City of Mesa and solar
City of Mesa is a municipal utility serving about 15,507 homes in Arizona. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 20.8¢35% above Arizona average
- Typical bill
- $171822 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~27%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 10.4 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Mesa customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Arizona rule).
For APS, TEP and UNS customers, electricity you use directly saves you the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at a lower 'export rate' that is locked for 10 years from when you connect. The export rate drops up to 10% each year for new customers; it is about 5.55 cents for APS (Sept 2026 tranche) and 4.62 cents for TEP (Oct 2026 tranche). SRP, a public utility, has its own solar price plans.
Solar for a typical City of Mesa home
| System | 3 kW (53% of 822 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $9,800, $8,800 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $857 |
| Payback | 10.4 years |
| 25-year net | $15,495 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 184
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,507
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Mesa and solar
Does City of Mesa have net metering?
City of Mesa follows Arizona's rules: For APS, TEP and UNS customers, electricity you use directly saves you the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at a lower 'export rate' that is locked for 10 years from when you connect. The export rate drops up to 10% each year for new customers; it is about 5.55 cents for APS (Sept 2026 tranche) and 4.62 cents for TEP (Oct 2026 tranche). SRP, a public utility, has its own solar price plans.
How much does electricity cost with City of Mesa?
Residential customers paid an average of 20.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 20.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 822 kWh a month, a bill of about $171.
Is solar worth it with City of Mesa?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $8,800 pays back in about 10.4 years, with $15,495 net over 25 years.
How many City of Mesa customers have solar?
About 184 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Mesa - (AZ) (EIA ID 12351). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.