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Arkansas Net Metering and Solar Export Credits

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Updated Data verified Nov 5, 2026

Net billing (exports credited below retail). For Entergy Arkansas systems interconnected after September 30, 2024, energy drawn from the grid is billed at normal rates and every kWh sent to the grid is credited as a dollar bill credit at the utility's avoided cost (about 3.3 cents/kWh in 2026), set yearly. Systems installed earlier keep legacy 1:1 kWh crediting until June 1, 2040.

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What Entergy Arkansas pays for exported solar

For a new rooftop system, Entergy Arkansas credits exported energy at about 3.34¢ per kWh[1], against an average Arkansas residential price of 13.74¢[2]. Every kWh you send to the grid earns this rate; power you draw is billed at retail.

Other Arkansas utilities, co-ops and municipal utilities set their own rates; check your utility's current tariff.

State rules that apply

  • What the rule says: “Avoided Cost of the Company to all kWhs supplied to the Company by a Net-Metering Customer during the applicable billing period to be credited to the total bill”[1]

What it means for sizing and batteries

When exports earn much less than retail, each kWh you use at home as it is produced is worth more than one you export. Size to your daytime and evening use, shift loads (laundry, dishwasher, EV charging) to sunny hours or the plan's off-peak window, and price a battery against the gap between the retail and export rates.

The calculator uses the statewide rule until we add utility rates. See what solar costs in Arkansas.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Arkansas have net metering?

For Entergy Arkansas systems interconnected after September 30, 2024, energy drawn from the grid is billed at normal rates and every kWh sent to the grid is credited as a dollar bill credit at the utility's avoided cost (about 3.3 cents/kWh in 2026), set yearly. Systems installed earlier keep legacy 1:1 kWh crediting until June 1, 2040.

sources

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Every number on this page links to one of these sources. Dates show when we last checked each one.

  1. Entergy Arkansas Rate Schedule No. 71, Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service (NLN-M), Attachment A Avoided Cost Rate (effective 3/2/26)entergyarkansas.com · checked Nov 5, 2026
  2. EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.B: Average price of electricity by state, year-to-date (August 2026, preliminary)eia.gov · checked Nov 5, 2026

Tariffs last re-checked November 5, 2026.

Change log

  1. Monthly output per kW in Little Rock updated to [87.1, 94.1, 106.9, 121.9, 136.8, 141.7, 139.0, 136.2, 126.8, 108.5, 97.6, 76.6] kWh/kW/month (NREL/NLR PVWatts v8 (1 kW-DC, fixed roof mount, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% losses, TMY weather)).
  2. Average solar radiation on the panels in Little Rock updated to 5.18 kWh/m2/day (NREL/NLR PVWatts v8 (1 kW-DC, fixed roof mount, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% losses, TMY weather)).
  3. Solar output per kW in Arkansas (PVWatts, Little Rock) updated to 1373.4 kWh/kW/yr (NREL/NLR PVWatts v8 (1 kW-DC, fixed roof mount, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% losses, TMY weather)).
  4. What the rule says updated to “Avoided Cost of the Company to all kWhs supplied to the Company by a Net-Metering Customer during the applicable billing period to be credited to the total bill” (Entergy Arkansas Rate Schedule No. 71, Non-Legacy Net-Metering Service (NLN-M)).