Summary
Customer-owned solar customers will see their excess-generation credit rise from 7.5 to 9.5 cents/kWh, but the facilities charge drops 50% in 2026 and is phased out in 2027 as fixed customer charges rise to recover distribution costs. About 10-11 solar interconnection customers are affected.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Solar customers' credit rises ~27% per exported kWh while the facilities charge halves in 2026 and disappears in 2027.
Solar customers get paid more for exported power and a lower facilities charge.
Non-solar customers absorb distribution costs previously recovered through the facilities charge, via higher fixed charges.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Council (Regular) - May 4, 2026
The city's first electric rate hike since 2021 is coming: 7% in 2026, then about 5% a year through 2030, with the typical residential monthly charge rising from $14 to $21. The controversial rooftop solar 'facilities charge' gets phased out by 2027, and the city will pay solar customers more for excess power. Officials say rates remain below Toledo Edison's.
Board of Public Utilities - Apr 27, 2026
Customer-owned solar customers will see their excess-generation credit rise from 7.5 to 9.5 cents/kWh, but the facilities charge drops 50% in 2026 and is phased out in 2027 as fixed customer charges rise to recover distribution costs. About 10-11 solar interconnection customers are affected.
City Council (Regular) - Mar 16, 2026
Four residents urged Council to eliminate the fee charged to households with rooftop solar, arguing it has stalled local solar installations — only three since 2021 — while Ohio installations grew 34% a year. The City Attorney confirmed Council cannot simply override the Board of Public Utilities' rate-setting authority under existing law.
City Council (Regular) - Mar 2, 2026
A resident is pushing the council to pass an ordinance barring the Board of Public Utilities from charging solar customers a $4 monthly penalty. He argues the penalty has stalled new solar installations for five years and that the council has authority to rein in the board. The council president said the proposal hasn't been reviewed by the city attorney, so no vote happened tonight.
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