The Potomac Edison and solar
The Potomac Edison is an investor-owned utility serving about 396,593 homes in Maryland, West Virginia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.8¢25% below Maryland average
- Typical bill
- $1841,166 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.5 yrs10.3 kW, cash
Export rules for The Potomac Edison customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Same statewide rules.
Solar for a typical The Potomac Edison home
| System | 10.3 kW (100% of 1,166 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $28,735 |
| First-year savings | $2,129 |
| Payback | 11.5 years |
| 25-year net | $45,122 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 10,224
- Share of customers
- 2.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 96 MW
- Residential customers
- 396,593
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about The Potomac Edison and solar
Does The Potomac Edison have net metering?
Same statewide rules.
How much does electricity cost with The Potomac Edison?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,166 kWh a month, a bill of about $184.
Is solar worth it with The Potomac Edison?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.3 kW system costing about $28,735 pays back in about 11.5 years, with $45,122 net over 25 years.
How many The Potomac Edison customers have solar?
About 10,224 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: The Potomac Edison Company (EIA ID 15263). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.