City of Lodi and solar
City of Lodi is a municipal utility serving about 24,215 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.)
- 24.0¢27% below California average
- Typical bill
- $135562 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 12.9 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Lodi 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 Lodi home
| System | 3 kW (73% of 562 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $748 |
| Payback | 12.9 years |
| 25-year net | $15,776 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 643
- Share of customers
- 2.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 24,215
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Lodi and solar
Does City of Lodi have net metering?
City of Lodi 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 Lodi?
Residential customers paid an average of 22.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 24.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 562 kWh a month, a bill of about $135.
Is solar worth it with City of Lodi?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $10,700 pays back in about 12.9 years, with $15,776 net over 25 years.
How many City of Lodi customers have solar?
About 643 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Lodi - (CA) (EIA ID 11124). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.