City of Murray and solar
City of Murray is a municipal utility serving about 6,187 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.)
- 15.1¢9% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $135891 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~50%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 18.2 yrs4 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Murray 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 Murray home
| System | 4 kW (50% of 891 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,900 |
| First-year savings | $707 |
| Payback | 18.2 years |
| 25-year net | $6,039 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 6,187
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Murray and solar
Does City of Murray have net metering?
City of Murray 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 Murray?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 891 kWh a month, a bill of about $135.
Is solar worth it with City of Murray?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4 kW system costing about $12,900 pays back in about 18.2 years, with $6,039 net over 25 years.
How many City of Murray customers have solar?
City of Murray did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: City of Murray - (KY) (EIA ID 13138). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.