Town of Mansfield and solar
Town of Mansfield is a municipal utility serving about 9,406 homes in Massachusetts. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.0¢51% below Massachusetts average
- Typical bill
- $111737 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.5 yrs6.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Town of Mansfield customers
Full retail net metering (Massachusetts rule).
Massachusetts investor-owned utilities credit residential solar exports at close to the full retail rate (net metering credits), and credits roll over indefinitely. On top of that, the SMART 3.0 program pays a fixed per-kWh incentive for 20 years.
Solar for a typical Town of Mansfield home
| System | 6.8 kW (99% of 737 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,880, $21,880 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,273 |
| Payback | 13.5 years |
| 25-year net | $25,916 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 49
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 9,406
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Town of Mansfield and solar
Does Town of Mansfield have net metering?
Town of Mansfield follows Massachusetts's rules: Massachusetts investor-owned utilities credit residential solar exports at close to the full retail rate (net metering credits), and credits roll over indefinitely. On top of that, the SMART 3.0 program pays a fixed per-kWh incentive for 20 years.
How much does electricity cost with Town of Mansfield?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 737 kWh a month, a bill of about $111.
Is solar worth it with Town of Mansfield?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.8 kW system costing about $21,880 pays back in about 13.5 years, with $25,916 net over 25 years.
How many Town of Mansfield customers have solar?
About 49 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Town of Mansfield - (MA) (EIA ID 11586). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.