Solar Quotes in Pittsburgh, PA

If Duquesne Light is your utility

• Pennsylvania's net-metering rule, which applies to Duquesne Light, says excess kWh in a billing period are carried forward and credited against later usage at the full retail rate, and remaining excess kWh at year end are compensated at the default service provider's price to compare. Shopping customers' excess-generation terms are set in their supplier agreement. Source: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/052/chapter75/s75.13.html (accessed 2026-10-20)
• A Pennsylvania PUC decision in Duquesne Light's default-service case describes Duquesne's annual cash-out to net-metering customers as excess kWh multiplied by the price to compare on May 31. Source: https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1684083.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.

Questions to ask

1. Which Duquesne Light tariff or rider does your estimate assume, and at what export credit?
2. How much of my production does your estimate assume I'll use on site versus export?
3. What happens to my credits if I move or close my account?
4. Can you show me Duquesne Light's current Rider No. 21 (Net Metering Service) terms?

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