Solar PV

April 2026 Update

Beginning with the 1st day of April 2026, JCE Co-op will no longer be providing an annual usage history for accounts with at least a 12-month usage history on their SmartHub Account. As long as the Member's SmartHub account shows at least 12 months of monthly usage data, the Member shall provide the contractor with the needed usage history. Requests received on/after April 1, 2026, will be pushed back to requestor if the Member’s SmartHub account shows a minimum of 12-months of monthly usage data.

JCE Co-op has brought to Cooperative Members a NEW App, SmartHub, for Members to utilize to see and pay bills and have access to their monthly usage history. With the ongoing updates to meters, Members will be able to see not only their monthly usage but also daily usage, 15-minute interval usage, and generation (returned kWh) data.

Usage Samples

If less than 12 months of monthly usage data is available on the Member SmartHub Account, a request for a usage history can be made to the Cooperative by emailing der@jocarroll.com and include a Member (account holder) signed Authorization to Release Information Form on Installer Letterhead with the below information included. See Interconnection Criteria for DG Level 1 Application for list of required items on the Authorization to Release Information Form on Installer Letterhead.

January 31, 2025 Update

At its meeting on Jan. 31, 2025, the JCE Co-op Board of Directors approved changes to Policy 411, Net Metering and Avoided Cost Policy. These amendments to the policy sunset new net metering interconnections.

After March 31, 2025, net metering will apply only to members with systems connected prior to March 31, 2025, or those who have submitted applications by end of business (4 p.m.) on March 31, 2025, and completed construction with ALL Certificate of Completion documents submitted by end of business (4 p.m.) on May 30, 2025.

New service applications received prior to end of business (4 p.m.) on March 31, 2025, but have not completed construction with ALL Certificate of Completion documents submitted by end of business (4 p.m.) on May 30, 2025, will only be eligible for avoided cost rates.

Members with new service applications after March 31, 2025, will be eligible for avoided cost rates.
 
Avoided cost pays members the value of their kWh returned to the cooperative, when their system is producing more energy than they are using, based on the market price of energy. 

Important Note: Interconnection procedures in JCE Co-op's Geneseo service territory are different from the rest of our service area and have different sizing requirements. Please contact our office at 800-858-5522 for more information or email der@jocarroll.com

If you are interconnecting a PV system to your home or business and it is less than  20 kVA please refer to the Level 1 grid interconnection application criteria.

Grid Interconnection​​ Application Criteria

Level 1- Lab-certified inverter-based interconnection equipment with an aggregate electric nameplate capacity less than or equal to 20 kVA.

Level 2- Lab-certified interconnection equipment with an aggregate electric nameplate capacity less than or equal to 2 MVA.

Level 3- Distributed generation facility does not export power.  Nameplate capacity rating is less than or equal to 40 kVA if connecting to area network or less than or equal to 10 MVA if connecting to a radial distribution feeder.

Level 4 - Nameplate capacity rating is less than or equal to 10 MVA and the distributed generation facility does not qualify for a Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 review, or the distributed generation facility has been reviewed but not approved under a Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 review.

Application Fee Schedule

• Level 1 (up to 20kVA) - $250.00
• Level 2-4 (greater than 20 KVA but no more than 100 kVA) - $500.00
• Level 2-4 (greater than 100 kVA but no more than 500 kVA) - $1,000.00
• Level 2-4 (greater than 500 kVA but no more than 2 MVA) -  $2,000.00
• Level 2-4 (greater than 2 MVA) - $5,000.00

For Levels 2-4, please contact our office at 800-858-5522 or email der@jocarroll.com

Energy Value

Net Metering ( ≤ 20 kW), applications prior to 3/31/2025

Monthly kWh credit carried over month to month with any remaining balance reset at the end of the annual period. Any credits received by the member will be carried over to subsequent billing periods. Unused credits will expire either at the end of the annual period ending in April of each year or, at the time in which the member terminates service from the cooperative. Members remain responsible for all taxes, fees, and delivery charges that would otherwise be applicable to the gross amount of electricity supplied to the member.

Avoided Cost (≤20 kW)

In the Geneseo area where power is supplied by Prairie Power Inc. (PPI), members installing solar PV arrays can only take advantage of avoided cost. Net metering is no longer available for new systems in JCE Co-op’s Geneseo service area. This avoided cost rate in the area served by PPI is set annually in January. For 2026 it is $0.03951/kWh returned.

In the northern areas of our service territory where power is supplied by Dairyland, new applications after March 31, 2025 can only take advantage of avoided cost. Net metering is no longer available for new systems. This avoided cost rate in the area served by Dairyland is set monthly. The rate set in April 2026 is $0.02824.