Rochelle Municipal Utilities and solar
Rochelle Municipal Utilities is a municipal utility serving about 5,993 homes in Illinois. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.0¢26% below Illinois average
- Typical bill
- $89639 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~65%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 18.1 yrs3.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Rochelle Municipal Utilities customers
Reduced export credit (Illinois rule).
For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
Solar for a typical Rochelle Municipal Utilities home
| System | 3.7 kW (65% of 639 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,230 |
| First-year savings | $691 |
| Payback | 18.1 years |
| 25-year net | $7,820 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 19
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 5,993
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Rochelle Municipal Utilities and solar
Does Rochelle Municipal Utilities have net metering?
Rochelle Municipal Utilities follows Illinois's rules: For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
How much does electricity cost with Rochelle Municipal Utilities?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 639 kWh a month, a bill of about $89.
Is solar worth it with Rochelle Municipal Utilities?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.7 kW system costing about $14,230 pays back in about 18.1 years, with $7,820 net over 25 years.
How many Rochelle Municipal Utilities customers have solar?
About 19 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Rochelle Municipal Utilities - (IL) (EIA ID 16179). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.