Peninsula Light and solar
Peninsula Light is an electric cooperative serving about 35,595 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.)
- 12.1¢14% below Washington average
- Typical bill
- $1481,224 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 19.1 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Peninsula Light 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 Peninsula Light home
| System | 6.6 kW (50% of 1,224 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,010 |
| First-year savings | $886 |
| Payback | 19.1 years |
| 25-year net | $8,784 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 359
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 35,595
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Peninsula Light and solar
Does Peninsula Light have net metering?
Peninsula Light 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 Peninsula Light?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,224 kWh a month, a bill of about $148.
Is solar worth it with Peninsula Light?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 6.6 kW system costing about $19,010 pays back in about 19.1 years, with $8,784 net over 25 years.
How many Peninsula Light customers have solar?
About 359 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Peninsula Light Company (EIA ID 14668). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.