Cass County Electric Cooperative solar export rate
What Cass County Electric Cooperative pays for power exported from rooftop solar in North Dakota, with the source and the date it was checked.
No single rate — formula based
Cass County Electric Cooperative · North Dakota
Cass County's policy publishes a net-billing program for renewable systems less than 40 kW AC and says excess energy is paid at the applicable renewable energy rate; the cited policy does not print the dollar rate.
Source: casscountyelectric.com
Full Cass County Electric Cooperative detail →North Dakota rules that apply to Cass County Electric Cooperative
The state framework sets the default. Where Cass County Electric Cooperative pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.
| Compensation mechanism | Qualifying facilities with a design capacity of 100 kW or less are entitled to net energy billing; other qualifying-facility purchases may be based on the purchasing utility's avoided costs. |
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| Export rate | No single statewide dollar export rate is stated. For energy provided as available, purchase rates are based on the purchasing utility's avoided costs calculated at the time of delivery. |
| Rate effective | The statewide rule is identified as amended effective May 1, 1991; current utility-specific terms vary. Otter Tail's cited North Dakota rider is effective with bills rendered on and after June 1, 2026. |
| Regulator | North Dakota Public Service Commission. |
| Governing rule | N.D.A.C. chapter 69-09-07, Small Power Production and Cogeneration; the rule identifies N.D.C.C. 49-02-02 as the law implemented. |
Other North Dakota utilities
- Otter Tail Power (North Dakota)Fixed rateBase Avoided Costs $0.04571 per kWh; Renewable Energy Credit $0.00096 per kWh; Solar Renewable
- Northern Plains Electric CooperativeFixed rateThe cooperative says its buyback rate is less than 2.4 cents per kWh for systems less than 150,