Typical customer: Not worth it

Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm and solar

Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm is a municipal utility serving about 11,746 homes in Michigan. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.

Average price (2026 est.)
17.8¢15% below Michigan average
Typical bill
$99556 kWh a month
Exports credited
~51%Net billing (reduced export credit)
Typical payback
19.1 yrs3 kW, cash

Export rules for Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm customers

Net billing (reduced export credit) (Michigan rule).

Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).

Michigan net metering details

Solar for a typical Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm home

System3 kW (58% of 556 kWh/month)
Cost$11,900
First-year savings$572
Payback19.1 years
25-year net$5,051

Uses the utility's average price.

Solar adoption

Homes with solar (2025)
44
Share of customers
0.4%
Residential solar capacity
0 MW
Residential customers
11,746

EIA-861, 2025.

Questions about Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm and solar

Does Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm have net metering?

Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm follows Michigan's rules: Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).

How much does electricity cost with Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm?

Residential customers paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 556 kWh a month, a bill of about $99.

Is solar worth it with Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm?

For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $11,900 pays back in about 19.1 years, with $5,051 net over 25 years.

How many Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm customers have solar?

About 44 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).

Legal name: Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm - (MI) (EIA ID 21048). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.