Arizona Corporation Commission cuts residential solar export rate to 5.5 cents per kWh

The ACC reduced Arizona's solar export rate by 10%, lowering the price homeowners receive for feeding excess solar generation back to the grid and potentially affecting residential solar adoption economics.

First covered Aug 17, 2026 · 6:11 AM PT · 1 article

Arizona Corporation Commission cuts residential solar export rate to 5.5 cents per kWh — Image via pv-tech.org

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10h PV Tech ACC cuts Arizona solar export rate by 10% to 5.5 cents per kilowatt-hour — The ACC voted last week to cut the export rate—the price at which residential solar consumers can sell electricity back to the grid—by 10%.

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Appeared in: 2026-08-17 (#1)

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