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Net Metering Program

Arizona

Net metering in Arizona, provider by provider.

Every provider in the state, and every figure below read from the published tariff or interconnection document rather than a comparison site. Some credit you the full retail rate for the power you send back. Most do not, and that difference is the whole reason this page exists.

Meter readingkWh
Energy charge$163.19
$163.19
DirectionReading…

Meter reading falling from 41926 to 41626 kilowatt hours. A 1,075 kilowatt hour month against 1,375 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 300 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $163.19 to $0.00 at 15.18 cents per kilowatt hour.

Arizona average household use, 1,075 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 15.18¢ per kWh. Your utility still bills a fixed monthly customer charge that no system offsets, so this is the energy part of the bill, which is the part that goes away.

Solar buyback rates in Arizona, utility by utility

Arizona replaced net metering with net billing in 2016. Exports are bought at a set export rate rather than netted against what you use, and the rate for new customers is allowed to drop by up to 10% a year.

Credits you below retail

Arizona net metering rules

Net billing, and it falls every year.

Who it binds
The Corporation Commission sets the export rate for the investor owned utilities, APS, Tucson Electric Power and UniSource. Salt River Project is a public power district governed by an elected board and is not rate regulated by the Commission at all.
What happens to a surplus
Credits carry to the next bill. APS pays out by check after the December bill if more than $25 is left over, and carries anything smaller into the following year.
How big a system you may build
There is no simple kilowatt cap. APS requires only that the system be on site, behind the billing meter, and serving the customer’s own load, with any size subject to the state interconnection requirements.

Arizona Corporation Commission Decision No. 75859 — checked 2026-09-05

What actually happens after you pick

Most sites in this business hand your number to a sales team and disappear. We do the preparation first, so the company that turns up already knows your situation.

You see your real terms

Your provider page shows what that specific utility credits you, when it trues up, and where the catch is. Sourced and dated, not a sales page.

You choose the company

Companies serving your territory in Arizona, with the reviews, years trading and BBB grade we found for each. You pick. Not a call center, not an auction.

We set the whole thing up

We call you, go through your bill and your last twelve months of use, work out what your utility owes you, and get the program paperwork in order.

They arrive prepared

The company you chose turns up to a job that is already understood, with your figures in hand. No cold pitch on your doorstep.

Solar installers in Arizona

Every company we list for at least one Arizona utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.

Net metering in Arizona: the questions people ask

Does Arizona have net metering?
Arizona replaced net metering with net billing in 2016. Exports are bought at a set export rate rather than netted against what you use, and the rate for new customers is allowed to drop by up to 10% a year.
What is the solar buyback rate in Arizona?
It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 4 providers we list in Arizona credit the power you export: 4 at a rate below retail. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
Is solar worth it in Arizona in 2026?
It depends mostly on what your utility pays for the power you export, because the 30% federal credit ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025. Arizona homes use about 1,075 kWh a month at an average of 15.18 cents per kWh, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Where exports are credited at the full retail rate, each kilowatt hour your panels send back is worth about that much; where they are credited below retail, size the system to what you use while the sun is up. Check your own utility on this page before you get a quote for solar panels.
Is there a solar tax credit in Arizona in 2026?
Not a federal one. The 30% federal credit, IRC Section 25D, ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025, and a deposit paid in 2025 does not preserve it. Anyone still quoting it is working from an old script. Any incentive left in Arizona comes from the state or your utility, and what your utility pays for exported power is now most of the financial case.
Which providers does the Arizona rule cover?
The Corporation Commission sets the export rate for the investor owned utilities, APS, Tucson Electric Power and UniSource. Salt River Project is a public power district governed by an elected board and is not rate regulated by the Commission at all.
What happens to credits you do not use in Arizona?
Credits carry to the next bill. APS pays out by check after the December bill if more than $25 is left over, and carries anything smaller into the following year.
How big a solar system can you install in Arizona?
There is no simple kilowatt cap. APS requires only that the system be on site, behind the billing meter, and serving the customer’s own load, with any size subject to the state interconnection requirements.
Which electricity providers does this cover in Arizona?
We have read the published terms of 4 providers in Arizona: Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, Tucson Electric Power, UniSource Energy Services. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.

Source: Arizona Corporation Commission Decision No. 75859, checked 2026-09-05.

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