Utilities · Solar in Pennsylvania

PECO: how it credits the solar power you send to the grid

Full retail net metering under Pennsylvania law: exported power offsets the power you buy, one for one.

Checked November 12, 2026. Utilities change these rules; check the current tariff before you sign.

How it works

Exported power earns the full retail price, kWh for kWh.

PECO serves Philadelphia and its suburbs. Pennsylvania's net metering rules apply to it as to the state's other utilities.

In Pennsylvania you can buy electricity supply from a competing company; check that your supplier also credits exports, or the credit may cover only part of the price.

The PPL settlement discussed in 2026 doesn't apply to PECO.

A system sized to your yearly use gets the most from one-for-one credits; extra production earns little.

What it means for a typical Pennsylvania home

With full credit, a typical 6.5 kW system in Pennsylvania (about $16,705 at the 2026 median price) pays for itself in about 10 years and saves about $35,043 over 25 years after its price, paid in cash with no federal credit. It doesn't matter much whether you use the power as it's made or send it out, so a battery adds backup, not savings. Payback by system size in Pennsylvania.

Also in Pennsylvania: PPL Electric Utilities (full retail credit).

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Sources: Solar Energy Nerds: net metering by state, 2026; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), final 2025 data: Annual State Historical Spreadsheets (Form EIA-861, released October 7, 2026) and Electric Power Annual (October 21, 2026); EnergySage: median quoted price, first half of 2026.