Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr and solar
Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr is a municipal utility serving about 8,685 homes in Indiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.6¢20% below Indiana average
- Typical bill
- $116850 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~40%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 20.7 yrs3.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr customers
Reduced export credit (Indiana rule).
Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
Solar for a typical Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr home
| System | 3.8 kW (50% of 850 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,190 |
| First-year savings | $580 |
| Payback | 20.7 years |
| 25-year net | $3,833 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 15
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 8,685
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr and solar
Does Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr have net metering?
Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr follows Indiana's rules: Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
How much does electricity cost with Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 850 kWh a month, a bill of about $116.
Is solar worth it with Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.8 kW system costing about $13,190 pays back in about 20.7 years, with $3,833 net over 25 years.
How many Crawfordsville Electric, Lgt & Pwr customers have solar?
About 15 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Crawfordsville Elec, Lgt & Pwr (EIA ID 4508). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.