North Dakota · Net metering · Mid-stack program
ND Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in North Dakota -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 18.2 yr
- North Dakota baseline payback
- 2
- other North Dakota programs
Mid-stack program · mid directory
North Dakota stacks 3 tracked programs; this net metering sits beside peer levers on a 18.2-year modeled baseline.
- Stack3 programs
- In-state #1/2
- Type #25/46
- Baseline18.2 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 2 (mid alphabet). National net metering directory #25 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
North Dakota utilities offer net metering for systems up to 100 kW.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 10.8¢/kWh
- North Dakota solar score
- 24/100
North Dakota's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among North Dakota's 2 tracked programs, by type
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Tax credit
Tax credit
1 programs
What this shows North Dakota tracks 2 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
Where this net metering sits in North Dakota's mid-size stack
The ND Net Metering governs how North Dakota credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. North Dakota averages 4.8 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 10.8¢/kWh, producing an estimated 8,410 kWh/year and $908 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,500. That baseline already implies a 18.2-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $6,200 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
A handful of other levers are worth checking alongside this one. North Dakota has 3 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like ND Renewable Energy Tax Credit. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other North Dakota incentives
Frequently asked questions
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Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · North Dakota solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.