City of Danville and solar
City of Danville is a municipal utility serving about 38,226 homes in Virginia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.1¢3% above Virginia average
- Typical bill
- $1751,025 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.9 yrs8.9 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Danville customers
Full retail net metering (Virginia rule).
Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
Solar for a typical City of Danville home
| System | 8.9 kW (100% of 1,025 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,305 |
| First-year savings | $2,029 |
| Payback | 11.9 years |
| 25-year net | $38,125 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 247
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 38,226
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Danville and solar
Does City of Danville have net metering?
City of Danville follows Virginia's rules: Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
How much does electricity cost with City of Danville?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,025 kWh a month, a bill of about $175.
Is solar worth it with City of Danville?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.9 kW system costing about $25,305 pays back in about 11.9 years, with $38,125 net over 25 years.
How many City of Danville customers have solar?
About 247 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Danville - (VA) (EIA ID 4794). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.