City of Sturgis and solar
City of Sturgis is a municipal utility serving about 6,112 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.)
- 16.9¢20% below Michigan average
- Typical bill
- $114674 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~53%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 18.8 yrs3.1 kW, cash
Export rules for City of Sturgis 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 Sturgis home
| System | 3.1 kW (49% of 674 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,180 |
| First-year savings | $590 |
| Payback | 18.8 years |
| 25-year net | $5,573 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 17
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 6,112
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about City of Sturgis and solar
Does City of Sturgis have net metering?
City of Sturgis 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 Sturgis?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 674 kWh a month, a bill of about $114.
Is solar worth it with City of Sturgis?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.1 kW system costing about $12,180 pays back in about 18.8 years, with $5,573 net over 25 years.
How many City of Sturgis customers have solar?
About 17 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City of Sturgis - (MI) (EIA ID 18252). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.