Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light and solar
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light is an investor-owned utility serving about 26,409 homes in Massachusetts. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 36.7¢21% above Massachusetts average
- Typical bill
- $196533 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 6.9 yrs5.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light customers
Full retail net metering (Massachusetts rule).
Massachusetts investor-owned utilities credit residential solar exports at close to the full retail rate (net metering credits), and credits roll over indefinitely. On top of that, the SMART 3.0 program pays a fixed per-kWh incentive for 20 years.
Solar for a typical Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light home
| System | 5.5 kW (110% of 533 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,175, $18,175 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $2,295 |
| Payback | 6.9 years |
| 25-year net | $73,279 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 3,958
- Share of customers
- 15.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 26 MW
- Residential customers
- 26,409
EIA-861, 2025. In competitive markets, some solar is reported by retail electricity providers instead.
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Questions about Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light and solar
Does Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light have net metering?
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light follows Massachusetts's rules: Massachusetts investor-owned utilities credit residential solar exports at close to the full retail rate (net metering credits), and credits roll over indefinitely. On top of that, the SMART 3.0 program pays a fixed per-kWh incentive for 20 years.
How much does electricity cost with Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light?
Residential customers paid an average of 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 36.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 533 kWh a month, a bill of about $196.
Is solar worth it with Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 5.5 kW system costing about $18,175 pays back in about 6.9 years, with $73,279 net over 25 years.
How many Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light customers have solar?
About 3,958 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 15.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co (EIA ID 6374). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.