Memphis Light, Gas & Water solar export rate
What Memphis Light, Gas & Water pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Tennessee, with the source and the date it was checked.
No single rate — formula based
TVA Dispersed Power Production avoided cost, which varies monthly
Memphis Light, Gas & Water · Tennessee
MLGW also describes self-generation with instantaneous excess sent to the grid without financial benefit; DPP sells 100% or excess generation to TVA under a 5-year agreement.
Source: mlgw.com
Full Memphis Light, Gas & Water detail →Tennessee rules that apply to Memphis Light, Gas & Water
The state framework sets the default. Where Memphis Light, Gas & Water 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
- EPB ChattanoogaUnverifiedNo published rooftop-export rate identified in EPB's reviewed primary material