Customers with solar have a net metering agreement. In 2026, we are exploring options to update how solar customers interact with our grid and help us provide reliable electricity to our community.
What is net metering?
Net metering lets customers receive credits for solar energy they generate from their own panels that isn’t used right away. The credits are kilowatt hours (kWh) that are used from the electric grid at a later time. Credits are typically used at night when solar panels aren’t generating, and surplus credits from summer can carry over into the winter.
What’s the challenge?
Today, about 11,000 customers have solar and exchange energy with our grid.
Under current rates, the cost related to serving solar customers is not fully reflected.
This has caused a growing cost shift between solar and non‑solar customers, which is important to address thoughtfully and with community input.
What is being proposed?
The conversation is not about whether solar is valuable. Rather, it's about aligning rates with how our community's electric system works, so costs are shared in a way that is fair, predictable and sustainable for the entire community.
Five-year grandfathering
Customers with net metering agreements dated before April 1, 2027, will transition to the new net metering rates on April 1, 2032.
Increase in eligible system size from 120% to 200%
With a modernized net metering rate, solar system sizes have more flexibility. We are proposing to increase the cap on system sizes to 200%.
Two rate options
Customers choose which rate option makes the most sense for them.
