West Virginia solar 101: must read before you buy solar panels
West Virginia State 18 solar panels available
- $0.61 / W Average gross price of a solar power system as of January 2026
- 3 years Average system payback period
- $58 776 Average savings from going solar in West Virginia
- 4 ¢ / kWh Levelized cost of solar energy
- 7.48 kW Recommended system size
Benefit from a PV system
in West Virginia
4.50 hours of peak sunlight
West Virginia gets enough sunlight to help your panels pay the electricity bills or at least reduce them substantially
3 years payback period
A solar power system in West Virginia pays for itself a couple of times during its lifespan
Save money with Net Metering
You can’t use all the electricity your PV system generates – Export it to the grid instead of storing it with batteries
Reduce the cost of your system by 26%
Get a quarter of the PV system cost off your taxes with the Federal Solar Tax Credit
The law is on your side
In West Virginia, homeowners associations can’t freely restrict PV systems on homes
West Virginia #44 in the US
Solar Ranking
- $58 776 Average savings from going solar in West Virginia
- 13 008 kWh/year Average electricity consumption of a WV household
- 6 805 kWh/year AC energy output of a 5 kW solar system installed in West Virginia
- 11 ¢ /kWh The cost of electricity today in West Virginia
- 24 ¢ /kWh The forecast average utility price over the next 25 years
- $0.61/WAverage gross price of a solar power system as of January 2026
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