The photovoltaic shingles on this customer's house produce all the electricity this customer uses with enough left over to sell some back to MGE.

You can receive credit on your MGE utility bills for the electricity you produce from your own renewable energy system—photovoltaic (PV), wind or biomass.

If you are planning to install a solar PV system, you may qualify to become a Clean Power Partner.

If you are planning to purchase your own parallel generation system and intend to connect it to MGE's electricity distribution system, please complete and send Items 1 through 5 listed below to:

Jeff Ford
Madison Gas and Electric Co.
Post Office Box 1231
Madison, WI 53701-1231

Note to installers: Contact Jeff at 252-7387 or jford@mge.com when your equipment is ordered. We need to order special meters for net-metering customers.

To get started

For systems 20 kW and less, complete and sign:

1. Standard Application Form [PDF]
2. Parallel Generation Rate Preference Form [PDF]
   • Pg-2 Rate [PDF] (default)
   • Pg-3 Rate [PDF]
3. Line diagram of your system
4. Proof of insurance certificate

When your PV installation is complete:

• Complete, sign and send the Standard Interconnection Agreement [PDF] to the above address.
• Call MGE at 252-7378 to schedule an appointment for inspection, testing and interconnection.

For systems over 20 kW, complete and sign:

1. Standard Application Form [PDF]
2. Parallel Generation Rate Preference Form [PDF]
   • Pg-1 Rate [PDF] (default)
   • Pg-3 Rate [PDF]
3. Line diagram of your system
4. Proof of insurance certificate

When your PV installation is complete:

• Complete, sign and send the Standard Interconnection Agreement [PDF] to the above address.
• Call MGE at 252-7378 to schedule an appointment for inspection, testing and interconnection.

If you have questions about the application, rates or systems, contact jford@mge.com.

For more information
Buy Green Power
FOE Site Assessment Help
Interconnection Guide for Customer-Owned Generation [PDF]
Renewable Energy Rates
Small Wind Electric Systems [PDF] (U.S. Department of Energy)
Solar Photovoltaic Systems [PDF] (U.S. Department of Energy)
Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program can help with the system design, finding contractors and financing the system. Wisconsin utility customers fund this program through charges on their utility bills.