Progress Energy supports innovative ways to use and conserve energy sources that protect our environment.  Renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar energy, are playing an increasingly important role in meeting the nation’s energy needs.  Today, there are many renewable technologies that are commercially available to homeowners and businesses that can be safely interconnected to our electrical grid.   These resources are important to Progress Energy’s balanced approach to meeting our region’s growing electrical needs and helping to establish a cleaner energy future.

We partner with organizations throughout our service territory to support hydrogen, solar and other forms of renewable and alternative energy.

Progress Energy Carolinas customers who own their own electric power generation sources can interconnect to the Progress Energy system by following a step-by-step application process listed in the toolkits below.   In the Carolinas, two primary options are available for selling renewable energy:

Sell All
Customers may sell the total output of their renewable energy resources to Progress Energy Carolinas.   Carolinas customers under this arrangement may also be eligible to receive additional incentives from NC GreenPower (North Carolina customers) or Palmetto Clean Energy (South Carolina customers) for output sold to the grid.  For additional information, contact us.

• North Carolina (10kW or below)
• South Carolina (100kW or below)

Net Metering
Customers may offset their energy consumption with their own renewable resources, and reduce future consumption with any net power flowing back to Progress Energy Carolinas.  

For more information, see Net Metering (NC 1000kW or below; SC 100kW or below).

NOTE: Customers who intend to "Net Meter" generation larger than 1000kW(NC) or above 100kW(SC) please see information below.

Interested in Interconnecting Larger Generation Sources?

Carolinas customers who intend to connect renewable resources to the Progress Energy grid that are above 10kW in NC, and 100kW in SC.

• North Carolina
• South Carolina

NOTE: For drawings that show exactly how a customer-owned sell-all generating facility should interconnect to the Progress Energy system, please refer to the "White Book" - an online version may be accessed by clicking here.

Need more information? See Renewable & Alternative Energy or the Frequently Asked Questions page