Great Lakes Energy interconnection application

Great Lakes Energy is an electric cooperative serving 123,277 residential customers in Michigan (EIA-861, 2025). Applications: PDF + email (GLE Renewables). Gridpol files Great Lakes Energy 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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Process verified from Great Lakes Energy’s official sources (see below). Credit rate value not confirmed in tariff text extracted.

Great Lakes Energy at a glance

Utility

Great Lakes Energy Coop

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

38084

Residential customers

123,277 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

546 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

26 counties in Michigan

How to apply

PDF + email – GLE Renewables · official link

Who submits

Member with contractor; both sign application. Send to GLE Renewables, 1323 Boyne Ave, Boyne City MI 49712 (hotline 231-485-2537).

Export compensation

Net billing – Distributed Renewable Energy Program (DRE)
From Dec 1, 2025; excess credited (reported 5.6 cents/kWh); 10-year term; limited to G&T 10 MW offer.

Review time (official)

Construction/commercial operation within 180 days of signing agreement.

Wholesale supplier / association

Wolverine Power Cooperative

Documents Great Lakes Energy asks for

Interconnection application formGenerator Interconnection Application <=20 kW (separate 20-150 kW form) 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.
Single-line diagram (one-line)Electrical one-line drawing Gridpol prepares this.
Customer signatureMember and contractor signatures
Interconnection agreementDistributed Renewable Energy and Interconnection Agreement (member, coop, G&T)

How the Great Lakes Energy process runs

Submit application with site plan, one-line and $100 fee.
Approval; coop issues DRE and Interconnection Agreement.
Sign agreement before interconnection.
Complete within 180 days; IEEE 1547/UL 1741 equipment.

Fees

Fee	Applies to	Note
$100	Interconnection application (<=20 kW)

Utility fees are paid by the installer or customer; they are not part of the Gridpol plan.

Size levels and limits

Level	Up to	Note
<=20 kW	20 kW
20-150 kW	150 kW
150-750 kW	750 kW
Net metering cap	20 kW

DRE program 20 kW or less, solar/wind.

Sources

GLE Generator Interconnection Application <=20 kW: https://www.gtlakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2-0-20kW-GEN-INTERCON-APP.pdf (retrieved 2026-11-13)
GLE DRE Tariff (Dec 1, 2025): https://www.gtlakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DRE-Tariff-begins-12-1-25.pdf (retrieved 2026-11-13)

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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

Get started

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