UGI Utilities and solar
UGI Utilities is an investor-owned utility serving about 55,181 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 21.2¢3% above Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $182855 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 9.7 yrs7.9 kW, cash
Export rules for UGI Utilities customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical UGI Utilities home
| System | 7.9 kW (100% of 855 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,250 |
| First-year savings | $2,072 |
| Payback | 9.7 years |
| 25-year net | $50,799 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 410
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 55,181
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about UGI Utilities and solar
Does UGI Utilities have net metering?
UGI Utilities follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with UGI Utilities?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 21.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 855 kWh a month, a bill of about $182.
Is solar worth it with UGI Utilities?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7.9 kW system costing about $23,250 pays back in about 9.7 years, with $50,799 net over 25 years.
How many UGI Utilities customers have solar?
About 410 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: UGI Utilities, Inc (EIA ID 19390). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.