Rooftop solar for homeowners

Yes. On the Customer Generation and Average Demand price plans, if the energy produced by your solar system is greater than the energy you used during the billing cycle, then the excess energy will be credited to your bill. You'll get back the same value you would have paid for that energy had you purchased it from SRP. On the TOU Export, EV Export, Conserve and Save and Manage Demand and Save price plans, if the energy produced by your solar system is fed back to the grid at any time, SRP will credit you at a fixed export rate of $0.0187 per kWh and subtract it from your bill.

On the TOU Export, EV Export, Conserve and Save, and Manage Demand and Save price plans, excess solar generation cannot be carried over. On the Customer Generation and Average Demand price plans, excess generation can be "banked" during the billing month. Any unused excess energy will be credited at the end of the billing cycle at the retail rate.

Solar and nonsolar customers pay the same monthly service charge. Your monthly service charge (MSC), which helps SRP cover fixed costs to support grid capacity, is based on which MSC tier you are in.

MSC Tiers

• Tier 1: If you're in a multifamily home (apartment, condominium, townhome), your MSC will be $20.
• Tier 2: If you're in a typical single-family home, your MSC will be $30.
• Tier 3: If you're in a home with a large electric service entrance, your MSC will be $40. About 3% of SRP residential customers fall into this category.

If you're on a demand price plan, you'll also pay a demand charge.

Yes, through the SRP Solar Choice™ program, customers who don't have solar panels can offset their energy use with power from Arizona solar farms. This plan costs just half a cent more per kWh on top of your current price plan.

You can earn money by offsetting your electric bill, using only the energy generated from your system or generating excess energy that will be credited to your bill at a fixed rate of 1.87 cents per kWh on Export price plans and the retail rate per kWh for Demand price plans.

SRP does not sell or install solar or Distributed Energy Resource (DER) system components, but we do have a list of trusted local providers through our Preferred Solar Installer program. If a company claims to partner with SRP, call (602) 236-8888(602) 236-8888 to make sure they're on our approved list. We're available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. You can also email us at [email protected]. We also suggest checking out our smart solar shopping tips page to make sure you're aware of common misinformation and red flags when shopping for solar.

Visit Energy Savings Hub | Department of Energy (Opens in a new tab) for tax credit availability and other energy savings programs. To see if you qualify for these credits, consult a tax professional.

1. Once we receive the Program Application, we review it for completion and notify the installer of any issues in a timely manner.
2. We then prepare a Distribution Interconnection Agreement (IA) and send it to the property owner for their electronic signature.
3. Then we create an order on the customer's account to track the design review phase of the process. Once this order is created, the project will be assigned to an SRP design consultant.
4. If the service entrance section (SES) will be upgraded, the installer must contact SRP Construction at (602) 236-0777(602) 236-0777 to schedule the appointment before the solar design will be reviewed.
5. Upon receiving approval to proceed from our design consultant and obtaining all applicable building permits, the Installer may proceed with installing the Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Facility.
6. Upon completing installation of the DER Facility, the Installer must contact the appropriate authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) to inspect the facility. The AHJ must submit a City Clearance (CC) to SRP indicating that the DER Facility has passed inspection.
7. If the AHJ does not permit the work at the SES prior to DER installation, the Installer must provide a Certificate In-lieu of Electrical Clearance (CILC) in advance before SRP inspection and re-energization.
8. Once the DER Facility has received CC/CILC and SRP has received the IA signed by the Customer, the Installer can request to schedule the SRP inspection.
9. Upon successful completion of the Final Inspection, SRP will install new SRP meters.
10. If the facility fails inspection, an email will be sent to the Installer with a description of the reasons for the failure.
11. The DER Facility must be energized within 24 hours of the passed inspection by the Installer or the Customer.

For more detailed information, check out our Residential Distributed Energy Resource Process Flow.