Solar by state
Solar in Utah
Across Utah, homeowners pay about 9.5¢/kWh and a typical 6 kW system pays back in roughly 14.3 years after the 30% federal tax credit.
State avg rate 9.5¢/kWh
Typical payback 14.3yrs
Best Solar Value Fair
Counties in Utah
Iron County
$1,080/yr 11.7 yr payback
Emery County
$1,053/yr 12 yr payback
Grand County
$1,051/yr 12 yr payback
San Juan County
$1,046/yr 12 yr payback
Beaver County
$1,038/yr 12.1 yr payback
Carbon County
$1,031/yr 12.2 yr payback
Juab County
$1,029/yr 12.2 yr payback
Tooele County
$1,008/yr 12.5 yr payback
Kane County
$996/yr 12.7 yr payback
Sevier County
$996/yr 12.7 yr payback
Garfield County
$975/yr 12.9 yr payback
Millard County
$977/yr 12.9 yr payback
Sanpete County
$962/yr 13.1 yr payback
Utah County
$960/yr 13.1 yr payback
Wayne County
$961/yr 13.1 yr payback
Davis County
$956/yr 13.2 yr payback
Rich County
$950/yr 13.3 yr payback
Morgan County
$937/yr 13.4 yr payback
Salt Lake County
$929/yr 13.6 yr payback
Piute County
$908/yr 13.9 yr payback
Weber County
$898/yr 14 yr payback
Cache County
$896/yr 14.1 yr payback
Daggett County
$892/yr 14.1 yr payback
Box Elder County
$865/yr 14.6 yr payback
Uintah County
$629/yr 20 yr payback
Washington County
$617/yr 20.4 yr payback
Duchesne County
$605/yr 20.8 yr payback
Summit County
$601/yr 21 yr payback
Wasatch County
$576/yr 21.9 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.