District of Columbia
Net metering in District of Columbia, 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 reading falling from 41926 to 41748 kilowatt hours. A 639 kilowatt hour month against 817 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 178 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $155.85 to $0.00 at 24.39 cents per kilowatt hour.
District of Columbia average household use, 639 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 24.39¢ 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 District of Columbia, utility by utility
Pepco banks excess generation in kilowatt hours month to month, so within the year it offsets your use at the full retail rate. Each December, generation beyond 100% of your annual consumption is paid at the generation rate only, refunded in cash if the credit is over $25.
Credits you the full retail rate
District of Columbia net metering rules
Full retail to your annual use, and the surplus is paid, not forfeited.
- Who it binds
- Pepco, the District’s single electric distribution company, under Public Service Commission oversight.
- What happens to a surplus
- Kilowatt hour credits carry month to month through the calendar year.
- How big a system you may build
- Customer-generators must meet the definition in D.C. Code § 34-1501; the year-end settlement applies to every residential system.
D.C. Code § 34-1518, net energy metering — checked 2026-10-02
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 District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia
Every company we list for at least one District of Columbia utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.
Net metering in District of Columbia: the questions people ask
- Does District of Columbia have net metering?
- Pepco banks excess generation in kilowatt hours month to month, so within the year it offsets your use at the full retail rate. Each December, generation beyond 100% of your annual consumption is paid at the generation rate only, refunded in cash if the credit is over $25.
- What is the solar buyback rate in District of Columbia?
- District of Columbia has one provider on our list, Pepco, and it credits the power you export at the full retail rate. Its own page gives the figure and the date we read it.
- Is solar worth it in District of Columbia 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. District of Columbia homes use about 639 kWh a month at an average of 24.39 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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia rule cover?
- Pepco, the District’s single electric distribution company, under Public Service Commission oversight.
- What happens to credits you do not use in District of Columbia?
- Kilowatt hour credits carry month to month through the calendar year. Each December, generation beyond 100% of annual consumption is paid at the generation rate, refunded if over $25; a smaller balance carries over.
- How big a solar system can you install in District of Columbia?
- Customer-generators must meet the definition in D.C. Code § 34-1501; the year-end settlement applies to every residential system.
- Which electricity providers does this cover in District of Columbia?
- We have read the published terms of the one provider in District of Columbia: Pepco. It has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.
Source: D.C. Code § 34-1518, net energy metering, checked 2026-10-02.
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