Cedarburg Light & Water Comm and solar
Cedarburg Light & Water Comm is a municipal utility serving about 6,168 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.9¢26% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $90648 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~29%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 17.7 yrs3.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Cedarburg Light & Water Comm customers
Varies by utility (Wisconsin rule).
Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
Solar for a typical Cedarburg Light & Water Comm home
| System | 3.8 kW (65% of 648 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,900, $12,620 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $702 |
| Payback | 17.7 years |
| 25-year net | $6,626 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 43
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 6,168
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Cedarburg Light & Water Comm and solar
Does Cedarburg Light & Water Comm have net metering?
Cedarburg Light & Water Comm follows Wisconsin's rules: Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
How much does electricity cost with Cedarburg Light & Water Comm?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 648 kWh a month, a bill of about $90.
Is solar worth it with Cedarburg Light & Water Comm?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.8 kW system costing about $12,620 pays back in about 17.7 years, with $6,626 net over 25 years.
How many Cedarburg Light & Water Comm customers have solar?
About 43 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Cedarburg Light & Water Comm (EIA ID 3208). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.