Alaska Power and Telephone and solar
Alaska Power and Telephone is an investor-owned utility serving about 5,798 homes in Alaska. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 43.0¢60% above Alaska average
- Typical bill
- $177412 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~35%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 10.4 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Alaska Power and Telephone customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Alaska rule).
Larger regulated Alaska utilities must offer net metering for small systems, but you are credited for electricity you send to the grid only at the utility's 'non-firm' (avoided-cost) rate, which is much lower than what you pay. Utilities can stop accepting new net-metered systems once they hit a 1.5% cap.
Solar for a typical Alaska Power and Telephone home
| System | 5.4 kW (101% of 412 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,000 |
| First-year savings | $1,618 |
| Payback | 10.4 years |
| 25-year net | $31,134 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 3
- Share of customers
- 0.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 5,798
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Alaska Power and Telephone and solar
Does Alaska Power and Telephone have net metering?
Alaska Power and Telephone follows Alaska's rules: Larger regulated Alaska utilities must offer net metering for small systems, but you are credited for electricity you send to the grid only at the utility's 'non-firm' (avoided-cost) rate, which is much lower than what you pay. Utilities can stop accepting new net-metered systems once they hit a 1.5% cap.
How much does electricity cost with Alaska Power and Telephone?
Residential customers paid an average of 41.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 43.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 412 kWh a month, a bill of about $177.
Is solar worth it with Alaska Power and Telephone?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 5.4 kW system costing about $17,000 pays back in about 10.4 years, with $31,134 net over 25 years.
How many Alaska Power and Telephone customers have solar?
About 3 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Alaska Power and Telephone Co (EIA ID 219). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.