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Solar in Indiana

Across Indiana, homeowners pay about 11.1¢/kWh and a typical 6 kW system pays back in roughly 14.4 years after the 30% federal tax credit.

State avg rate 11.1¢/kWh
Typical payback 14.4yrs
Best Solar Value Fair

Counties in Indiana

Vanderburgh County
14.3¢/kWh · 8,364 kWh/yr
$1,193/yr 10.6 yr payback
Posey County
14.3¢/kWh · 8,286 kWh/yr
$1,182/yr 10.7 yr payback
Warrick County
14.3¢/kWh · 8,238 kWh/yr
$1,175/yr 10.7 yr payback
Gibson County
14.3¢/kWh · 8,196 kWh/yr
$1,169/yr 10.8 yr payback
Marshall County
14.9¢/kWh · 7,764 kWh/yr
$1,160/yr 10.9 yr payback
Pike County
14.3¢/kWh · 8,106 kWh/yr
$1,156/yr 10.9 yr payback
Orange County
13.6¢/kWh · 8,022 kWh/yr
$1,091/yr 11.5 yr payback
Morgan County
13.5¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$1,090/yr 11.6 yr payback
Warren County
13.0¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$1,051/yr 12 yr payback
Parke County
12.8¢/kWh · 8,190 kWh/yr
$1,045/yr 12.1 yr payback
Spencer County
12.6¢/kWh · 8,232 kWh/yr
$1,039/yr 12.1 yr payback
Perry County
12.6¢/kWh · 8,196 kWh/yr
$1,034/yr 12.2 yr payback
Wayne County
12.8¢/kWh · 8,100 kWh/yr
$1,034/yr 12.2 yr payback
Franklin County
12.8¢/kWh · 8,028 kWh/yr
$1,025/yr 12.3 yr payback
Ohio County
12.9¢/kWh · 7,842 kWh/yr
$1,008/yr 12.5 yr payback
Switzerland County
12.9¢/kWh · 7,830 kWh/yr
$1,007/yr 12.5 yr payback
Dearborn County
12.9¢/kWh · 7,752 kWh/yr
$997/yr 12.6 yr payback
Fountain County
12.3¢/kWh · 8,082 kWh/yr
$998/yr 12.6 yr payback
Clark County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,136 kWh/yr
$992/yr 12.7 yr payback
Daviess County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,004 kWh/yr
$977/yr 12.9 yr payback
Jasper County
12.1¢/kWh · 8,070 kWh/yr
$979/yr 12.9 yr payback
Martin County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,028 kWh/yr
$980/yr 12.9 yr payback
Hancock County
11.9¢/kWh · 8,112 kWh/yr
$966/yr 13 yr payback
Benton County
11.7¢/kWh · 8,226 kWh/yr
$962/yr 13.1 yr payback
White County
11.9¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$962/yr 13.1 yr payback
Pulaski County
11.9¢/kWh · 8,052 kWh/yr
$957/yr 13.2 yr payback
Dubois County
11.7¢/kWh · 8,022 kWh/yr
$941/yr 13.4 yr payback
Knox County
11.3¢/kWh · 8,220 kWh/yr
$930/yr 13.5 yr payback
Lake County
11.6¢/kWh · 8,004 kWh/yr
$932/yr 13.5 yr payback
Newton County
11.6¢/kWh · 8,034 kWh/yr
$935/yr 13.5 yr payback
Noble County
11.9¢/kWh · 7,854 kWh/yr
$934/yr 13.5 yr payback
Porter County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,968 kWh/yr
$927/yr 13.6 yr payback
Huntington County
11.7¢/kWh · 7,920 kWh/yr
$923/yr 13.7 yr payback
LaPorte County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,878 kWh/yr
$917/yr 13.7 yr payback
Starke County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,908 kWh/yr
$920/yr 13.7 yr payback
Fayette County
11.4¢/kWh · 8,016 kWh/yr
$915/yr 13.8 yr payback
LaGrange County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,866 kWh/yr
$916/yr 13.8 yr payback
Steuben County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,830 kWh/yr
$911/yr 13.8 yr payback
Wells County
11.7¢/kWh · 7,824 kWh/yr
$912/yr 13.8 yr payback
Kosciusko County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,806 kWh/yr
$909/yr 13.9 yr payback
Elkhart County
11.6¢/kWh · 7,716 kWh/yr
$898/yr 14 yr payback
Jackson County
11.2¢/kWh · 8,004 kWh/yr
$900/yr 14 yr payback
Scott County
11.2¢/kWh · 7,926 kWh/yr
$891/yr 14.1 yr payback
Whitley County
11.3¢/kWh · 7,746 kWh/yr
$872/yr 14.4 yr payback
Cass County
10.7¢/kWh · 7,962 kWh/yr
$849/yr 14.8 yr payback
Vermillion County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,280 kWh/yr
$852/yr 14.8 yr payback
Crawford County
10.5¢/kWh · 8,046 kWh/yr
$847/yr 14.9 yr payback
Hendricks County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,178 kWh/yr
$842/yr 15 yr payback
Johnson County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,154 kWh/yr
$839/yr 15 yr payback
Rush County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,184 kWh/yr
$842/yr 15 yr payback
Bartholomew County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,082 kWh/yr
$832/yr 15.1 yr payback
Clinton County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$833/yr 15.1 yr payback
Decatur County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,088 kWh/yr
$832/yr 15.1 yr payback
Floyd County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,088 kWh/yr
$832/yr 15.1 yr payback
Lawrence County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,136 kWh/yr
$837/yr 15.1 yr payback
Putnam County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,130 kWh/yr
$837/yr 15.1 yr payback
Sullivan County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$833/yr 15.1 yr payback
Tippecanoe County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,136 kWh/yr
$837/yr 15.1 yr payback
Union County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,106 kWh/yr
$834/yr 15.1 yr payback
Carroll County
10.5¢/kWh · 7,884 kWh/yr
$830/yr 15.2 yr payback
Hamilton County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,070 kWh/yr
$830/yr 15.2 yr payback
Montgomery County
10.2¢/kWh · 8,154 kWh/yr
$830/yr 15.2 yr payback
Owen County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,052 kWh/yr
$829/yr 15.2 yr payback
Vigo County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,052 kWh/yr
$829/yr 15.2 yr payback
Brown County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,992 kWh/yr
$822/yr 15.3 yr payback
Clay County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,998 kWh/yr
$823/yr 15.3 yr payback
Greene County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,998 kWh/yr
$823/yr 15.3 yr payback
Henry County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,010 kWh/yr
$824/yr 15.3 yr payback
Howard County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,998 kWh/yr
$823/yr 15.3 yr payback
Jefferson County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,028 kWh/yr
$826/yr 15.3 yr payback
Shelby County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,016 kWh/yr
$825/yr 15.3 yr payback
Tipton County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,016 kWh/yr
$825/yr 15.3 yr payback
Fulton County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,938 kWh/yr
$817/yr 15.4 yr payback
Jennings County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,956 kWh/yr
$819/yr 15.4 yr payback
Monroe County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,956 kWh/yr
$819/yr 15.4 yr payback
Washington County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,962 kWh/yr
$819/yr 15.4 yr payback
Harrison County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,866 kWh/yr
$809/yr 15.6 yr payback
Grant County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,818 kWh/yr
$804/yr 15.7 yr payback
Ripley County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,770 kWh/yr
$800/yr 15.8 yr payback
Wabash County
10.3¢/kWh · 7,752 kWh/yr
$798/yr 15.8 yr payback
Miami County
9.9¢/kWh · 7,878 kWh/yr
$782/yr 16.1 yr payback
Boone County
9.1¢/kWh · 8,100 kWh/yr
$740/yr 17 yr payback
Marion County
9.1¢/kWh · 7,992 kWh/yr
$724/yr 17.4 yr payback
Randolph County
8.9¢/kWh · 8,112 kWh/yr
$720/yr 17.5 yr payback
Jay County
8.9¢/kWh · 7,872 kWh/yr
$699/yr 18 yr payback
Adams County
8.9¢/kWh · 7,830 kWh/yr
$695/yr 18.1 yr payback
Madison County
8.5¢/kWh · 8,028 kWh/yr
$682/yr 18.5 yr payback
DeKalb County
8.5¢/kWh · 7,962 kWh/yr
$677/yr 18.6 yr payback
Delaware County
8.5¢/kWh · 7,974 kWh/yr
$678/yr 18.6 yr payback
Allen County
8.5¢/kWh · 7,866 kWh/yr
$669/yr 18.8 yr payback
Blackford County
8.5¢/kWh · 7,830 kWh/yr
$666/yr 18.9 yr payback
St. Joseph County
8.5¢/kWh · 7,734 kWh/yr
$657/yr 19.2 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.