Northern Plains Electric Cooperative solar export rate
What Northern Plains Electric Cooperative pays for power exported from rooftop solar in North Dakota, with the source and the date it was checked.
Fixed export rate
The cooperative says its buyback rate is less than 2.4 cents per kWh for systems less than 150,000 watts (150 KW); it states the PURPA purchase rate was 1.6605 cents per kWh at the time of publication.
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative · North Dakota
Northern Plains says members must notify the cooperative, obtain a signed interconnection agreement, and obtain approval before purchasing equipment.
Source: nplains.com
Full Northern Plains Electric Cooperative detail →North Dakota rules that apply to Northern Plains Electric Cooperative
The state framework sets the default. Where Northern Plains 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
- Cass County Electric CooperativeFormula based