City of Benkelman interconnection application

Nebraska Power Review Board (no PUC jurisdiction over electric rates; all retail electric service is public power)

Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-2001 to 70-2005 (LB 436, 2009) – Net metering and interconnection of qualified facilities · source

All local distribution utilities (owner/operator of the local distribution system) - in Nebraska these are public power districts, municipal utilities and cooperatives; there is no commission-administered interconnection rule. Each utility uses its own interconnection agreement meeting the statute.

Utility-specific interconnection agreement (statute requires an interconnection agreement establishing financial, interconnection, safety, performance and reliability requirements)

Customer must notify the utility of intent to install at least 60 days before installation and provide State Electrical Division inspection documentation before interconnection (70-2004). No utility review deadlines in statute.

No additional standby, capacity, demand, interconnection or other fee for qualified facilities; customer pays utility costs for equipment/services required only because of the interconnection; bidirectional meter at no additional cost.

Utility may not require additional liability insurance if all safety and interconnection requirements are met (70-2003(6)(c)).

Statute requires automatic isolation on outage and bars additional safety equipment/charges beyond statutory standards; no explicit external disconnect rule.

NEM – Neb. Rev. Stat. 70-2002(6), 70-2003(4)-(5)
Retail-rate offset up to monthly usage; net excess generation credited at the utility's avoided cost, carried forward as monetary credits and paid out at end of annualized period. Utility may stop at 1% of average aggregate monthly peak demand forecast. Utilities may voluntarily offer net metering above 25 kW.

The statute itself binds all public power districts, municipal utilities and cooperatives; utility-specific policies apply above 25 kW.