Upon the closure of Group B Small DG Block 1 on February 21, 2020 at 11:59 PM, the opening capacity of Group B Small DG Block 2 is 46.12 MWac.
The Program Administrator announced on February 22, 2020 that Group B Small DG Block 1 had closed. Per Section 1(C)(3)(b) of the Program Guidebook, this Block was held open for an additional 14 calendar days beyond the date on which it had reached capacity. Any Group B Small DG applications submitted as part of a paid batch on or prior to February 21, 2020 at 11:59 PM Central Prevailing Time were allocated to Block 1, and thus received Block 1 pricing, provided that the application fee was paid within 10 business days following batch submittal. Any Group B Small DG applications submitted as part of a paid batch after that time will be allocated to Block 2.
The capacity allocated to Block 1 during this 14-day soft-close period impacts the capacity available for Block 2. Any applications submitted as part of a paid batch during the soft-close period that exceeded the original 52 MW capacity of Group B Small DG Block 1 were deducted from the original capacity of 52 MW for Group B Small DG Block 2. Because an additional 5.88 MW of capacity was allocated to Group B Small DG Block 1 during the soft-close period (for a total of 57.88 MW of Block 1 capacity), Group B Small DG Block 2 has an opening capacity of 46.12 MW, not the original capacity of 52 MW.
The final calculation of the opening capacity of Group B Small DG Block 2 was not known until at least 10 business days had passed from the closure of Block 1. Capacity allocated to projects in Group B Small DG Block 1 that are subsequently withdrawn will be added to Group B Small DG Block 2 capacity.
