Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power and solar
Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power is an investor-owned utility serving about 44,072 homes in Wyoming. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.1¢30% above Wyoming average
- Typical bill
- $95526 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 12.4 yrs4.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Statutory net metering.
Solar for a typical Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power home
| System | 4.1 kW (101% of 526 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,099 |
| Payback | 12.4 years |
| 25-year net | $17,003 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,451
- Share of customers
- 3.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 11 MW
- Residential customers
- 44,072
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power and solar
Does Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power have net metering?
Statutory net metering.
How much does electricity cost with Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 526 kWh a month, a bill of about $95.
Is solar worth it with Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 4.1 kW system costing about $13,750 pays back in about 12.4 years, with $17,003 net over 25 years.
How many Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power customers have solar?
About 1,451 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 3.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power (EIA ID 3461). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.