Pepco solar export rate
What Pepco pays for power exported from rooftop solar in District of Columbia, with the source and the date it was checked.
No single rate — formula based
Formula: monthly excess generation is credited in kWh at the applicable full retail rate; annual excess above 100% of annual consumption is compensated at the generation rate only, per kWh. No single fixed dollar-per-kWh export rate is stated.
Pepco · District of Columbia
Pepco's Rider NEM is the applicable utility tariff; it also contains a separate Community Net Metering rider for CREF subscribers.
Source: pepco.com
Full Pepco detail →District of Columbia rules that apply to Pepco
The state framework sets the default. Where Pepco pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.
| Compensation mechanism | Pepco's Net Energy Metering Rider credits monthly excess generation in kWh; at the end of December, excess generation above 100% of annual consumption is compensated at the generation rate only, per kWh. |
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| Export rate | Monthly excess generation is credited at the applicable full retail rate; annual excess above 100% of annual consumption is compensated at the generation rate only, per kWh. The tariff does not state one fixed statewide dollar-per-kWh export price. |
| Rate effective | The reviewed Pepco tariff is effective for usage on and after February 1, 2026. |
| Credit rollover | Credits of $25 or less at the end of the calendar year are carried over until the full credit has been exhausted; a monthly credit exceeding the bill is credited to the next monthly bill. |
| Credit expiration | The tariff does not provide an expiration date for credits of $25 or less; those credits carry over until the full credit has been exhausted. |
| Annual true-up | The annual net-metering settlement occurs at the end of the calendar year, in December. |
| Aggregate program cap | A community renewable energy facility (CREF) may have a capacity no greater than five megawatts and must have at least two subscribers. |
| Program status | The Pepco NEM rider is active for usage on and after February 1, 2026 and applies to listed residential and commercial rate schedules that meet the statutory and Commission-rule requirements. |
| Regulator | The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia administers the District's Net Energy Metering and Community Net Metering Rules. |
| Governing rule | D.C. Code § 34-1518 and Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations govern net energy metering and community net metering. |
| Pending change | No pending change is identified in the reviewed current tariff; the tariff states that its effective date is usage on and after February 1, 2026. |