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Puget Sound Energy Solar Cost & Rate Context in Washington

Estimate production and installed cost in Puget Sound Energy electric service territory while keeping unverified solar export compensation out of the result.

Federal residential solar credit in 2026: $0. Utility compensation is modeled separately from the import electricity rate.
Planning solar yield1,094 kWh/kW
Installed-cost benchmark$2.64/W
Schedule 150 Net MeteringkWh bank / annual reset
Featured utility rate context7.55¢/kWh
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Puget Sound Energy electric service territory Import pricing and export compensation are kept separate.

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Annualized kWh banking is a planning approximation. Enter annual household use; credits that remain at the March 31 reset are excluded from the base savings value, and fixed charges remain outside the estimate.

methodology & sources

What is modeled — and what is not

Production

1,094 kWh/kW-year state planning benchmark from the existing PVWatts-based CalcuRiver dataset.

Installed cost

$2.64/W planning benchmark for Washington.

Electricity value ceiling

14.71¢/kWh · EIA residential benchmark for Washington (2026-07).

Puget Sound Energy rate context

7.55¢/kWh · Super off-peak. This is utility rate-plan context, not a verified solar export-compensation rate.

Utility source: Puget Sound Energy filed Schedule 327 · verified 2026-09-28.

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

Solar export source: PSE Customer Connected Solar / Schedule 150 · PSE Customer Connected Solar FAQ · verified 2026-10-03.

verified export program

Puget Sound Energy export policy encoded

PSE Schedule 150 nets eligible customer generation against usage and banks excess net-metering kWh for later bill periods. Banked credits expire March 31 each year. Schedule 150 remains available until a replacement customer-connected-solar schedule is in place. Annualized kWh banking is a planning approximation. Enter annual household use; credits that remain at the March 31 reset are excluded from the base savings value, and fixed charges remain outside the estimate.

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why this estimate changes

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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