City of Frankfort and solar
City of Frankfort is a municipal utility serving about 17,258 homes in Kentucky. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 11.8¢15% below Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $1231,046 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~64%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 22.2 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Frankfort customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Kentucky rule).
Kentucky requires net metering for systems up to 45 kW, but since SB 100 (2019) the PSC sets the export credit in each utility's rate case. For the big investor-owned utilities, power you send to the grid earns a bill credit of roughly 7-10 cents/kWh, well below the retail rate.
Solar for a typical City of Frankfort home
| System | 4.7 kW (50% of 1,046 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,545 |
| First-year savings | $666 |
| Payback | 22.2 years |
| 25-year net | $2,254 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 95
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 17,258
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Frankfort and solar
Does City of Frankfort have net metering?
City of Frankfort follows Kentucky's rules: Kentucky requires net metering for systems up to 45 kW, but since SB 100 (2019) the PSC sets the export credit in each utility's rate case. For the big investor-owned utilities, power you send to the grid earns a bill credit of roughly 7-10 cents/kWh, well below the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with City of Frankfort?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 11.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,046 kWh a month, a bill of about $123.
Is solar worth it with City of Frankfort?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.7 kW system costing about $14,545 pays back in about 22.2 years, with $2,254 net over 25 years.
How many City of Frankfort customers have solar?
About 95 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Frankfort - (KY) (EIA ID 6708). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.