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Duke Energy Progress Solar Cost & Savings in Wilmington, NC

Estimate residential solar production, installed cost and Duke Energy Progress rate context for Wilmington using transparent 2026 planning assumptions.

Federal residential solar credit in 2026: $0. Utility export compensation is not assumed unless CalcuRiver has a verified solar-specific model.
Planning solar yield1,415 kWh/kW
Installed-cost benchmark$2.44/W
State residential benchmark15.16¢/kWh
Featured utility rate context16.10¢/kWh
Duke Energy Progress identifies Wilmington in its North Carolina service territory. Service-territory source. Verify the exact utility by service address before using this planning result.
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Build your Duke Energy Progress solar scenario in Wilmington

Duke Energy Progress identifies Wilmington in its North Carolina service territory. Verify the exact utility by service address before using this planning result.

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This is not an exact Duke Energy Progress solar-billing model. Export compensation is excluded until a verified solar tariff or program rule is encoded.

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What is modeled — and what is not

Production

1,415 kWh/kW-year planning benchmark. PVWatts-based state planning benchmark.

Installed cost

$2.44/W planning benchmark for Wilmington, NC.

Electricity value ceiling

15.16¢/kWh · EIA residential benchmark for North Carolina (2026-07).

Duke Energy Progress rate context

16.10¢/kWh · RES (NC) · Sep 2026 first 800 kWh. This is utility rate-plan context, not a verified solar export-compensation rate.

Utility source: Current official utility/regulator rate source · verified 2026-09-28.

Production: NREL PVWatts methodology · Cost: 2026 state / local marketplace benchmark.

solar export model pending

Why exact Duke Energy Progress solar savings stay guarded

CalcuRiver has a calculator-ready utility rate profile for Duke Energy Progress, but that does not automatically make the same plan a valid solar import/export tariff. Until a solar-specific compensation rule is verified, the calculator shows production, cost and a retail-value ceiling without flattening export compensation to an invented rate.

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Why this solar estimate changes

Solar value is driven by local production, installed cost, the retail value of electricity you avoid buying, and the compensation you receive for exported energy. CalcuRiver does not assume export credits equal the retail rate unless that utility program is explicitly verified.

Core logic: self-used solar offsets retail purchases; exported solar is valued only under a verified export-compensation rule.

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