City of Glendale and solar
City of Glendale is a municipal utility serving about 78,071 homes in California. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 37.4¢13% above California average
- Typical bill
- $146391 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~11%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 10.9 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Glendale 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 Glendale home
| System | 3 kW (109% of 391 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $898 |
| Payback | 10.9 years |
| 25-year net | $21,437 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 3,874
- Share of customers
- 5.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 24 MW
- Residential customers
- 78,071
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Glendale and solar
Does City of Glendale have net metering?
City of Glendale 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 Glendale?
Residential customers paid an average of 35.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 37.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 391 kWh a month, a bill of about $146.
Is solar worth it with City of Glendale?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $10,700 pays back in about 10.9 years, with $21,437 net over 25 years.
How many City of Glendale customers have solar?
About 3,874 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 5.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Glendale - (CA) (EIA ID 7294). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.