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Choose the questions relevant to your situation. Expand each answer, save the checklist and request written clarification where evidence is missing.
Questions homeowners ask
Does an Oklahoma address mean this PSO guide applies?
Confirm Public Service Company of Oklahoma as the serving utility on your actual account. This guide does not apply to every Oklahoma utility. Keep the utility identity and parcel permit authority as separate records; an Oklahoma mailing address does not settle either question.
Are NEBO and SPS the same PSO solar billing option?
PSO describes Net Energy Billing Option (NEBO) as time-of-day based and Standard Purchase Schedule (SPS) as billing delivered energy with an excess-energy credit. Ask PSO to confirm the applicable option before comparing proposal savings.
Source: PSO: Solar energy, NEBO and SPS overview. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Which timing assumption should I check for NEBO?
PSO’s overview identifies June through October as the on-peak season and 2–7 p.m. weekdays as its higher-rate period. Keep the actual tariff and billing interval; a monthly production total alone does not establish the time-period comparison.
Source: PSO: Solar energy, NEBO and SPS overview. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Does PSO promise the full retail price for every exported kWh?
No. Its overview describes excess NEBO energy using average avoided energy cost and SPS credits using an annually set price. Request the applicable schedule and period instead of using one assumed retail price for all exports.
Source: PSO: Solar energy, NEBO and SPS overview. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Will installing solar end every PSO bill charge?
PSO says active accounts still receive bills and fixed charges remain even when energy use falls. Compare continuing charges and solar payments separately; energy savings and total bill savings need not match.
Source: PSO: Solar energy, NEBO and SPS overview. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Where should I check the current PSO tariff?
Use PSO’s official rate directory, which lists a September 2026 complete tariff package. Confirm the schedule, effective provisions and applicability directly with PSO. This guide does not quote a current rate or establish your eligibility.
Source: PSO: Current tariff directory; September 2026 package listed. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Which record should come before installation planning?
PSO says the interconnection application process comes before installation and recommends approved application review before committing to a vendor, to identify upgrades, costs or mitigations. Ask the applicant for the actual status and accepted scope.
Source: PSO: Installing generating equipment and operating milestones. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Is approval to construct the same as permission to operate?
No. PSO describes technical review, an Interconnection Service Agreement and applicable payment before construction. Its later Permission to Operate letter follows installation, required upgrades or meter updates, testing, commissioning and interconnection payments. Retain the actual operating letter.
Source: PSO: Installing generating equipment and operating milestones. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Can I change panels or add storage under the old approval?
Ask PSO before major changes. Its generating-equipment guidance includes parallel storage, and says changes such as additional panels or generator upgrades must be coordinated under the Interconnection Service Agreement. Keep the accepted design and proposed revision together.
Source: PSO: Installing generating equipment and operating milestones. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
Can a Solar Survey AI report select my PSO plan or approve operation?
No. Ask our team to confirm available homeowner survey or inspection scope, qualifications, conflicts and limits. Defined site observations may clarify proposal assumptions. PSO decides utility acceptance and applicable billing, while the responsible authority controls permits. A report does not guarantee savings or operating permission.
Your decision checklist
- Confirm the actual PSO account and parcel permit authority.
- Record the proposed and accepted billing option separately.
- Keep tariff version, time periods and excess-energy terms.
- Include continuing charges and solar finance payments in comparisons.
- Request the application status, approved design and upgrade estimate.
- Retain the Interconnection Service Agreement and final operating letter.
- Ask PSO about changes before relying on the old scope.
- Keep original account records privately.
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Match the proposal to the accepted utility arrangement
| Question | Record to retain |
|---|---|
| Serving utility | Actual account and service-location confirmation |
| Billing option | PSO-confirmed schedule and relevant tariff version |
| Energy periods | Delivered and exported records with matching intervals |
| Continuing costs | Fixed charges, finance payments and unresolved items |
| Approved work | Application, accepted equipment and upgrade scope |
| Operating stage | Final utility letter and outstanding conditions |
Example: a proposal values all annual panel production at one electricity price. Request a comparison that separates household use, delivered energy and exports, with the proposed plan’s relevant periods. Keep the installer’s assumptions beside PSO’s actual confirmed arrangement; a model is not a tariff election.
Example: the homeowner has an accepted design but receives a proposal to add a battery. Ask the applicant and PSO which revised scope and utility steps apply. Keep installation approval, local inspection records and final operating authorization separately rather than assuming the earlier file covers new equipment.
These are PSO-specific summaries reviewed October 6, 2026. The current tariff and your actual agreements control; an overview is not a binding account determination. Our worksheet and examples are editorial aids. For a different serving utility, see the OG&E Oklahoma guide. Continue with bill and export measurements, separate permit milestones and installer questions. Learn Solar Survey AI’s evidence methodology and confirm available inspection scope. Our homeowner monitoring connections and planned free remote diagnosis remain coming soon.
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Published by Solar Survey AI, a commercial survey-services company. Our original decision checklists are recommendations; linked authorities support the referenced facts. We may benefit if you purchase our services. This is not independent certification of our company, a project-specific engineering decision or personal tax/legal advice. Local rules, contracts and site evidence control individual decisions. Reviewed 2026-10-06.
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