Service areas/Pennsylvania
Complete Guide to Pennsylvania Solar in 2026
Pennsylvania pairs full retail net metering with a tradable SREC market, so a system here earns twice: it cuts your electricity bill, and the certificates your panels generate can be sold.
Incentive and rate figures verified September 9, 2026
How long it takes in Pennsylvania
about 19 weeks
Median from signed agreement to a powered system, across our Pennsylvania installations, verified September 2026.
What solar costs depend on in Pennsylvania
Cost depends on how much electricity you use, your roof, and which utility you are on. Our tool does not put a price or a system size on the screen — those depend on the roof and the shading, which need looking at. What it does give you is what the decision actually turns on at your address, before anyone visits.
Why do Pennsylvania electricity rates keep going up in steps?
Because they are set at auction rather than drifting with costs. Two mechanisms do most of it, and both produce jumps on a schedule rather than gradual change:
- Default service procurement. If you have never switched supplier, your utility buys the electricity for you in advance through periodic solicitations. When those contracts roll over at a higher price, the price to compare changes on a set date — which is why an increase often arrives all at once and is announced months ahead.
- Capacity costs. The regional grid operator runs an auction for the capacity to meet future peak demand. When that auction clears high, the cost reaches customer bills afterwards, across the region rather than one utility.
Two consequences worth holding on to. A rate that has been stable for a year is not evidence it will stay stable, because the mechanism moves in steps. And any specific increase you read about is temporary information — the pattern is what matters when you are deciding about equipment that will be on the roof for twenty-five years.
We do not publish a payback figure for that reason. It would need a rate forecast, nobody reliably has one, and a number built on a guess is worse than no number.
Pennsylvania incentives and rebates
Pennsylvania has no statewide rebate. The value comes from full retail net metering and from the SREC market — the certificates your system generates can be sold, and that price moves, which is why we do not quote a fixed figure for it.
PA SREC market
Pennsylvania SRECs are market-based and their value changes over time. SunnyMac does not present a fixed value without an approved dated source.
Any Pennsylvania system registered with the AEPS administrator. Residential systems up to 50 kW are eligible for net metering at the full retail rate.
How net metering works in Pennsylvania
Utilities we work with: PPL Electric, PECO, Met-Ed, Penelec, Duquesne Light
Full retail net metering is available statewide. Excess generation credits roll forward month to month, so summer overproduction offsets winter shortfall.
Is Pennsylvania a good state for solar compared with its neighbors?
Rates and timelines differ enough at the state line to change payback. These are our own figures, not regional averages.
| State | Electricity rate $ per kWh |
Generation incentive $ per MWh |
Agreement to power median weeks |
Main state incentive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | $0.16 | Market-based — no fixed rate | 15 | Utility green energy grant |
| Maryland | $0.17 | Market-based — no fixed rate | 19 | Maryland Solar Access Program |
| New Jersey | $0.18 | $77 | 18 | NJ SuSI program |
| Pennsylvania | $0.17 | Market-based — no fixed rate | 19 | PA SREC market |
Figures verified September 8, 2026. Unverified figures are omitted rather than estimated.
Sources: Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania
What have we actually done in Pennsylvania?
Across all four states — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
4,689
homes powered
At least 4,689 homes
At least 4,689 homes, counted at permission to operate and by distinct address rather than by project.
Verified August 13, 2026
Across all four states — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
18 weeks
median, agreement to permission to operate
18 weeks from signed agreement to a working system
Median, not best case. Most of it is permitting and utility interconnection rather than installation, which is usually a day or two on the roof — so the number moves with your municipality and your utility, not with how busy we are.
Verified August 13, 2026
Across all four states — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
4.6
out of 5 on Google, based on 669 reviews
Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Google, based on 669 reviews
A platform aggregate rather than a review we chose to show you. The count behind it matters more than the score — a high average over a handful of reviews says very little.
As of October 6, 2026. Read our Google reviews (opens in a new tab).
Which towns do you cover, and how far are you?
| Town | County | Homes powered | Utility | From our nearest office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | Lehigh | — | PPL Electric Utilities | about 15 min |
| Bethlehem | Northampton | — | PPL Electric Utilities | in the town itself |
Lehigh County
Northampton County
2 towns here. Homes powered counts systems at permission to operate; drive times are road-routing results rounded up to the nearest five minutes, so they are never optimistic.
Where these figures come from
The federal position is quoted from the IRS Residential Clean Energy Credit page, read on 8 September 2026: "The credit is not available for any property placed in service after December 31, 2025." We use the IRS as the controlling authority for this rather than a state page, because state pages lag federal changes and several still describe the credit as available.
The Pennsylvania SREC value is deliberately not published here. The PA SREC market is market-based rather than administratively set, so there is no single official rate to quote. Until a dated authoritative source is approved we name the program and say the value is being verified, rather than publish an estimate. That is the same policy stated on our AI information page.
SunnyMac figures — homes powered, capacity installed, median system size and time to power — come from our own installed-project records and all carry the same window: since April 2024, because the project records do not reach further back. Any figure published beside them carries that window too.
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission — net metering and the AEPS Act checked 9 Sep 2026
Questions people ask about solar in Pennsylvania
Does Pennsylvania have net metering?
Yes. Full retail net metering is available statewide, and excess generation credits roll forward month to month, so summer overproduction offsets winter shortfall. The rules sit under the state AEPS Act, published by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
What is a Pennsylvania SREC worth?
Pennsylvania SRECs are market-based and their value changes over time. SunnyMac does not present a fixed value without an approved dated source.
Is there still a 30% federal tax credit for solar in Pennsylvania?
No. The IRS states that the residential clean energy credit is not available for any property placed in service after 31 December 2025, so it is not part of the arithmetic for a system installed now.
How long does a solar project take in Pennsylvania?
About 19 weeks from signed agreement to permission to operate. That is the median of 524 Pennsylvania projects, measured on 8 September 2026. Your own timeline depends on your township and your utility.
Which Pennsylvania utilities does SunnyMac work with?
PPL Electric, PECO, Met-Ed, Penelec and Duquesne Light.
How many homes has SunnyMac powered in Pennsylvania?
We do not publish a Pennsylvania-only count. The 4,689 homes powered figure shown on this page is a company-wide total across all four states we serve — Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania — counted at permission to operate since April 2024.