Lakeview Light & Power and solar
Lakeview Light & Power is an electric cooperative serving about 8,341 homes in Washington. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 11.7¢17% below Washington average
- Typical bill
- $1241,066 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 20.2 yrs5.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Lakeview Light & Power customers
Full retail net metering (Washington rule).
Washington utilities must offer 1:1 net metering until June 30, 2029 or until they hit a 4% capacity threshold. Credits roll over monthly but are forfeited at the annual reset (usually April 30). Pacific Power has proposed switching new customers to net billing from Feb 2027.
Solar for a typical Lakeview Light & Power home
| System | 5.8 kW (50% of 1,066 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,130 |
| First-year savings | $748 |
| Payback | 20.2 years |
| 25-year net | $6,156 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 22
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 8,341
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Lakeview Light & Power and solar
Does Lakeview Light & Power have net metering?
Lakeview Light & Power follows Washington's rules: Washington utilities must offer 1:1 net metering until June 30, 2029 or until they hit a 4% capacity threshold. Credits roll over monthly but are forfeited at the annual reset (usually April 30). Pacific Power has proposed switching new customers to net billing from Feb 2027.
How much does electricity cost with Lakeview Light & Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 11.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,066 kWh a month, a bill of about $124.
Is solar worth it with Lakeview Light & Power?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.8 kW system costing about $17,130 pays back in about 20.2 years, with $6,156 net over 25 years.
How many Lakeview Light & Power customers have solar?
About 22 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Lakeview Light & Power (EIA ID 10627). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.