EPB Chattanooga solar export rate
What EPB Chattanooga pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Tennessee, with the source and the date it was checked.
Not yet verified
No published rooftop-export rate identified in EPB's reviewed primary material
EPB Chattanooga · Tennessee
EPB's published Solar Share is a sold-out community-solar program; its bill credit is based on array generation, not a rooftop net-metering export tariff.
Source: epb.com
Full EPB Chattanooga detail →Tennessee rules that apply to EPB Chattanooga
The state framework sets the default. Where EPB Chattanooga pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.
| Compensation mechanism | No statewide retail net-metering mandate; TVA/local-power-company programs govern exports. TVA's DPP is a dual-meter purchase program in which TVA buys eligible output, and local programs may administer credits or payments. |
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| Export rate | NESolar Connect publishes seasonal base rates of $0.07363/kWh summer, $0.04459/kWh winter, and $0.05682/kWh transition, plus TVA TMFC; TVA DPP is paid at monthly avoided cost. |
| Rate effective | TVA DPP pricing is updated monthly and may change; NES rates are from guidelines effective October 2024 and are adjusted with TVA Standard Service wholesale rates. |
| Credit rollover | No statewide rollover rule. Under the TVA dual-meter framework, generation and retail usage are separately metered; distributor-specific agreements determine any bill-credit administration. |
| Credit expiration | No statewide credit-expiration rule identified; expiration or payment treatment is program- and distributor-specific rather than set by a Tennessee retail net-metering statute. |
| Annual true-up | No statewide net-metering true-up date identified. TVA's published framework uses separate generation and usage meters and program contracts rather than a statewide annual true-up. |
| Aggregate program cap | No statewide aggregate net-metering cap identified. TVA and local power companies administer program-specific limits; NES publishes an initial 35 MW NESolar Connect maximum and a 10 MW NESolar Savings maximum. |
| Program status | No statewide net-metering cap to report. TVA DPP's published eligibility ceiling is renewable facilities up to 80 MW, while distributor program limits are separate and may be first-come, first-served. |
| Grandfathering | No statewide net-metering grandfathering provision identified. Program-specific contracts and approved applications control; NES says guideline amendments do not apply to certain applications approved before the amendment effective date. |
| Regulator | TVA is the primary power and program authority for approximately 99.7% of Tennessee's electricity service territory; TVA is self-regulated for fuel mix and associated power generation, and local power companies distribute TVA power. |
| Governing rule | No statewide retail net-metering rule identified; TVA's Dispersed Power Production Guidelines/program documents and each local power company's interconnection and purchase documents govern. |
| Pending change | No statewide pending net-metering change identified in the reviewed primary sources. NES reserves the right to amend its program guidelines with 30 days' written notice, subject to the guideline's stated limits. |
Other Tennessee utilities
- TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)Formula basedDispersed Power Production: monthly avoided cost, updated monthly
- Nashville Electric ServiceFixed rateNESolar Connect base rate: $0.07363/kWh summer, $0.04459/kWh winter, $0.05682/kWh transition, p
- Memphis Light, Gas & WaterFormula basedTVA Dispersed Power Production avoided cost, which varies monthly