Ready to install solar panels or modify an existing on-site generation system? Apply below. If you haven’t already, be sure to read our tips for choosing a solar installer and learn about the rules that apply.
- Review the eligibility requirements, system size limits and technical requirements. Additionally, the general requirements for electric service apply to all customers, including rules for service, panel upgrades, and meter accessibility.
- Submit an Idaho Power customer generation application and $100 fee. Applications will be considered complete once a signed application and fee, plus any requested documentation (i.e. single line), have been received. Idaho Power will review the project within 7 business days and determine if any upgrades to the electrical grid are needed or if you’re fine to proceed. Upgrades are an additional expense, so we recommend completing this step before proceeding with your purchase.
- Application Form – Solar PV, Wind, Hydroelectric, & Other Projects
- Watch the tutorial below for instructions on completing the Application Form.
- Install your system once you’ve received approval from Idaho Power and have secured any required building and electrical permits.
- After your system has been installed and has passed a state or city electrical inspection, submit the System Verification Form. Once Idaho Power receives this form, we will conduct a site visit within 10 business days to make sure your system is ready to go and to install your new meter. Allow 20 business days for systems over 100 kW.
- System Verification Form – Solar PV, Wind, Hydroelectric, & Other Projects
- Watch an overview of Idaho Power’s on-site inspection process below.
Required inverter settings in a downloadable CSV common file format: Idaho Power Inverter Settings.
As a reminder, Idaho Power’s on-site generation tariffs (Idaho Schedules 6, 8, and 84, and Oregon Schedule 84), as with all other tariffs, are not contracts and are subject to change at any time upon order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) or Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC). Changes to the on-site generation tariffs in the future may include, but are not limited to, modifications to rates, billing components, billing structure, compensation structure, and the value for excess energy produced by the customer’s on-site generation system (and thus, the amount a customer would be compensated).
In Idaho, this is consistent with the Idaho Residential Energy System Disclosure Act, which requires a disclosure that reminds customers that legislative or regulatory actions can affect or eliminate one’s ability to sell or get credit for any excess power generated by the system and may affect the price or value of that power.
Questions?
Check out our FAQs or contact a Customer Solutions Advisor for help at 1-800-632-6605 or cg@idahopower.com.
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