Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County and solar
Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County is a public power district serving about 32,951 homes in Arizona. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.1¢8% below Arizona average
- Typical bill
- $1641,158 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~39%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 13.5 yrs3.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Arizona rule).
For APS, TEP and UNS customers, electricity you use directly saves you the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at a lower 'export rate' that is locked for 10 years from when you connect. The export rate drops up to 10% each year for new customers; it is about 5.55 cents for APS (Sept 2026 tranche) and 4.62 cents for TEP (Oct 2026 tranche). SRP, a public utility, has its own solar price plans.
Solar for a typical Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County home
| System | 3.9 kW (49% of 1,158 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,690, $10,690 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $816 |
| Payback | 13.5 years |
| 25-year net | $11,245 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 3,713
- Share of customers
- 11.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 27 MW
- Residential customers
- 32,951
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County and solar
Does Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County have net metering?
Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County follows Arizona's rules: For APS, TEP and UNS customers, electricity you use directly saves you the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at a lower 'export rate' that is locked for 10 years from when you connect. The export rate drops up to 10% each year for new customers; it is about 5.55 cents for APS (Sept 2026 tranche) and 4.62 cents for TEP (Oct 2026 tranche). SRP, a public utility, has its own solar price plans.
How much does electricity cost with Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,158 kWh a month, a bill of about $164.
Is solar worth it with Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3.9 kW system costing about $10,690 pays back in about 13.5 years, with $11,245 net over 25 years.
How many Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County customers have solar?
About 3,713 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 11.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County (EIA ID 30518). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.