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Arkansas Utility Interconnection & net metering rules

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Net Metering AllowedNo
NEM TypeN/A
Supply Side Taps AllowedYes
Line Taps AllowedYes
Load Taps AllowedYes

Net metering & export

Net Metering Allowed
No
NEM Type
N/A
Post Solar Billing Method
Export Rate
Net Excess Generation Notes

For Net Metering Customers who receive service under a rate that does not include a demand component, the Cooperative shall credit a Net-Metering Customer with the amount of any accumulated Net Excess generation as

measured in kWh or kWh multiplied by the applicable retail rate in the next applicable billing period and base the bill of the Net-Metering Customer on the net amount of electricity as measured in kWh or kWh multiplied by the applicable retail rate that the Net-Metering Customer has received from or fed back to the Cooperative during the billing period.

Net Excess Generation shall be credited as described in 27.3.8 and 27.3.9 during subsequent Billing Periods; the Net Excess Generation credits remaining in a Net-Metering Customer’s account at the close of a billing cycle shall not expire and shall be carried forward to subsequent billing cycles indefinitely. For Net Excess Generation credits older than twenty-four (24) months, a NetMetering Customer may elect to have the Cooperative purchase the Net Excess Generation credits in the Net-Metering Customer’s account at the Cooperative’s Avoided Cost plus any additional sum determined under the Net Metering Rules, if the sum to be paid to the Net-Metering Customer is at least one hundred dollars ($100).

Rebates Offered
No
Deregulated
No

Interconnection & taps

Approval Req To Install
Yes
Supply Side Taps Allowed
Yes
Line Taps Allowed
Yes
Load Taps Allowed
Yes
Automatic Transformer Upgrade Size
0
Meter Aggregation Allowed
Yes

System size & offset

System Size Restrictions
0
System Size Restriction Type
No Restrictions
System Size Battery Included
No
System Size Includes Existing Systems
No
Offset Type
Percentage
Offset Value
100
Offset Calculation Basis
Historical
Offset Calculation Period
12
Industry Standard Watts Sqft
2
Inverter Oversize Restrictions
No
Offset Calc Tool
Historical Usage

Metering & disconnect

Production Meter Required
No
Production Meter Position
N/A
Production Meter Labeling
N/A
Allowed Meter Adapter
None

Plans & docs

Install Reqs

For new service a meter socket with a service disconnect is required by the requesting party. The utility will furnish the meter. For existing service seeking net metering, the existing meter socket is used. The meter in an existing service will be replaced with a meter capable to register forward and reverse power flow.


As long as increase to the load/generation does not yield an upgrade on the utility side customer is free to do as they see fit on their side of the meter (load side), as long as all local and national codes are satisfied.

Equipment Approvals
California Energy Commission
Website
link
Phone
(870) 523-3691

Other details

Revision Required
Yes
Mod Swap Requires Planset
Yes
Compiled from public records, 2026. Tariffs and interconnection rules change; verify with Farmers Coop before you rely on this. The useful move: if an installer says you need a main panel upgrade, ask how these tap and interconnection policies were considered first.