AECC and Arkansas co-ops solar export rate
What AECC and Arkansas co-ops pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Arkansas, with the source and the date it was checked.
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AECC avoided-cost calculation for net metering, filed in Docket No. 81-071-F; no dollar rate printed in the reviewed cooperative tariff
AECC and Arkansas co-ops · Arkansas
The cooperative tariff directs distribution cooperatives to use the AECC avoided-cost calculation rather than printing a single statewide cooperative rate.
Source: apps.apsc.arkansas.gov
Full AECC and Arkansas co-ops detail →Arkansas rules that apply to AECC and Arkansas co-ops
The state framework sets the default. Where AECC and Arkansas co-ops pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.
| Compensation mechanism | Legacy and qualifying legacy-transitional facilities retain 1:1 full-retail net-metering credit; non-legacy facilities use the utility's elected alternative structure under Ark. Code § 23-18-606, including two-channel avoided-cost billing or full-retail credit plus a grid charge. |
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| Export rate | There is no single statewide export number. Non-legacy exports are credited at each utility's avoided-cost rate: the reviewed Entergy tariff lists $0.0334/kWh for March 2026-February 2027, SWEPCO's reviewed tariff lists $0.02902/kWh for March 2024-February 2025, and AECC's cooperative tariff references the AECC avoided-cost calculation in Docket No. 81-071-F without printing a dollar rate in the reviewed tariff. |
| Rate effective | The reviewed Entergy non-legacy tariff is marked Effective 3/2/26 for its avoided-cost attachment; avoided-cost rates remain in force for twelve months and are updated annually. |
| Credit rollover | Yes. Non-legacy net-metering surplus is credited in the next applicable billing period; legacy and legacy-transitional net-excess-generation credits are carried forward to subsequent billing periods indefinitely. |
| Credit expiration | Legacy and legacy-transitional credits do not expire and carry forward indefinitely; credits older than 24 months may be purchased at avoided cost if the statutory minimum payment condition is met. Non-legacy treatment is monthly surplus crediting, with utility tariff terms governing any final-account purchase. |
| Annual true-up | No annual customer true-up date is specified in the reviewed non-legacy tariff; non-legacy surplus is credited in the next applicable billing period. Utilities instead redetermine the avoided-cost rate annually, with the revised rate effective from the first billing cycle of March. |
| Aggregate program cap | No statewide aggregate program cap was identified in the reviewed rule and order. For current non-legacy remote meter aggregation, the order states a 5 MW limit per utility service territory, subject to three statutory exceptions. |
| Program status | Open as a tariffed program for jurisdictional electric utilities; the rules require each utility to file legacy and non-legacy standard net-metering tariffs. Utility-specific capacity and interconnection limits still apply. |
| Grandfathering | Qualifying legacy and legacy-transitional customers retain the 1:1 full-retail-credit rate structure and related rate-structure terms through June 1, 2040. Legacy status depends on the statutory filing/interconnection conditions and dates. |
| Regulator | Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC). The Net-metering Rules are promulgated under the Commission's authority over net metering and jurisdictional electric utilities. |
| Governing rule | Ark. Code Ann. §§ 23-18-601 et seq., as amended by the Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023, implemented by 23 CAR Part 457 (Net-metering Rules), including 23 CAR § 457-204 and § 457-401. |
| Pending change | Annual avoided-cost redeterminations remain an active recurring change: each electric utility must file a revised avoided cost on or before February 1, and the revised rate applies from the first billing cycle of March for twelve months. The reviewed APSC rulemaking order is Docket No. 23-021-R. |
Other Arkansas utilities
- Entergy ArkansasFixed rate$0.0334/kWh for March 2026 through February 2027 under Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service
- SWEPCO (AR)Fixed rate$0.02902/kWh for billing periods March 2024 through February 2025 under Non-Legacy Net-Metering