West Virginia
Net metering in West Virginia, 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 41639 kilowatt hours. A 1,027 kilowatt hour month against 1,314 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 287 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $158.67 to $0.00 at 15.45 cents per kilowatt hour.
West Virginia average household use, 1,027 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 15.45¢ 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 West Virginia, utility by utility
Appalachian Power’s full retail crediting closed to new applications on 1 March 2026, with completion required by 1 September. New residential systems there are billed for what they draw and credited 12.41 cents for every kilowatt hour they export. At the FirstEnergy companies, applications after 2024 are billed for every kilowatt hour imported and paid 9.343 cents for every one exported.
Credits you below retail
- Appalachian PowerInvestor owned/450K accountsFuel cost only12.41 cents for every kilowatt hour exported, since the window closed
- Mon PowerInvestor owned/400K accountsSet rate, below retail9.343 cents, and nothing is netted any more
- Potomac EdisonInvestor owned/140K accountsSet rate, below retail9.343 cents, and nothing is netted any more
West Virginia net metering rules
Retail netting has closed at all three utilities.
- Who it binds
- The investor owned utilities under Public Service Commission rules. Cooperatives set their own terms.
- What happens to a surplus
- Set by each utility’s net metering tariff.
- How big a system you may build
- Set by each utility’s net metering tariff and the Commission’s interconnection rules.
W. Va. Code § 24-2F-8 and PSC net metering rules — 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 West Virginia, 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 West Virginia
Every company we list for at least one West Virginia utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.
Net metering in West Virginia: the questions people ask
- Does West Virginia have net metering?
- Appalachian Power’s full retail crediting closed to new applications on 1 March 2026, with completion required by 1 September. New residential systems there are billed for what they draw and credited 12.41 cents for every kilowatt hour they export. At the FirstEnergy companies, applications after 2024 are billed for every kilowatt hour imported and paid 9.343 cents for every one exported.
- What is the solar buyback rate in West Virginia?
- It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 3 providers we list in West Virginia credit the power you export: 3 at a rate below retail. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
- Is solar worth it in West Virginia 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. West Virginia homes use about 1,027 kWh a month at an average of 15.45 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia rule cover?
- The investor owned utilities under Public Service Commission rules. Cooperatives set their own terms.
- What happens to credits you do not use in West Virginia?
- Set by each utility’s net metering tariff.
- How big a solar system can you install in West Virginia?
- Set by each utility’s net metering tariff and the Commission’s interconnection rules.
- Which electricity providers does this cover in West Virginia?
- We have read the published terms of 3 providers in West Virginia: Appalachian Power, Mon Power, Potomac Edison. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.
Source: W. Va. Code § 24-2F-8 and PSC net metering rules, checked 2026-09-05.
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