VEC (Vermont Electric Co-op) solar export rate
What VEC (Vermont Electric Co-op) pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Vermont, with the source and the date it was checked.
Fixed export rate
Blended residential rate currently $0.2071/kWh for excess energy sent back to the grid.
VEC (Vermont Electric Co-op) · Vermont
VEC separately describes 2026 siting charges and a four-cent-per-kWh REC charge for customers retaining RECs.
Source: vermontelectric.coop
Full VEC (Vermont Electric Co-op) detail →Vermont rules that apply to VEC (Vermont Electric Co-op)
The state framework sets the default. Where VEC (Vermont Electric Co-op) pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.
| Compensation mechanism | Net metering: excess generation is credited on the customer's bill at the applicable blended residential rate, with REC and siting adjustors applied according to the system's certificate of public good. |
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| Export rate | The statewide blended residential base credit is $0.2071/kWh effective August 1, 2026. Actual compensation varies by utility and system category because the applicable tariff may use a lower utility blended rate and may apply REC and siting adjustors; the 2026 order lists Category I and II compensation of $0.1571/kWh for customers transferring RECs, before any utility-specific difference. |
| Rate effective | The statewide blended residential rate of $0.2071/kWh and the 2026 REC and siting adjustors apply beginning August 1, 2026. |
| Credit rollover | Yes. Unused bill credits carry forward to later billing periods, subject to the 12-month use limit. |
| Credit expiration | Credits must be used within 12 months from the month earned; otherwise they revert to the electric company without compensation. |
| Annual true-up | No annual true-up date is specified in the reviewed rule or tariffs; credits are billed monthly and expire on a rolling 12-month basis. |
| Grandfathering | Yes. Pre-existing systems with a complete CPG application filed before January 1, 2017 retain the applicable pre-existing rates and incentives for 10 years from commissioning; they are not subject to the newer REC and siting adjustors during that period. |
| Regulator | Vermont Public Utility Commission; it regulates construction and operation of net-metering systems and reviews and approves utility net-metering tariffs. |
| Governing rule | 30 V.S.A. §§ 8002 and 8010, implemented through Vermont Public Utility Commission Rule 5.100; Rule 5.128 governs the biennial updates to rates, adjustors, and eligibility criteria. |
| Pending change | The 2026 Commission order says the current Rule 5.100 framework may have run its course and that the Commission will issue an order announcing a process for making changes to the net-metering rule; further Rule 5.100 changes in response to Act 179 of 2024 are to be considered in a rulemaking. |
Other Vermont utilities
- Green Mountain PowerFixed rateBase excess-generation credit: $0.20710/kWh under the tariff effective with bills rendered on o
- Burlington ElectricUnverified