R: Rate R Residence Service + Default Service (Price to Compare)
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-06-01. Fixed charge $11.29/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 22.1¢ |
Typical customer: Worth it
PECO Energy and solar
PECO Energy is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,538,993 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 20.6¢1% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $157763 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 9.8 yrs6.8 kW, cash
Export rules for PECO Energy customers
Full retail net metering, annual netting.
Annual surplus at price-to-compare.
Net metering (PA AEPS): monthly kWh netting at full retail, excess kWh carried forward to end of PJM planning year (May 31); annual net excess paid at Price to Compare
Solar for a typical PECO Energy home
| System | 6.8 kW (100% of 763 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $20,500 |
| First-year savings | $1,796 |
| Payback | 9.8 years |
| 25-year net | $43,681 |
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 PECO Energy's tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 24,549
- Share of customers
- 1.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 167 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,538,993
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about PECO Energy and solar
Does PECO Energy have net metering?
Annual surplus at price-to-compare.
How much does electricity cost with PECO Energy?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 20.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 763 kWh a month, a bill of about $157.
Is solar worth it with PECO Energy?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.8 kW system costing about $20,500 pays back in about 9.8 years, with $43,681 net over 25 years.
How many PECO Energy customers have solar?
About 24,549 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: PECO Energy Co (EIA ID 14940). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.