City of Azusa and solar
City of Azusa is a municipal utility serving about 15,646 homes in California. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 21.9¢34% below California average
- Typical bill
- $110503 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~18%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 14.6 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Azusa customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (California rule).
New customers of PG&E, SCE and SDG&E are on the Net Billing Tariff (often called NEM 3.0): solar you use at home saves the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at hourly 'avoided cost' values that average only about 4-5 cents/kWh (higher on summer evenings). Batteries greatly improve the economics. Municipal utilities like LADWP and SMUD set their own rules.
Solar for a typical City of Azusa home
| System | 3 kW (82% of 503 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $653 |
| Payback | 14.6 years |
| 25-year net | $11,724 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 464
- Share of customers
- 3.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,646
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Azusa and solar
Does City of Azusa have net metering?
City of Azusa follows California's rules: New customers of PG&E, SCE and SDG&E are on the Net Billing Tariff (often called NEM 3.0): solar you use at home saves the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at hourly 'avoided cost' values that average only about 4-5 cents/kWh (higher on summer evenings). Batteries greatly improve the economics. Municipal utilities like LADWP and SMUD set their own rules.
How much does electricity cost with City of Azusa?
Residential customers paid an average of 20.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 21.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 503 kWh a month, a bill of about $110.
Is solar worth it with City of Azusa?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3 kW system costing about $10,700 pays back in about 14.6 years, with $11,724 net over 25 years.
How many City of Azusa customers have solar?
About 464 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 3.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Azusa (EIA ID 1050). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.