City of Roseville and solar
City of Roseville is a municipal utility serving about 64,556 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.)
- 22.4¢32% below California average
- Typical bill
- $153681 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~18%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 12.2 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Roseville 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 Roseville home
| System | 3 kW (61% of 681 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $790 |
| Payback | 12.2 years |
| 25-year net | $17,709 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 13,362
- Share of customers
- 20.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 53 MW
- Residential customers
- 64,556
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Roseville and solar
Does City of Roseville have net metering?
City of Roseville 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 Roseville?
Residential customers paid an average of 21.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 22.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 681 kWh a month, a bill of about $153.
Is solar worth it with City of Roseville?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $10,700 pays back in about 12.2 years, with $17,709 net over 25 years.
How many City of Roseville customers have solar?
About 13,362 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 20.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Roseville - (CA) (EIA ID 16295). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.