Wellsborough Electric and solar
Wellsborough Electric is an investor-owned utility serving about 5,174 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.)
- 20.4¢1% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $144704 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.3 yrs6.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Wellsborough Electric 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 Wellsborough Electric home
| System | 6.5 kW (100% of 704 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,640 |
| Payback | 10.3 years |
| 25-year net | $38,668 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 40
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 5,174
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Wellsborough Electric and solar
Does Wellsborough Electric have net metering?
Wellsborough Electric 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 Wellsborough Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 20.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 704 kWh a month, a bill of about $144.
Is solar worth it with Wellsborough Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.5 kW system costing about $19,750 pays back in about 10.3 years, with $38,668 net over 25 years.
How many Wellsborough Electric customers have solar?
About 40 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Wellsborough Electric Co (EIA ID 20334). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.