City of Paducah and solar
City of Paducah is a municipal utility serving about 18,967 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.)
- 16.3¢17% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $147906 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~46%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16.4 yrs3.9 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Paducah 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 Paducah home
| System | 3.9 kW (50% of 906 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,665 |
| First-year savings | $766 |
| Payback | 16.4 years |
| 25-year net | $8,308 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 18,967
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City of Paducah and solar
Does City of Paducah have net metering?
City of Paducah 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 Paducah?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 906 kWh a month, a bill of about $147.
Is solar worth it with City of Paducah?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.9 kW system costing about $12,665 pays back in about 16.4 years, with $8,308 net over 25 years.
How many City of Paducah customers have solar?
City of Paducah did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: City of Paducah - (KY) (EIA ID 14371). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.