City of Glasgow and solar
City of Glasgow is a municipal utility serving about 5,675 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.)
- 14.8¢6% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $146988 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~51%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 18.1 yrs4.4 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Glasgow 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 Glasgow home
| System | 4.4 kW (50% of 988 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,840 |
| First-year savings | $765 |
| Payback | 18.1 years |
| 25-year net | $6,577 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 5,675
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Glasgow and solar
Does City of Glasgow have net metering?
City of Glasgow 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 Glasgow?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 988 kWh a month, a bill of about $146.
Is solar worth it with City of Glasgow?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.4 kW system costing about $13,840 pays back in about 18.1 years, with $6,577 net over 25 years.
How many City of Glasgow customers have solar?
City of Glasgow did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: City of Glasgow - (KY) (EIA ID 7270). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.