Solar by state
Solar in Alaska
Across Alaska, homeowners pay about 30.4¢/kWh and a typical 6 kW system pays back in roughly 11.2 years after the 30% federal tax credit.
State avg rate 30.4¢/kWh
Typical payback 11.2yrs
Best Solar Value Excellent
Counties in Alaska
Aleutians West Census Area
$3,887/yr 3.2 yr payback
Haines Borough
$3,496/yr 3.6 yr payback
Yakutat City and Borough
$3,419/yr 3.7 yr payback
Northwest Arctic Borough
$3,349/yr 3.8 yr payback
Kusilvak Census Area
$3,170/yr 4 yr payback
Bristol Bay Borough
$2,716/yr 4.6 yr payback
Copper River Census Area
$2,353/yr 5.4 yr payback
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
$2,334/yr 5.4 yr payback
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
$2,246/yr 5.6 yr payback
Chugach Census Area
$1,935/yr 6.5 yr payback
Denali Borough
$1,428/yr 8.8 yr payback
Fairbanks North Star Borough
$1,346/yr 9.4 yr payback
Kenai Peninsula Borough
$1,071/yr 11.8 yr payback
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
$1,043/yr 12.1 yr payback
Dillingham Census Area
$994/yr 12.7 yr payback
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
$976/yr 12.9 yr payback
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
$958/yr 13.2 yr payback
Nome Census Area
$943/yr 13.4 yr payback
Kodiak Island Borough
$901/yr 14 yr payback
Lake and Peninsula Borough
$880/yr 14.3 yr payback
Petersburg Borough
$884/yr 14.3 yr payback
North Slope Borough
$874/yr 14.4 yr payback
Bethel Census Area
$859/yr 14.7 yr payback
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
$808/yr 15.6 yr payback
Skagway Municipality
$800/yr 15.8 yr payback
Anchorage Municipality
$790/yr 15.9 yr payback
Wrangell City and Borough
$789/yr 16 yr payback
Sitka City and Borough
$754/yr 16.7 yr payback
Aleutians East Borough
$666/yr 18.9 yr payback
Juneau City and Borough
$483/yr 26.1 yr payback
Figures are modeled estimates from NREL PVWatts v8 + EIA. Not affiliated with NREL, DOE or EIA · not financial
advice. Last updated June 2026.