Solar Panel Cost & Payback in Pennsylvania
Home solar in Pennsylvania pays back in a median 12.3 years across the 121 places we cover, at an average electricity price of 21.0¢/kWh and about $3.60 per watt installed. Croydon has the fastest payback (11.3 years).
Solar estimates for Pennsylvania cities and towns
Sorted by fastest payback. Each figure is for a system sized to an average Pennsylvania home (817 kWh/month).
| Place | kWh per kW | System | Cost | Payback | 25-yr savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 1,367 | 7.2 kW | $25,920 | 11.3 yrs | $40,304 |
| Bensalem | 1,366 | 7.2 kW | $25,920 | 11.3 yrs | $40,255 |
| Bala Cynwyd | 1,363 | 7.2 kW | $25,920 | 11.3 yrs | $40,110 |
| Havertown | 1,361 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.3 yrs | $42,236 |
| Philadelphia | 1,356 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.4 yrs | $41,980 |
| Levittown | 1,352 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.4 yrs | $41,776 |
| Bristol | 1,344 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.5 yrs | $41,367 |
| Horsham | 1,339 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.5 yrs | $41,111 |
| Landenberg | 1,337 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.5 yrs | $41,009 |
| Ardmore | 1,335 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.5 yrs | $40,907 |
| Drexel Hill | 1,332 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,753 |
| Lancaster | 1,331 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,702 |
| Weigelstown | 1,330 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,651 |
| Yeadon | 1,330 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,651 |
| Shiloh | 1,330 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,651 |
| Darby | 1,330 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,651 |
| Lansdowne | 1,330 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,651 |
| Abington | 1,326 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,446 |
| Willow Grove | 1,326 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,446 |
| Chester | 1,325 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,395 |
| Lititz | 1,321 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.6 yrs | $40,191 |
| Columbia | 1,319 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $40,088 |
| Radnor | 1,316 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,935 |
| Hanover | 1,314 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,833 |
| Elizabethtown | 1,314 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,833 |
| Broomall | 1,313 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,782 |
| Waynesboro | 1,312 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,731 |
| Woodlyn | 1,312 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,731 |
| Springfield | 1,310 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,628 |
| Wayne | 1,309 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,577 |
| West Chester | 1,309 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,577 |
| Ephrata | 1,308 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.7 yrs | $39,526 |
| York | 1,306 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $39,424 |
| Harleysville | 1,306 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $39,424 |
| Phoenixville | 1,303 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $39,270 |
| Coatesville | 1,303 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $39,270 |
| King of Prussia | 1,301 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $39,168 |
| Limerick | 1,298 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $39,015 |
| East Norriton | 1,297 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $38,963 |
| Chambersburg | 1,296 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.8 yrs | $38,912 |
| Norristown | 1,291 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 11.9 yrs | $38,657 |
| Carlisle | 1,287 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 11.9 yrs | $40,476 |
| Montgomeryville | 1,285 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 11.9 yrs | $40,368 |
| West Norriton | 1,282 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.0 yrs | $40,207 |
| Pottstown | 1,281 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.0 yrs | $40,153 |
| Wyomissing | 1,280 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.0 yrs | $40,099 |
| Lansdale | 1,279 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.0 yrs | $40,045 |
| Fullerton | 1,275 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.0 yrs | $39,830 |
| Emmaus | 1,270 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,561 |
| Reading | 1,268 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,453 |
| Easton | 1,268 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,453 |
| Harrisburg | 1,267 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,399 |
| Colonial Park | 1,266 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,346 |
| Progress | 1,266 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,346 |
| Lebanon | 1,265 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,292 |
| Whitehall Township | 1,265 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,292 |
| Allentown | 1,264 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,238 |
| Northampton | 1,263 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.1 yrs | $39,184 |
| Bethlehem | 1,250 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.2 yrs | $38,484 |
| Hershey | 1,247 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.3 yrs | $38,323 |
| East Stroudsburg | 1,243 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.3 yrs | $38,107 |
| Pottsville | 1,239 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.3 yrs | $37,892 |
| Hazleton | 1,235 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.4 yrs | $37,677 |
| Bethel Park | 1,222 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.5 yrs | $38,826 |
| New Kensington | 1,218 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.5 yrs | $38,600 |
| Sunbury | 1,217 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.5 yrs | $38,543 |
| Nanticoke | 1,215 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.5 yrs | $38,430 |
| Park Forest Village | 1,214 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.5 yrs | $38,374 |
| McKeesport | 1,213 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $38,317 |
| Mountain Top | 1,210 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $38,148 |
| Mount Lebanon | 1,209 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $38,091 |
| Berwick | 1,208 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $38,035 |
| Williamsport | 1,206 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,922 |
| Plum | 1,206 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,922 |
| Washington | 1,206 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,922 |
| Carnot-Moon | 1,206 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,922 |
| Lower Burrell | 1,205 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,865 |
| Back Mountain | 1,204 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,809 |
| Fernway | 1,204 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,809 |
| Franklin Park | 1,203 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,752 |
| Economy | 1,203 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.6 yrs | $37,752 |
| Wilkes-Barre | 1,201 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,639 |
| Kingston | 1,201 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,639 |
| Erie | 1,200 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,583 |
| Upper Saint Clair | 1,200 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,583 |
| Baldwin | 1,199 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,526 |
| Whitehall | 1,199 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,526 |
| Brentwood | 1,199 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,526 |
| Allison Park | 1,198 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,470 |
| South Park Township | 1,198 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,470 |
| Natrona Heights | 1,196 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,356 |
| Scranton | 1,195 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,300 |
| Cranberry Township | 1,195 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,300 |
| Sharon | 1,194 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,243 |
| Jeannette | 1,194 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.7 yrs | $37,243 |
| Pittsburgh | 1,191 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $37,074 |
| Jefferson Hills | 1,191 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $37,074 |
| Dunmore | 1,190 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $37,017 |
| Aliquippa | 1,190 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $37,017 |
| Indiana | 1,189 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,961 |
| Lock Haven | 1,189 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,961 |
| Monroeville | 1,188 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,904 |
| West Mifflin | 1,187 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,848 |
| Shiloh | 1,187 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,848 |
| Bloomsburg | 1,186 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,791 |
| Greensburg | 1,185 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,735 |
| Munhall | 1,182 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.8 yrs | $36,565 |
| New Castle | 1,181 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,509 |
| North Versailles | 1,181 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,509 |
| State College | 1,179 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,396 |
| Murrysville | 1,177 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,283 |
| Altoona | 1,176 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,226 |
| Wilkinsburg | 1,175 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,170 |
| Oil City | 1,174 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 12.9 yrs | $36,113 |
| Butler | 1,169 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.0 yrs | $35,830 |
| Hermitage | 1,162 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 13.0 yrs | $37,122 |
| Uniontown | 1,162 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 13.0 yrs | $37,122 |
| Johnstown | 1,161 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 13.1 yrs | $37,063 |
| Meadville | 1,159 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 13.1 yrs | $36,945 |
| Warren | 1,158 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 13.1 yrs | $36,885 |
| Saint Marys | 1,153 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 13.1 yrs | $36,589 |