Any person who sells or leases a net-metering facility or who provides a net-metering service to a net-metering customer under the Arkansas Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023, § 23-18-601et. seq shall:

  • Provide a prospective or existing net-metering customer a minimum of five (5) business days to evaluate a proposal to construct a net-metering facility to provide all or part of the prospective or existing net-metering customer's needs for electric energy within a single electric utility's allocated service territory. 
      • The proposal to the prospective or existing net-metering customer shall include:
        • A description of the system and the system's placement on the net-metering customer's premises or other location consistent with the requirements of this subchapter
        • A description of the nameplate generating capacity and expected monthly and annual output of the net-metering facility in kilowatt hours
        • The estimated annual degradation to the net-metering facility
        • An estimated timeline for the installation of the net-metering facility
        • The total cost of the net-metering facility
        • The amounts due at the signing for and at the completion of the installation
        • The payment schedule
        • The payback period
        • The forecasted savings monthly and annual bill savings provided by the proposed net-metering facility in dollars based on the rate structure as defined in § 23-18-606
        • A description of any warranties
        • The length of the term of any warranties

    • Provide notice that the prospective or existing net-metering customer may file a complaint with the Attorney General
    • Perform an energy efficiency audit on the potential or existing net-metering customer's premises and any customer meter locations to be served by the proposed net-metering facility as part of the proposal to sell or lease a net-metering facility or provide a net-metering service to a net-metering customer under the Arkansas Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023, § 23-18-601 et. seq, or inform the prospective or existing net-metering customer of how to obtain an energy efficiency audit
    • Inform the prospective or existing net-metering customer of the available energy efficiency measures to address the results of the audit as part of the proposal to sell or lease a net-metering facility or provide a net-metering service to a net-metering customer under the Arkansas Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023, § 23-18-601 et. seq;
    • Demonstration to the prospective or existing net-metering customer that the proposed net-metering facility meets all applicable safety requirements and standards
    • Demonstration to the prospective or existing net-metering customer that the person who sells or leases a net-metering facility or who provides a net metering service to a net metering customer holds:
      • All required permits to install, construct, or operate a net-metering facility in the state
      • If the governing county, city, or local authority does not require an electrical inspection, an executed certification that no electrical inspection or permit is required
      • A bond or other acceptable financial security to ensure proper maintenance of the net-metering facility and decommissioning of the net-metering facility