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Entergy Texas interconnection application

Entergy Texas is an investor-owned utility serving 469,094 residential customers in Texas (EIA-861, 2025). Applications: Own online portal (Entergy Interconnection Portal). Gridpol files Entergy Texas 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 Entergy Texas’s official sources (see below). Review timelines not published.

Entergy Texas at a glance

Utility

Entergy Texas Inc. (Entergy Corporation)

Type

Investor-owned utility

EIA utility ID

55937

Residential customers

469,094 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

5,644 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

27 counties in Texas

How to apply

Own online portal – Entergy Interconnection Portal · official link

Who submits

Customer or solar company on the customer's behalf (ETI FAQ: 'will accept solar applications ... that solar companies submit on behalf of Entergy customers'). Entergy Texas is outside ERCOT (MISO) and handles interconnection itself.

Export compensation

Net billing – Schedule SQF Option 2C
All imports billed at retail; all exports credited at avoided cost (2026: $0.03866/kWh summer, $0.035865/kWh winter); credits >$50 paid by check

Review time (official)

Not stated; credits start with next invoice after ETI inspection/approval.

Documents Entergy Texas asks for

  • Interconnection application formApplication package incl. IPODG Agreement; only portal-generated applications accepted Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)One-line diagram; for additions must show existing and new Gridpol prepares this.
  • Final inspection sign-offCity/county permit; only the jurisdictional permitting office can submit the approved permit via ETI's permit portal; if no permit is needed the AHJ must send updated requirement list on letterhead
  • Customer signatureSigned application package

How the Entergy Texas process runs

  1. Submit application + one-line diagram via entergy-interconnection.com (pre-approval before install if >=15 kW AC)
  2. AHJ submits approved permit through ETI permit portal
  3. ETI performs back-feed inspection (manual disconnect, anti-islanding)
  4. ETI reprograms AMI meter to bi-directional
  5. Credits begin on next invoice

Fees

FeeApplies toNote
$0Program participationPre-interconnection study fees per Schedule IPODG (application p.33.2); upgrade costs (e.g. transformer) may apply

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

Size levels and limits

LevelUp toNote
<15 kW AC15 kWNo pre-approval; submit documents when system complete
Schedule SQF100 kWPre-approval required >=15 kW AC; transformer sizing check
Schedule LQF>100 kW AC via contact form
Net metering cap50 kW

Avoided-cost credit option for renewables <=50 kW

Storage, EV and stamps

Battery storage

All net-metering installations must shut down on loss of grid; battery backups may be installed (FAQ). No further storage rules published.

Sources

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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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