Net Metering
Install rooftop solar, small wind, or other qualifying renewable generation systems up to 300 kW on your Oklahoma home or business and receive credits at your utility's full retail energy rate for power you generate and use on-site. Excess power your system produces beyond what you consume is purchased by your utility at the avoided cost rate and credited to your next bill; contact your local utility to apply for interconnection.
Oklahoma's net metering program covers residential, commercial, industrial, and government customers installing systems up to 300 kW (with a peak load limit of 125% of expected consumption). Utilities cannot require additional liability insurance as a condition of interconnection, though some may apply for OCC approval to impose fixed charges on systems installed after November 1, 2014; verify your customer's utility's specific interconnection requirements and rate structure.
Net metering in Oklahoma is governed by 17 O.S. § 156 and OAC 165:40:9 and applies to all customer classes with systems ≤300 kW with no aggregate capacity cap. Utilities must purchase net excess generation monthly at avoided cost rates; there is no limit on participants. The 2014 SB 1456 allows utilities to petition the OCC for fixed charges on systems added after November 1, 2014, though Executive Order 2014-07 directs the OCC to consider alternative rate structures (time-of-use, demand charges, minimum bills) before approving such charges. Program targets residential, commercial, industrial, schools, and government sectors across multiple generation technologies.
Program details
- Program ID
- 286
- Last updated
- 2/25/2026
Eligibility
- Sectors
- commercial industrial local government residential schools state government federal government
- Technologies
- geothermal electric solar thermal electric solar photovoltaics wind (all) biomass hydroelectric municipal solid waste combined heat & power wind (small) hydroelectric (small)
Program summary
Eligibility and Availability
In 1988 the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) adopted terms and conditions of purchase that govern the supplying and delivering of power to a cooperative/utility’s electric system by a small power producer or cogenerator (as the terms are respectively defined under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978).
Under the adopted rules, net metering is available to all customer classes for systems up to 300 kW. There is no limit on the amount of aggregate net-metered capacity, and utilities are not allowed to require new liability insurance as a condition for interconnection.
Net Excess Generation
Utilities and regulated electric cooperatives are required to purchase monthly net excess generation (NEG) from customers at the avoided cost rate.
Additional Fees
Under provisions in S.B. 1456 (2014), utilities are allowed to apply to the OCC for permission to apply a fixed charge to customer-generators who install net-metered distributed generation on or after November 1, 2014. Previously, utilities had not been allowed to impose extra charges for customers signed up for net metering. The accompanying Executive Order 2014-07 clarified that S.B. 1456 does not mandate increased charges for distributed generation customer-generators and directed the OCC to consider alternative rate reforms such as time-of-use, minimum bills, and demand charges before allowing the implementation of a fixed charge for net-metered systems.
Contact & resources
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
