City of Hopkinsville and solar
City of Hopkinsville is a municipal utility serving about 9,760 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.)
- 14.1¢1% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $1431,019 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~53%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 18.5 yrs4.5 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville home
| System | 4.5 kW (51% of 1,019 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,075 |
| First-year savings | $764 |
| Payback | 18.5 years |
| 25-year net | $6,144 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 9,760
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Hopkinsville and solar
Does City of Hopkinsville have net metering?
City of Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,019 kWh a month, a bill of about $143.
Is solar worth it with City of Hopkinsville?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.5 kW system costing about $14,075 pays back in about 18.5 years, with $6,144 net over 25 years.
How many City of Hopkinsville customers have solar?
City of Hopkinsville did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: City of Hopkinsville (EIA ID 8846). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.