Pacific Power
Investor-owned utility
About 17¢/kWh, plus a ~$14 monthly fixed charge. Energy Trust incentives apply.
Pacific Power rates and solar rulesWillamette Valley · Linn County
Solar panel and battery installation in Albany, Oregon
Solar and battery systems sized to Albany sun and Pacific Power rates, designed and installed by a local Oregon crew.
1,214kWh per kW / year (NREL)
Pacific PowerMain utility
EligibleEnergy Trust
15+Our installs in Albany
Linn County
Going solar in Albany
A south-facing solar system in Albany produces about 1,214 kWh per installed kW each year, according to NREL's PVWatts model. A home using about 11,000 kWh a year needs roughly 9.1 kW (22 panels) here, and a 7.5 kW system offsets about $1,548 of Pacific Power energy charges in its first year.
Albany's Pacific Power customers lower bills with solar and qualify for Energy Trust incentives.
Gray winters get the attention, but the valley's long, dry summers produce the bulk of the year's output. Net metering carries those summer credits forward to cover the darker months.
Pacific Power is the main utility in Central Oregon (Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Madras), Southern Oregon, much of the coast and parts of the mid-valley. Its Wattsmart Battery program pays customers who let the utility draw on their home battery during peak events.
National Solar has completed 15+ projects in Albany, so our crews already know Linn County permitting and Pacific Power interconnection here.
Local production data
How much solar produces in Albany
July is the strongest month at about 1,260 kWh; December is the weakest at 285 kWh. Net metering carries summer surplus into winter.
323Jan
420Feb
713Mar
893Apr
1050May
1080Jun
1260Jul
1170Aug
945Sep
638Oct
345Nov
285Dec
| Jan | 323 kWh |
|---|---|
| Feb | 420 kWh |
| Mar | 713 kWh |
| Apr | 893 kWh |
| May | 1050 kWh |
| Jun | 1080 kWh |
| Jul | 1260 kWh |
| Aug | 1170 kWh |
| Sep | 945 kWh |
| Oct | 638 kWh |
| Nov | 345 kWh |
| Dec | 285 kWh |
- System to offset a typical home
- 9.1 kW
- Panels (430 W)
- 22
- 7.5 kW annual output
- 9,105 kWh
- First-year energy savings
- $1,548
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Sources and method
Production: NREL PVWatts v8 (NSRDB weather data) at Albany's U.S. Census coordinates (44.627, -123.097), 1 kW, 20° tilt, south-facing, 14% system losses. Rates: average residential energy charges reported by each utility. Install counts: National Solar project records. Data updated 2026-10-20. Your roof's direction, shading and usage change the numbers, so your free assessment uses your actual address and bills.