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Northern Plains Electric Cooperative interconnection application

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving 10,472 residential customers in North Dakota (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Northern Plains Electric Cooperative 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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North Dakota’s commission rule (N.D. Admin. Code ch. 69-09-07 (Small Power Production and Cogeneration, PURPA implementation), esp. 69-09-07-11 Interconnection costs) does not bind electric cooperatives; Northern Plains Electric Cooperative sets its own interconnection policy. We confirm its form on the first project. Rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities are not covered by the PSC net billing rule or any state interconnection standard; they follow their own policies and federal PURPA obligations.

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative at a glance

Utility

Northern Plains Electric Coop

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

13196

Residential customers

10,472 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

none reported

Service territory

12 counties in North Dakota

Wholesale supplier / association

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Documents Northern Plains Electric Cooperative 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 Northern Plains Electric Cooperative. We confirm Northern Plains Electric Cooperative’s exact list on the first project.

North Dakota interconnection rule

Commission

North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC)

Interconnection rule

N.D. Admin. Code ch. 69-09-07 (Small Power Production and Cogeneration, PURPA implementation), esp. 69-09-07-11 Interconnection costs – Small Power Production and Cogeneration · source

Applies to

Sales/purchases between PURPA qualifying facilities and 'electric public utilities' under PSC jurisdiction (NDCC 49-03-01.5) - investor-owned utilities (Xcel/NSP, MDU, Otter Tail). Rural electric cooperatives and munis are not PSC rate-regulated.

Application form

No statewide interconnection application/standard in the Administrative Code; utility-specific tariffs and forms.

Fees

QF pays interconnection costs the commission may assess on a nondiscriminatory basis; reimbursement may be spread over time (69-09-07-11). No fee caps.

Export compensation

NEM – N.D. Admin. Code 69-09-07-09(3)(a)
QFs <=100 kW design capacity entitled to net energy billing (meter reverses); utility may recover production-monitoring metering costs. Applies to PSC-regulated IOUs only; Legislative Council committee objection filed 1991 (rule remains). Netting period (monthly/annual) set in utility tariffs.

Not bound by the rule

Rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities are not covered by the PSC net billing rule or any state interconnection standard; they follow their own policies and federal PURPA obligations.

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Gridpol Unlimited

$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.

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