City of Marquette and solar
City of Marquette is a municipal utility serving about 15,202 homes in Michigan. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.6¢16% below Michigan average
- Typical bill
- $93527 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~51%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 19.6 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Marquette customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Michigan rule).
Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
Solar for a typical City of Marquette home
| System | 3 kW (61% of 527 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,900 |
| First-year savings | $559 |
| Payback | 19.6 years |
| 25-year net | $4,459 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 72
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,202
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Marquette and solar
Does City of Marquette have net metering?
City of Marquette follows Michigan's rules: Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
How much does electricity cost with City of Marquette?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 527 kWh a month, a bill of about $93.
Is solar worth it with City of Marquette?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $11,900 pays back in about 19.6 years, with $4,459 net over 25 years.
How many City of Marquette customers have solar?
About 72 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Marquette - (MI) (EIA ID 11701). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.