wind |
| Facility Operator Contact Job Title: | VDER |
| Facility OperatorContact Name: | n/a |
| Facility OperatorContact Mailing Address1: | n/a |
| Facility Operator Contact Mailing Address2: | leave blank |
| Facility Operator Contact City: | n/a |
| Facility Operator Contact Country: | UNITED STATES |
| Facility OperatorContact State/Province: | NEW YORK |
| Facility Operator Contact Zip/Postal: | n/a |
| Facility Operator Contact Telephone: | n/a |
| Facility Operator Contact Email: | n/a@n/a.n/a |
| Qualified Independent Party: | Select the name of your designated QIP(most utilities have already created their QIP Account) |
| Qualified Independent Party ID: | Enter the QIPID assigned by your QIP for generation data reporting |
| Ownership Type: | Privately Owned Distributed Generation |
| Relationship of Account Holder to Project: | Generator Agent |
| Assignment of Registration Rights: | Y |
| Assignment of Registration Rights Effective Date: * | Enter as MM/DD/YYYY |
| Court-or Regulator's Assignment of Registration Rights: | N |
| Court-or Regulator's Assignment of Registration Rights Effective Date: * | Leave blank |
| Revenue Meter ID: | Alphanumerical |
| Meter Manufacturer: | n/a |
| Meter Type: | n/a |
| Date of Last Meter Certification: | Enter as MM/DD/YYYY |
| *Fields marked with asterisk are required if the conditional field is above it is designated | |
| ** fields marked with two asterisks are required and also displayed in public report |