Schedule 7: Residential Service
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-01-29. Fixed charge $7.49/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| All hours | 16.1¢ |
Base energy $0.141598/kWh first 600 kWh, $0.161015/kWh above 600 kWh (period rate shows the >600 kWh block).
Typical customer: Worth it
Puget Sound Energy and solar
Puget Sound Energy is an investor-owned utility serving about 1,104,338 homes in Washington. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.2¢29% above Washington average
- Typical bill
- $157863 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 13¢Full retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.5 yrs7.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Puget Sound Energy customers
Full retail net metering — about 13¢ per exported kWh, annual netting.
Schedule 150 extended beyond statutory threshold until a replacement schedule is in place.
Net metering 1:1 (Schedule 150, RCW 80.60): monthly kWh netting, excess kWh credits roll forward, unused credits reset each March 31 (no payment)
Solar for a typical Puget Sound Energy home
| System | 7.9 kW (80% of 863 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,065 |
| First-year savings | $1,512 |
| Payback | 13.5 years |
| 25-year net | $28,250 |
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 Puget Sound 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)
- 26,979
- Share of customers
- 2.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 203 MW
- Residential customers
- 1,104,338
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Puget Sound Energy and solar
Does Puget Sound Energy have net metering?
Schedule 150 extended beyond statutory threshold until a replacement schedule is in place. Exported power is credited at about 13¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Puget Sound Energy?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 863 kWh a month, a bill of about $157.
Is solar worth it with Puget Sound Energy?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7.9 kW system costing about $22,065 pays back in about 13.5 years, with $28,250 net over 25 years.
How many Puget Sound Energy customers have solar?
About 26,979 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Puget Sound Energy Inc (EIA ID 15500). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.