Wheeling Power and solar
Wheeling Power is an investor-owned utility serving about 34,202 homes in 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.)
- 17.7¢14% above West Virginia average
- Typical bill
- $166940 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 12.4¢Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.7 yrs9.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Wheeling Power customers
Reduced export credit — about 12.4¢ per exported kWh, monthly netting.
Same order as APCo.
Solar for a typical Wheeling Power home
| System | 9.3 kW (100% of 940 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,940 |
| Payback | 12.7 years |
| 25-year net | $40,014 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 111
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 34,202
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Wheeling Power and solar
Does Wheeling Power have net metering?
Same order as APCo. Exported power is credited at about 12.4¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Wheeling Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 940 kWh a month, a bill of about $166.
Is solar worth it with Wheeling Power?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.3 kW system costing about $26,750 pays back in about 12.7 years, with $40,014 net over 25 years.
How many Wheeling Power customers have solar?
About 111 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Wheeling Power Co (EIA ID 20521). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.