RS: Residential Service
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $18.00/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 11.4¢ |
Typical customer: Close call
NV Energy South (Nevada Power) and solar
NV Energy South (Nevada Power) is an investor-owned utility serving about 933,357 homes in Nevada. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.2¢1% below Nevada average
- Typical bill
- $116878 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 8.717¢Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.2 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for NV Energy South (Nevada Power) customers
Reduced export credit — about 8.717¢ per exported kWh, monthly netting.
July 1, 2026 tariff (RS): basic service $18.00/mo, energy $0.11622/kWh; NMR-405 export credits Tier 1 $0.11041, Tier 2 $0.10228, Tier 3 $0.09414, Tier 4 (new customers) $0.08717/kWh. Monthly netting retained (15-minute netting applies to northern territory only per Utility Dive/WIEB). PUCN approved a residential daily demand charge for the south (reported start April 2026; other reports say Jan 2027); the July 2026 RS net-metering rate sheet shows no residential demand charge - verify. NEM credits cannot offset the demand charge.
Net metering per NRS 704.7732 (AB 405) Tier 4: excess energy credited at 75% of the bypassable retail rate of the customer's schedule (TOU period-specific on TOU)
Solar for a typical NV Energy South (Nevada Power) home
| System | 6.6 kW (111% of 878 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,020 |
| First-year savings | $1,463 |
| Payback | 13.2 years |
| 25-year net | $17,644 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Current residential rate plans
Rates we verified from NV Energy South (Nevada Power)'s tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
ORS-TOU: Optional Residential Service - Time-of-Use
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $18.00/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| 6pm–9pm (4 months) | 47.0¢ |
| 12am–6pm, 9pm–12am (4 months) | 7.1¢ |
| 12am–12am (8 months) | 8.5¢ |
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 124,293
- Share of customers
- 13.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 984 MW
- Residential customers
- 933,357
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about NV Energy South (Nevada Power) and solar
Does NV Energy South (Nevada Power) have net metering?
July 1, 2026 tariff (RS): basic service $18.00/mo, energy $0.11622/kWh; NMR-405 export credits Tier 1 $0.11041, Tier 2 $0.10228, Tier 3 $0.09414, Tier 4 (new customers) $0.08717/kWh. Monthly netting retained (15-minute netting applies to northern territory only per Utility Dive/WIEB). PUCN approved a residential daily demand charge for the south (reported start April 2026; other reports say Jan 2027); the July 2026 RS net-metering rate sheet shows no residential demand charge - verify. NEM credits cannot offset the demand charge. Exported power is credited at about 8.717¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with NV Energy South (Nevada Power)?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 878 kWh a month, a bill of about $116.
Is solar worth it with NV Energy South (Nevada Power)?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 6.6 kW system costing about $18,020 pays back in about 13.2 years, with $17,644 net over 25 years.
How many NV Energy South (Nevada Power) customers have solar?
About 124,293 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 13.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Nevada Power Co (EIA ID 13407). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.