FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric and solar
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,812,335 homes in Pennsylvania, New York. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 20.5¢1% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $182885 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.8 yrs8.9 kW, cash
Export rules for FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric home
| System | 8.9 kW (100% of 885 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,750 |
| First-year savings | $2,036 |
| Payback | 10.8 years |
| 25-year net | $46,933 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 26,501
- Share of customers
- 1.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 249 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,812,335
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric and solar
Does FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric have net metering?
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 20.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 885 kWh a month, a bill of about $182.
Is solar worth it with FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.9 kW system costing about $25,750 pays back in about 10.8 years, with $46,933 net over 25 years.
How many FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric customers have solar?
About 26,501 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co (EIA ID 66101). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.