Otter Tail Power (North Dakota) solar export rate
What Otter Tail Power (North Dakota) pays for power exported from rooftop solar in North Dakota, with the source and the date it was checked.
Fixed export rate
Base Avoided Costs $0.04571 per kWh; Renewable Energy Credit $0.00096 per kWh; Solar Renewable Energy Credit $0.00300 per kWh.
Otter Tail Power (North Dakota) · North Dakota
The rider is available to any Qualifying Facility not exceeding 100 kW; it says the customer is compensated monthly for all energy received from the small qualifying facility less the customer charge.
Source: otpco.com
Full Otter Tail Power (North Dakota) detail →North Dakota rules that apply to Otter Tail Power (North Dakota)
The state framework sets the default. Where Otter Tail Power (North Dakota) 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
- Northern Plains Electric CooperativeFixed rateThe cooperative says its buyback rate is less than 2.4 cents per kWh for systems less than 150,
- Cass County Electric CooperativeFormula based