Wyoming · Net metering · Thin-stack program
WY Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Wyoming -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Avoided cost rate
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 15.3 yr
- Wyoming baseline payback
- 1
- other Wyoming programs
Thin-stack program · late directory
Wyoming tracks only 2 DSIRE solar programs; this net metering carries most of the registry weight against a 15.3-year modeled baseline.
- Stack2 programs
- In-state #1/1
- Type #46/46
- Baseline15.3 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 1 (late alphabet). National net metering directory #46 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
Wyoming utilities offer net metering for residential systems.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Avoided cost rate
- State electricity rate
- 11.2¢/kWh
- Wyoming solar score
- 28/100
Solar's trajectory in Wyoming
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Wyoming reported to the EIA.
Why this net metering dominates Wyoming's thin stack
The WY Net Metering governs how Wyoming 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 Avoided cost rate. 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. Wyoming averages 5.5 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 11.2¢/kWh, producing an estimated 9,636 kWh/year and $1,079 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,500. That baseline already implies a 15.3-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $10,475 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
Few other programs are tracked here, so this incentive carries most of the weight for Wyoming solar buyers. Wyoming has 2 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE. 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.
Frequently asked questions
What does the WY Net Metering cover in a thin Wyoming stack?
How does the WY Net Metering work?
Who qualifies, and what does a late in-state directory place mean?
Does this single-track net metering move Wyoming solar ROI?
Are there other solar incentives in Wyoming?
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 · Wyoming solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.