Solar for AEP Ohio Customers: Net Metering and Export Credits
How your utility credits the solar power you send back to the grid has a big effect on what solar is worth to you. Here's what official sources say for AEP Ohio customers. Rules change, so confirm current terms with the utility before you sign.
About AEP Ohio
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form EIA-861 data for 2024 lists 1,339,232 residential customers for Ohio Power Co (Ohio), ranking #24 among U.S. utilities in our tally of bundled plus delivery-only residential customers. Source: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/ (accessed 2026-10-20)
How AEP Ohio credits home solar
- AEP Ohio's Schedule NEMS (Net Energy Metering Service, effective April 10, 2026) says that when your system sends more kWh to the grid than you use in a billing period, only the generation-related energy charges of your standard service schedule, including generation-related riders, are calculated on the net energy you supplied. Source: https://www.aepohio.com/lib/docs/ratesandtariffs/Ohio/October_2026_Ohio_Power_Tariff_Book.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
A note on the federal tax credit
The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.
What this means for your quote
Savings depend on how much of your solar you use on site versus export, your rate plan, and your system size. We can't give a typical savings figure; it varies, and your quote should show the assumptions behind any estimate.
Questions for your installer
- How does your estimate value months when I export more than I use?
- Does my retail supplier affect my credits?
- Will you handle the AEP Ohio interconnection application?
Sources
- https://www.aepohio.com/lib/docs/ratesandtariffs/Ohio/October_2026_Ohio_Power_Tariff_Book.pdf (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (2024 data) — https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/ (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
- IRS, "FAQs for modification of sections 25C, 25D, 25E, 30C, 30D, 45L, 45W, and 179D under Public Law 119-21 (OBBB)" — https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
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Last reviewed 2026-10-20.
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