Easton Utilities Comm and solar
Easton Utilities Comm is a municipal utility serving about 8,884 homes in Maryland. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.4¢22% below Maryland average
- Typical bill
- $1711,046 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.1 yrs9.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Easton Utilities Comm customers
Full retail net metering (Maryland rule).
Maryland currently offers full retail net metering: exports earn a full kWh credit. However, the 2026 Utility RELIEF Act closes the existing program to new enrollees by July 1, 2027 (or when the 3 GW cap is hit) and directs a lower-compensation successor ('NEM 2.0') to start July 1, 2027.
Solar for a typical Easton Utilities Comm home
| System | 9.1 kW (100% of 1,046 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,795 |
| First-year savings | $1,988 |
| Payback | 11.1 years |
| 25-year net | $43,450 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 52
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 8,884
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Easton Utilities Comm and solar
Does Easton Utilities Comm have net metering?
Easton Utilities Comm follows Maryland's rules: Maryland currently offers full retail net metering: exports earn a full kWh credit. However, the 2026 Utility RELIEF Act closes the existing program to new enrollees by July 1, 2027 (or when the 3 GW cap is hit) and directs a lower-compensation successor ('NEM 2.0') to start July 1, 2027.
How much does electricity cost with Easton Utilities Comm?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,046 kWh a month, a bill of about $171.
Is solar worth it with Easton Utilities Comm?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.1 kW system costing about $25,795 pays back in about 11.1 years, with $43,450 net over 25 years.
How many Easton Utilities Comm customers have solar?
About 52 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Easton Utilities Comm (EIA ID 5625). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.