Member Distributed Generation

Step 1:  Complete and submit Oakdale Electric Cooperative's Distributed Generation Application and Interconnection Agreement, along with a current certificate of insurance for the property and relevant site plans and specifications for the proposed project and equipment. The member will be invoiced for an application fee, which can be paid remotely via SmartHub, or directly to our offices by mail or visit. Oakdale Electric Cooperative will review your plans from your application and notify you of any necessary changes or engineering studies, or will approve the project to proceed as planned.

Step 2:  Submit a completed certified inspection report to Oakdale Electric to document that the project has passed an inspection for any potential code issues. 

Step 3: After we have received payment for the interconnection appointment fee, an Oakdale Electric Cooperative equipment technician performs a test of the anti-islanding safety feature of the inverter, programs the meter for bidirectional real-time metering for DG applications, and documents system specifications and measurements for our records and reporting requirements. 

Step 4: Oakdale Electric Cooperative personnel will record our documentation of the project specifications and process the remaining steps of the service order so that the member's account is structured for Distributed Generation and able to receive 110 or 120 credits monthly for DG energy sent back onto Oakdale lines. 

Oakdale Electric Cooperative Distributed Generation Requirements

• Oakdale Electric Cooperative Distributed Generation Application and Interconnection Agreement, for systems up to 20kW in size.
• Proof of liability insurance.
• Anti-Islanding inverter.
• Labelled load break disconnect near meter.
• Inspection of system, programming of meter, and successful testing of anti-islanding by Oakdale prior to energizing system.

General Information 

Diagram-Renewable One Line