Citizens Electric and solar
Citizens Electric is an investor-owned utility serving about 6,005 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.6¢25% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $1891,215 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 12.3 yrs11.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Citizens Electric customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical Citizens Electric home
| System | 11.2 kW (100% of 1,215 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $31,500 |
| First-year savings | $2,167 |
| Payback | 12.3 years |
| 25-year net | $43,990 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 83
- Share of customers
- 1.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 6,005
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Citizens Electric and solar
Does Citizens Electric have net metering?
Citizens Electric follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with Citizens Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,215 kWh a month, a bill of about $189.
Is solar worth it with Citizens Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 11.2 kW system costing about $31,500 pays back in about 12.3 years, with $43,990 net over 25 years.
How many Citizens Electric customers have solar?
About 83 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Citizens Electric Co - (PA) (EIA ID 3597). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.