Net Metering

Entergy in New Orleans offers customers that generate electric power using solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, or qualified biomass resources the option to Net Meter. Net Metering installations located in Louisiana, but not in the City of New Orleans (Orleans Parish including Algiers) click here. Net Metering is available to residential generation facilities up to 25 kilowatts and commercial generation facilities up to 100 kilowatts who do not have any other generator connected to the grid. Customers who have small gas or diesel power generators that do not meet these qualifications may want to explore this link.

In New Orleans Net Metering, the kilowatt-hours produced by the customer and sent to the grid offset the kilowatt-hours sold to the customer in that month. If the customer sends more kilowatt-hours to the grid than used, the Customer pays the minimum bill amount, and the excess is credited toward the next month. Any kilowatt-hours credit left over when the customer discontinues service will be paid at avoided fuel cost.

The utility is required to supply a meter with the capability of recording two-way electrical flows. The customer will:

• Submit a completed application describing the generator system.
• Solar units without batteries, 25kVA and below use this application.
  • email to Customer Relations Entergy New Orleans
  • or mail to:
    Entergy New Orleans, Inc / Customer Relations / Net Metering
    P.O. Box 61000 / LMAG-44
    New Orleans, LA 70161-1000 , or

     fax to: 504-670-3660 attention: Customer Relations Entergy New Orleans

  • For Questions related to this form contact 1-800 – Entergy (1-800-368-3749)

The Customer may want to have the vendor of the equipment help fill out the application.

• Meet performance and safety standards including:
  • Entergy’s “Connecting Small Electric Generators to the Entergy Distribution System (less than 500kVA)."
  • Local and state laws ordinances and codes including a finalized inspected permit
  • National codes such as the National Electric Code; National Electric Safety Code; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.; and Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
• Have safety measures that prevent the generator from feeding electricity to the utility when the line is non-energized, in an abnormal voltage or frequency or cause a degradation of the safety or quality of power on the electrical grid (control packages are available to do this).
• Have a manual disconnect approved by the utility.
• Be able to synchronize with the utility and stay synchronized.
• Sign an interconnection agreement with the utility.
• Pay for the reasonable costs of connecting, switching, metering, transmission, distribution, safety provisions and administrative costs that are directly related to the interconnection and in excess of the corresponding costs if interconnection did not occur including:
  • A one time charge for installation of the meter, (Residential $50.00, Commercial $75.00.)
  • Normal other charges under the rates applicable to the customer (based upon the net kilowatt-hours). Also see:

Entergy New Orleans (east bank of Orleans Parish)

• Net Metering Service Schedule NM-1
• Net Metering Interconnection Agreement

Entergy Louisiana, LLC - Algiers (west bank of Orleans Parish)

• Net Metering Service Schedule NM-1A
• Net Metering Interconnection Agreement

Pease click here to submit any questions for potential installations.