Solar in Bowling Green, KY
With City of Bowling Green's electricity at about 12.9¢ per kWh and 1,349 kWh of sun per kW, solar is not worth it for a typical Bowling Green home today: about a 20.8-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 20.8 yrsKentucky: 18.7 yrs
- 25-year net
- $3,200after paying $12,900
- Sun
- 1,349kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 12.9¢28% below U.S. average
A typical Bowling Green home, by the numbers
| Utility | City of Bowling Green |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 905 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 4 kW, about 9 panels, 5,395 kWh a year (50% of use) |
| Cost | $12,900 |
| First-year savings | $622 |
| Payback | 20.8 years |
| Exported power | Net billing (reduced export credit) (Kentucky rule) |
Cash purchase, no federal credit, 2.5% yearly rate increases. Run it with your own numbers.
Homes in Bowling Green
- Owner-occupied homes
- 37%
- Single-family detached
- 45%
- Median home value
- $242k
- Median year built
- 1991
- Population
- 75,388
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 84%
Census ACS 2020–2024. †Share of 16,401 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Bowling Green
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Questions about solar in Bowling Green
Is solar worth it in Bowling Green, KY?
For a typical home in Bowling Green, solar is not worth it at 2026 prices: a 4 kW system costs about $12,900 after state incentives, saves about $622 in year one and pays back in about 20.8 years. Enter your address for an estimate based on your roof and bill.
How much solar power does a system produce in Bowling Green?
About 1,349 kWh per year for each kW of panels on a south-facing roof, based on PVWatts and local weather. That's 1% more than the Kentucky average. East- or west-facing roofs produce roughly 10–20% less.
Who is the electric utility in Bowling Green?
Most homes in Bowling Green are served by City of Bowling Green, at about 12.9¢ per kWh on average. Some areas are served by Warren Rural Electric Cooperative, Tri-County Electric Member Corp (TN).
How much do solar panels cost in Bowling Green?
A fair cash price is around $2.85 per watt before incentives, so about $12,900 for a 4 kW system. There's no federal tax credit for homeowners who buy in 2026.
Nearby
- Hopkinsville 18.5 yrs
- Elizabethtown 18.9 yrs
- Owensboro 19.5 yrs
- Henderson 22.1 yrs
- Louisville 20.5 yrs
- Jeffersontown 20.6 yrs
- Frankfort 22.2 yrs
- Nicholasville 20 yrs
- All of Kentucky
Data: PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies), EIA-861 2025 adjusted to 2026, U.S. Census ACS, LBNL Tracking the Sun, state policy research as of October 2026.