Foley Board of Utilities and solar
Foley Board of Utilities is a municipal utility serving about 53,818 homes in Alabama. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.3¢13% below Alabama average
- Typical bill
- $1681,178 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~21%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 21 yrs5 kW, cash
Export rules for Foley Board of Utilities customers
No statewide net metering (Alabama rule).
Alabama has no net metering law. Alabama Power buys any electricity you send to the grid at a low wholesale (avoided-cost) price. It also charges solar customers a monthly 'capacity reservation' fee of about $5.41 per kW of system size, which a federal judge let stand in March 2026.
Solar for a typical Foley Board of Utilities home
| System | 5 kW (50% of 1,178 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,000 |
| First-year savings | $799 |
| Payback | 21.0 years |
| 25-year net | $5,007 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 31
- Share of customers
- 0.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 53,818
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Foley Board of Utilities and solar
Does Foley Board of Utilities have net metering?
Foley Board of Utilities follows Alabama's rules: Alabama has no net metering law. Alabama Power buys any electricity you send to the grid at a low wholesale (avoided-cost) price. It also charges solar customers a monthly 'capacity reservation' fee of about $5.41 per kW of system size, which a federal judge let stand in March 2026.
How much does electricity cost with Foley Board of Utilities?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,178 kWh a month, a bill of about $168.
Is solar worth it with Foley Board of Utilities?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5 kW system costing about $19,000 pays back in about 21 years, with $5,007 net over 25 years.
How many Foley Board of Utilities customers have solar?
About 31 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Foley Board of Utilities (EIA ID 6491). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.