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Utility records

Solar economics depend on your utility’s rates and export rules, not the state average. These starter records cover the largest US utilities — each with rate context, export-policy classification and a verify-before-relying note.

Coverage note: this is a starter set, not the full US utility map. Records are market estimates gathered 2026-08; always confirm against your bill and the utility tariff.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

CA

Northern and central California

$0.42/kWh

net billing

Southern California Edison (SCE)

CA

Southern California (most of LA/OC/IE)

$0.36/kWh

net billing

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

CA

San Diego County

$0.45/kWh

net billing

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP)

CA

City of Los Angeles

$0.27/kWh

net billing

Oncor Electric Delivery

TX

North/central Texas delivery territory (deregulated supply)

$0.15/kWh

varies

CenterPoint Energy (Houston)

TX

Greater Houston delivery territory

$0.14/kWh

varies

Austin Energy

TX

City of Austin

$0.14/kWh

net billing

CPS Energy (San Antonio)

TX

San Antonio metro

$0.12/kWh

retail nem

Florida Power & Light (FPL)

FL

Peninsular Florida (most of the state)

$0.15/kWh

retail nem

Duke Energy Florida

FL

Central/north Florida

$0.15/kWh

retail nem

Duke Energy Carolinas (NC)

NC

Central/western North Carolina

$0.13/kWh

retail nem

Arizona Public Service (APS)

AZ

Central/northern Arizona (Phoenix area)

$0.14/kWh

net billing

Salt River Project (SRP)

AZ

Phoenix metro (parts)

$0.13/kWh

avoided cost

Consolidated Edison (ConEd)

NY

New York City + Westchester

$0.31/kWh

retail nem

National Grid (Massachusetts)

MA

Central/western MA + Boston area

$0.31/kWh

retail nem

NV Energy

NV

Las Vegas / Reno metro

$0.14/kWh

varies

Why utility-level data matters

A California IOU customer paying 40¢/kWh under NEM 3.0 has completely different solar economics from a Texas customer paying 15¢/kWh with 1:1 net metering — even if both install the same system at the same price. Export policy (retail net metering vs net billing vs avoided cost) determines what your surplus kWh are worth, which decides whether a battery is a smart add. We’ll expand this database over time; every record stays dated and sourced.