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Pacific Power solar interconnection: what it requires before you energize
How does Pacific Power detect unpermitted backfeed?
Being verified being verified
What happens if they catch you?
Being verified being verified
Small and DIY interconnection requirements
Oregon's statewide rules apply: 1:1 retail net metering up to 25 kW residential, application through their customer generation process, approval before you energize. documented
Credits roll month to month, but leftovers at the end of the annual cycle (typically March) are donated to low-income assistance programs, not paid out. Size to your usage. documented
Same parent as Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), but Utah's plug-in exemption does not travel to Oregon. documented
sources: Oregon PUC renewable resources & net metering · Pacific Power customer generation
Verify your export before Pacific Power does
Pacific Power nets your exports, but the meter still logs every reverse-flow interval, including ones you didn't plan. Worth knowing your real number before they do.
Clamp meter on the grid input · energy monitor on the export register
Building battery-first or zero-export anyway? Craftstrom · EZ-1 · EG4
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Related: Portland General Electric (OR)
Planning a zero-export or plug-in setup here? See the zero-export reality check and equipment notes.
Every claim above is evidence-graded: documented means it traces to the tariff or the utility's own filings, reported means a dated community report. The full table covers 60 utilities: see all of Gridrules.