R: Schedule R Residential + SOS (Maryland)
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-10-01. Fixed charge $8.44/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 21.2¢ |
Typical customer: Worth it
Pepco and solar
Pepco is an investor-owned utility serving about 883,572 homes in Maryland, District of Columbia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 23.5¢12% above Maryland average
- Typical bill
- $179761 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 8.2 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Pepco customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Same statewide rules.
MD net metering: kWh netting at full retail, carryforward; annual excess paid at generation/supply rate
Solar for a typical Pepco home
| System | 6.6 kW (100% of 761 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,670 |
| First-year savings | $2,078 |
| Payback | 8.2 years |
| 25-year net | $54,407 |
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 Pepco'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)
- 61,215
- Share of customers
- 6.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 471 MW
- Residential customers
- 883,572
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Pepco and solar
Does Pepco have net metering?
Same statewide rules.
How much does electricity cost with Pepco?
Residential customers paid an average of 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 23.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 761 kWh a month, a bill of about $179.
Is solar worth it with Pepco?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.6 kW system costing about $19,670 pays back in about 8.2 years, with $54,407 net over 25 years.
How many Pepco customers have solar?
About 61,215 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 6.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Potomac Electric Power Co (EIA ID 15270). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.