Net Metering by State

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NV Energy North (Sierra Pacific) solar export rate

What NV Energy North (Sierra Pacific) pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Nevada, with the source and the date it was checked.

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75% of applicable retail rate under NMR-2025 Tier 4, with 15-minute netting for applications approved on or after October 1, 2025

NV Energy North (Sierra Pacific) · Nevada

Effective October 1, 2025

NMR-2025 applies to qualifying new Northern Nevada applications; existing customers remain on monthly netting.

Source: nvenergy.com

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Nevada rules that apply to NV Energy North (Sierra Pacific)

The state framework sets the default. Where NV Energy North (Sierra Pacific) pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.

Compensation mechanismNet metering with billing credits: monthly net energy measurement in Southern Nevada; 15-minute netting for qualifying new Northern Nevada applications.
Export rateTier 4 exports are credited at 75% of the applicable retail rate; Northern Nevada applications approved on or after October 1, 2025 use 15-minute netting at 75% of current applicable retail.
Rate effectiveAB 405 rate structure effective June 15, 2017; Tier 4 became the current open tier after Tier 3 reached 80 MW; Northern Nevada 15-minute NMR-2025 applies to applications approved on or after October 1, 2025.
Credit rolloverUnused net-metering credits roll forward to the next monthly electric bill; statutory excess electricity may be carried forward indefinitely.
Credit expirationNo annual expiration is specified: excess electricity may carry forward indefinitely, but remaining compensation is forfeited on the statutory events including disconnection or ending utility service.
Annual true-upNo statewide annual true-up date; Nevada law uses monthly billing and permits indefinite carry-forward subject to statutory forfeiture conditions.
Aggregate program capAB 405 allocates 80 MW each to Tranches 1, 2, and 3 (240 MW total); Tranche 4 has no capacity limit.
Program statusOpen for new customers in Tier/Tranche 4; Tranches 1-3 are closed.
GrandfatheringExisting customers retain their applicable prior rate; AB 405 tiers lock the signup rate for 20 years at the original installation location, and existing Northern Nevada customers are not impacted by NMR-2025.
RegulatorPublic Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN).
Governing ruleNevada Revised Statutes 704.766-704.775, including NRS 704.775 billing; AB 405 (2017), Section 28.3, sets the four tranches.

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