Douglas Electric Cooperative

Oregon Utility Interconnection & net metering rules

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Net Metering AllowedYes
NEM TypeAnnual
Line Taps AllowedNo
Load Taps AllowedNo

Net metering & export

Net Metering Allowed
Yes
NEM Type
Annual
Post Solar Billing Method
Net Metering
Net Excess Generation Notes

At the annual true-up, at the end of the customer’s April billing cycle, any remaining unused credit from any excess generation shall be valued at the avoided cost, and at the customer-generator’s election, be returned to the customer-generator or granted to the Cooperative’s low-income energy assistance program.

Rebates Offered
No
Deregulated
No

Interconnection & taps

Approval Req To Install
Yes
Line Taps Allowed
No
Load Taps Allowed
No
Automatic Transformer Upgrade Size
0
Meter Aggregation Allowed
Yes

System size & offset

System Size Restrictions
25
System Size Restriction Type
AC kW
System Size Battery Included
No
System Size Includes Existing Systems
No
Offset Type
No Restrictions
Offset Value
0
Offset Calculation Period
0
Industry Standard Watts Sqft
2
System Offset Notes

Nameplate generating capacity of not more than twenty-five (25) kilowatts per meter

Offset Calc Tool
PV Watts

Metering & disconnect

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

Plans & docs

Site Plan Reqs
  • AC Disco must be next to POI/Utility meter
Install Reqs

Customer-generator shall furnish and install, on its side of the meter, a disconnecting device capable of fully disconnecting and isolating the net metering facility from the Cooperative’s electric supply system. The disconnecting device shall be located adjacent to the Cooperative’s bi-directional metering equipment and shall be of the visible break type in a metal enclosure that can be secured by a Cooperative owned padlock.

Equipment Approvals
California Energy Commission
Rate Schedule Link
link
Website
link
Phone
(541) 673-6616
Compiled from public records, 2026. Tariffs and interconnection rules change; verify with Douglas Electric Cooperative 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.