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Ouachita Coop

Arkansas Utility Interconnection & net metering rules
Net Metering Allowed0
NEM TypeN/A
Supply Side Taps Allowed0
Line Taps Allowed0
Load Taps Allowed0

Net metering & export

Net Metering Allowed
0
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 first be credited 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.)

When purchasing Net Excess Generation credits from a Net-Metering Customer, the Cooperative shall calculate the payment based on its Avoided Costs plus any additional sum determined under the Net Metering Rules for the current year.

Rebates Offered
0
Deregulated
0

Interconnection & taps

Approval Req To Install
Yes
Interconnection Level
3
Supply Side Taps Allowed
0
Line Taps Allowed
0
Load Taps Allowed
0
Automatic Transformer Upgrade Size
0
Meter Aggregation Allowed
1

System size & offset

System Size Battery Included
0
System Size Includes Existing Systems
0
Offset Value
0
Offset Calculation Period
0
Industry Standard Watts Sqft
2
System Offset Notes

The net metering facility must have a generating capacity of no more than 25-kW or 100% of the highest monthly usage in the previous 12 months for residential use or 1,000-kW for any other use.

Offset Calc Tool
Historical Usage

Metering & disconnect

Production Meter Required
No
Production Meter Position
N/A
Production Meter Labeling
N/A
Meter Spot Process

Call office at least 48 hours.

Allowed Meter Adapter
None

Plans & docs

SLD Reqs

Diagram showing the configuration of all generating facility equipment, including protection and control schemes.

Equipment Approvals
California Energy Commission
Website
link
Phone
(870) 833-2915

Other details

Restrict Inspection
0
Revision Required
1
Mod Swap Requires Planset
1
Address ID
696866
Express Planset Eligible
Yes
Compiled from public records, 2026. Tariffs and interconnection rules change; verify with Ouachita 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.