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Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation is an electric cooperative serving 59,272 residential customers in Arkansas, Oklahoma (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.
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Arkansas’s interconnection rule (126.00.23 Ark. Code R. 001 (APSC Net-Metering Rules, Rules 3.01-3.04 and Appendix A Standard Interconnection Agreement)) applies to Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation. Levels, timelines and documents below come from that rule; Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation’s own form and portal are confirmed on the first project.
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation at a glance
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp
TypeElectric cooperative
EIA utility ID817
Residential customers59,272 (EIA-861, 2025)
Net-metered residential customers1,038 (EIA-861, 2025)
Service territory11 counties in Arkansas, 3 counties in Oklahoma
Wholesale supplier / associationArkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
Documents Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation asks for
- Interconnection application formRequired by the state rule Gridpol prepares this.
- Interconnection agreementRequired by the state rule
- Single-line diagram (one-line)Required by the state rule Gridpol prepares this.
- Final inspection sign-offRequired by the state rule
- Net metering / net billing agreementRequired by the state rule
Documents required by the Arkansas rule. Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation may ask for more on its own form; we confirm on the first project.
Arkansas interconnection rule
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Interconnection rule126.00.23 Ark. Code R. 001 (APSC Net-Metering Rules, Rules 3.01-3.04 and Appendix A Standard Interconnection Agreement) – Net-Metering Rules · source
Applies toElectric utilities jurisdictional to the APSC (Rule 1.04.A), incl. investor-owned utilities and AECC member distribution cooperatives; rule text does not address municipal utilities
Application formStatewide Standard Interconnection Agreement for Net-Metering Facilities (Appendix A, Part I sections 1-6 + Part II terms); Appendix A-1 Preliminary Interconnection Site Review Request; Appendix A-2 Facilities Agreement
TimelinesCustomer submits Standard Interconnection Agreement at least 30 days before planned interconnection (Rule 3.01.A/C); utility responds in writing within 30 calendar days (Rule 3.01.D); modifications evaluated within 30 days (Rule 3.02.A); preliminary site review 30 days, multiple reviews 90 days (3.03.B); facilities study 120 days (3.04.G). Parallel operation only after utility inspection/approval (Appendix A).
FeesMeter charge for standard two-channel digital meter and standard one-time administrative/interconnection review fee per Commission-approved tariff (Rule 2.03.A); customer pays nonstandard metering difference (2.02.A); amounts not fixed in rule (Appendix B blanks).
InsuranceNot addressed in the rule text.
External disconnectRequired: visibly open, lockable, manual disconnect switch accessible to the utility (Rule 3.01.B; Appendix A section 4). The 2023 text contains no waiver (the 2007 version allowed a waiver for non-overridable certified inverters).
Export compensationNet billing – Ark. Code Ann. 23-18-601 et seq. (Act 278 of 2023, Cost Shifting Prevention Act); Net-Metering Rules Rule 2.04-2.08
Legacy facilities (action before 2024-09-30) keep kWh 1:1 crediting until 2040-06-01. Non-legacy: utility elects avoided-cost dollar credit for exports or net kWh with Monthly Grid Charge (Ark. Code Ann. 23-18-606/607). Avoided cost refiled by Feb 1 each year.
Cooperatives are covered (avoided cost by AECC load zone, Rule 2.08.B). Municipal utilities are not mentioned in the rule; they adopt their own net metering ordinances (e.g. North Little Rock Electric ordinance 2026).
- 126.00.23 Ark. Code R. 001 - Net-Metering Rules (LII): https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/126-00-23-Ark-Code-R-001 (retrieved 2026-11-13)
- 126.03.07 Ark. Code R. 006 - prior Net Metering Rules (2007): https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/126-03-07-Ark-Code-R-006 (retrieved 2026-11-13)
Other utilities in Arkansas
- Entergy Arkansas612,254
- SWEPCO109,777
- Carroll Electric Cooperative104,579
- First Electric Cooperative Corporation96,685
- Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corporation74,247
- OG&E58,569
- North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc.36,595
- City of North Little Rock35,721
- City Water and Light Plant35,335
- Conway Corporation31,376
$500 / month
Unlimited interconnection applications. 12-month agreement, signed online. The agreement starts the day you sign; first invoice right away, then monthly.
- Unlimited interconnection applications
- Single-line diagram and site plan for every application
- Pre-submission check against the utility’s requirements
- Homeowner e-signature link for the authorization
- Filing in your utility portal accounts or by the utility’s method
- Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
- Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
- Customer list, exports, API and webhooks
Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.