Utah · Net metering · Deep-stack program
UT Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Utah -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 14.5 yr
- Utah baseline payback
- 3
- other Utah programs
Deep-stack program · early directory
Utah runs a 4-program DSIRE stack; this net metering is one layer on a 14.5-year modeled baseline, not the whole story.
- Stack4 programs
- In-state #1/3
- Type #40/46
- Baseline14.5 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 3 (early alphabet). National net metering directory #40 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Rocky Mountain Power and other Utah IOUs offer net metering for residential systems.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 10.8¢/kWh
- Utah solar score
- 40/100
Solar's trajectory in Utah
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Utah reported to the EIA.
Utah's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among Utah's 3 tracked programs, by type
- Tax exemption
Tax exemption
1 programs
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Tax credit
Tax credit
1 programs
What this shows Utah tracks 3 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this net metering layers inside Utah's deep stack
The UT Net Metering governs how Utah credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Utah averages 5.9 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 10.8¢/kWh, producing an estimated 10,337 kWh/year and $1,116 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,200. That baseline already implies a 14.5-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $11,700 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
Utah bundles a deep incentive stack, so this program rarely stands alone. Utah has 4 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like UT Solar Property Tax Exemption, UT Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Other Utah incentives
Frequently asked questions
Where does the UT Net Metering sit in Utah's deep program stack?
How does this net metering work beside Utah's other programs?
Who qualifies, and why is this an early in-state directory row?
How does this incentive affect solar ROI in Utah?
Which other Utah programs stack with this one?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Utah solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.