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City of Augusta interconnection application

City of Augusta is a municipal utility serving 885 customers in Arkansas (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files City of Augusta 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 commission rule (126.00.23 Ark. Code R. 001 (APSC Net-Metering Rules, Rules 3.01-3.04 and Appendix A Standard Interconnection Agreement)) does not bind municipal utilitys; City of Augusta sets its own interconnection policy. We confirm its form on the first project. 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).

City of Augusta at a glance

Utility

City of Augusta

Type

Municipal utility

EIA utility ID

1000

Customers

885 (EIA-861, 2025, short form: all customer classes)

Net-metered residential customers

none reported

Service territory

1 county in Arkansas

Documents City of Augusta asks for

  • Interconnection application formFilled in by us from your project data in the utility’s portal or on its form. Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)Drawn by us from your equipment data: modules, strings, inverter, battery, disconnects, point of interconnection, meter. Gridpol prepares this.
  • Site plan / site layoutDrawn by us from your roof sketch or photos: array, inverter, battery, disconnect, meter and main panel locations. Gridpol prepares this.
  • PV module spec sheetManufacturer data sheet of the modules.
  • Inverter spec sheetManufacturer data sheet (string inverter, microinverter or hybrid inverter).
  • Customer signatureThe account holder signs the application or authorization. We send the signature link.
  • Recent electric billName, service address, account and meter number must match the application.
  • Final inspection sign-offApproved electrical inspection from the authority having jurisdiction after installation.

Typical documents for US utilities – not yet verified for City of Augusta. We confirm City of Augusta’s exact list on the first project.

Arkansas interconnection rule

Commission

Arkansas Public Service Commission

Interconnection rule

126.00.23 Ark. Code R. 001 (APSC Net-Metering Rules, Rules 3.01-3.04 and Appendix A Standard Interconnection Agreement) – Net-Metering Rules · source

Applies to

Electric 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 form

Statewide 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

Timelines

Customer 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).

Fees

Meter 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).

Insurance

Not addressed in the rule text.

External disconnect

Required: 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 compensation

Net 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.

Not bound by the rule

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).

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$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
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Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.

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