Kennebunk Light & Power Dist and solar
Kennebunk Light & Power Dist is a municipal utility serving about 6,723 homes in Maine. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.2¢51% below Maine average
- Typical bill
- $109764 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 16 yrs7 kW, cash
Export rules for Kennebunk Light & Power Dist customers
Full retail net metering (Maine rule).
Homeowners with rooftop solar in Maine get kWh-for-kWh net energy billing (NEB): each exported kWh offsets a kWh you buy later. Credits roll month to month but expire after 12 months. The 2025 reform law (LD 1777) targeted commercial/community NEB and did not change behind-the-meter rooftop terms.
Solar for a typical Kennebunk Light & Power Dist home
| System | 7 kW (99% of 764 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,450 |
| First-year savings | $1,250 |
| Payback | 16.0 years |
| 25-year net | $20,700 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 107
- Share of customers
- 1.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 6,723
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Kennebunk Light & Power Dist and solar
Does Kennebunk Light & Power Dist have net metering?
Kennebunk Light & Power Dist follows Maine's rules: Homeowners with rooftop solar in Maine get kWh-for-kWh net energy billing (NEB): each exported kWh offsets a kWh you buy later. Credits roll month to month but expire after 12 months. The 2025 reform law (LD 1777) targeted commercial/community NEB and did not change behind-the-meter rooftop terms.
How much does electricity cost with Kennebunk Light & Power Dist?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 764 kWh a month, a bill of about $109.
Is solar worth it with Kennebunk Light & Power Dist?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7 kW system costing about $23,450 pays back in about 16 years, with $20,700 net over 25 years.
How many Kennebunk Light & Power Dist customers have solar?
About 107 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Kennebunk Light & Power Dist (EIA ID 10144). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.