Mt Wheeler Power and solar
Mt Wheeler Power is an electric cooperative serving about 5,387 homes in Nevada, Utah. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 9.5¢29% below Nevada average
- Typical bill
- $1211,271 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailReduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 21 yrs4.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Mt Wheeler Power customers
Reduced export credit (Nevada rule).
NV Energy credits exported solar at 75% of the retail energy rate (Tier 4, locked for 20 years). In September 2025 regulators approved 15-minute netting for new Northern Nevada (Sierra Pacific) customers from Oct 1, 2025, which sharply reduces how much usage solar can offset at full price; Southern Nevada (Nevada Power) gets a new demand charge from April 2026.
Solar for a typical Mt Wheeler Power home
| System | 4.4 kW (50% of 1,271 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,180 |
| First-year savings | $717 |
| Payback | 21.0 years |
| 25-year net | $2,618 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 17
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 5,387
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Mt Wheeler Power and solar
Does Mt Wheeler Power have net metering?
Mt Wheeler Power follows Nevada's rules: NV Energy credits exported solar at 75% of the retail energy rate (Tier 4, locked for 20 years). In September 2025 regulators approved 15-minute netting for new Northern Nevada (Sierra Pacific) customers from Oct 1, 2025, which sharply reduces how much usage solar can offset at full price; Southern Nevada (Nevada Power) gets a new demand charge from April 2026.
How much does electricity cost with Mt Wheeler Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 9.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 9.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,271 kWh a month, a bill of about $121.
Is solar worth it with Mt Wheeler Power?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.4 kW system costing about $13,180 pays back in about 21 years, with $2,618 net over 25 years.
How many Mt Wheeler Power customers have solar?
About 17 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Mt Wheeler Power, Inc (EIA ID 13073). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.