Solar in Pennsylvania: How It Works in Penn Power Territory
A simpler way to understand solar
If you live in Pennsylvania and have Penn Power, solar can help lower the amount of electricity you buy from the grid thus reducing how much you pay. In simple terms, instead of buying electricity at a more expensive rate, solar can reduce the amount of electricity you need to buy from the grid..
How solar works in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania allows net metering, which means solar production can offset the electricity you use from the utility. The Pennsylvania PUC explains it simply: electricity your system produces can reduce your electric bill, and excess generation can become a credit that rolls forward on future bills. The amount you save depends on your utility rates, your system size, your roof, how much electricity you use, and whether you choose to buy, finance, lease, or use a PPA.
How net metering works in Penn Power territory
For eligible Penn Power customers, the company’s Net Metering Rider says you receive a credit for electricity your system sends back, up to the electricity delivered to you during the billing period, at the full retail rate, consistent with commission regulations. On an annual basis, Penn Power compensates the customer-generator for excess electricity produced over the prior year consistent with commission regulations.
In plain English
- When your system is producing, it can directly power your home.
- If you make extra power during sunnier months, those credits go into a bank to help offset future usage.
- If you use more electricity than your system produces, you still buy the difference from the utility. (same as you would have without solar)
- You will still usually receive a utility bill as long as your home is connected to the grid – this bill is a net metering bill so it can show you overproduced as well.
Why Homeowners choose suntapped energy
At Suntapped, our main solar program is designed to make going solar simple for homeowners who want savings, predictability, and less responsibility.
With this program, the homeowner does not buy the solar system upfront. Instead, the system is installed on the home, and the homeowner pays for the power it produces at an agreed rate. This gives homeowners a way to go solar without the large upfront cost of purchasing a system.
Benefits of our program
No large upfront purchase
Our program allows homeowners to go solar without paying the full cost of the system upfront.
Maintenance is handled for you
Our program includes system monitoring and maintenance, which helps reduce surprise repair costs and ongoing ownership responsibilities.
Simple monthly energy cost
Instead of purchasing the equipment, the homeowner pays for the solar power the system produces, creating a simpler and more predictable way to manage energy costs.
Protection from rising utility rates
Solar can help reduce exposure to future utility rate increases by locking in a more predictable rate over time.
Performance support built in
Our main program is designed to give homeowners confidence that the system is producing as expected, while support and service are handled through the program.
The Suntapped approach
At Suntapped, our goal is to help Pennsylvania homeowners understand three things clearly before they go solar:
- How solar works in their specific utility territory
- What their bill may still look like after solar
- Which solar option fits their goals best
For Penn Power customers, that means looking at your actual bill, your annual usage, and then recommending a system and payment option that make sense for your home.
Ready to see what solar could look like on your home?
We can review your Penn Power bill, explain your net metering setup, and show you whether solar makes more sense for your situation.