Virginia Tech Electric Service and solar
Virginia Tech Electric Service is a state-owned utility serving about 5,750 homes in Virginia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 19.9¢21% above Virginia average
- Typical bill
- $159801 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.7 yrs7 kW, cash
Export rules for Virginia Tech Electric Service customers
Full retail net metering (Virginia rule).
Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
Solar for a typical Virginia Tech Electric Service home
| System | 7 kW (100% of 801 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $20,650 |
| First-year savings | $1,850 |
| Payback | 10.7 years |
| 25-year net | $38,402 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 103
- Share of customers
- 1.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 5,750
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Virginia Tech Electric Service and solar
Does Virginia Tech Electric Service have net metering?
Virginia Tech Electric Service follows Virginia's rules: Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
How much does electricity cost with Virginia Tech Electric Service?
Residential customers paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 19.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 801 kWh a month, a bill of about $159.
Is solar worth it with Virginia Tech Electric Service?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7 kW system costing about $20,650 pays back in about 10.7 years, with $38,402 net over 25 years.
How many Virginia Tech Electric Service customers have solar?
About 103 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Virginia Tech Electric Service (EIA ID 19882). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.