Compared with staying on Appalachian Power and absorbing every rate increase
for the next 25 years.
13.33 kW system31 panels90% offset11,980 kWh per year
I am sending over a quick recap of our conversation and the specific terms we discussed for your solar project. At EMPWR SOLAR, our goal is to make this process as transparent and “easy” as possible, a sentiment echoed by many of your neighbors in our 4.9 star Google Reviews.
What you pay every month, for 25 years
Orange is Appalachian Power, climbing 7.5% a year.
Green is your solar payment, locked to 2.99% a year.
The gap between them is money you keep.
Appalachian Power billSolar payment
Where this lands
Your solar payment is lower than your power bill from month one,
and the distance only widens.
Today
Appalachian$183/mo
Solar$150/mo
You keep $33 a month
Year 10
Appalachian$351/mo
Solar$196/mo
You keep $155 a month
Year 25
Appalachian$1,038/mo
Solar$304/mo
You keep $734 a month
Year by year
All 25 years. Appalachian Power escalated 7.5% annually from
$183 a month. Solar escalated 2.99% annually from
$150.00 a month.
Year
Appalachian Power
Solar
Saved / mo
Saved / yr
Running total
1
$183
$150
$33
$396
$396
2
$197
$154
$42
$507
$903
3
$211
$159
$52
$629
$1,531
4
$227
$164
$63
$762
$2,293
5
$244
$169
$76
$908
$3,201
6
$263
$174
$89
$1,067
$4,268
7
$282
$179
$103
$1,241
$5,509
8
$304
$184
$119
$1,431
$6,940
9
$326
$190
$137
$1,638
$8,578
10
$351
$196
$155
$1,864
$10,442
11
$377
$201
$176
$2,109
$12,551
12
$405
$207
$198
$2,377
$14,927
13
$436
$214
$222
$2,667
$17,594
14
$469
$220
$249
$2,983
$20,577
15
$504
$227
$277
$3,325
$23,902
16
$541
$233
$308
$3,697
$27,600
17
$582
$240
$342
$4,101
$31,701
18
$626
$248
$378
$4,539
$36,240
19
$673
$255
$418
$5,013
$41,253
20
$723
$263
$461
$5,527
$46,780
21
$777
$270
$507
$6,084
$52,863
22
$836
$278
$557
$6,686
$59,549
23
$898
$287
$612
$7,338
$66,888
24
$966
$295
$670
$8,044
$74,932
25
$1,038
$304
$734
$8,807
$83,739
25 yr
$149,279
$65,541
$83,739
$83,739
Your system
System size
13.33 kW
Panels
31
Panel model
Q.Tron C+ 430W
Energy offset
90%
Year 1 production
11,980 kWh
Utility
Appalachian Power
Monthly solar payment
$150.00
Current power bill
$183
The fine print
What this compares. Your current average power bill of $183 a month
against your solar payment of $150.00 a month, over 25 years. Utility escalated
at 7.5% per year, solar at 2.99% per year.
Still connected to the grid. You are still connected to the utility grid and
would be expected to pay a small fixed monthly rate, considered the standard
connection fee.
Where the numbers come from. System specs, production, offset, the
$150.00 monthly payment and the 2.99% solar escalator were all read
from your EMPWR proposal on 2026-07-30. The
7.5% utility escalation is Rundle Solar's standard planning assumption,
not a figure from the proposal.
Appalachian Power rates are moving. Appalachian Power has a $61.4 million base rate increase pending before the Virginia State Corporation Commission, which the company estimates at about $9.10 a month for a residential customer, plus a separate transmission adjustment of about $1.58 a month. Neither is approved yet, and past increases do not guarantee future ones.
This is an estimate, not a contract. Production, rates and savings are
projections. Nothing here is a guarantee.