Peabody Municipal Light Plant

Peabody Municipal Light Plant serves customers in Peabody in Massachusetts with a residential electricity rate of $0.17 per kWh. This is 4% above the national average of $0.168/kWh, meaning solar savings are especially significant for customers looking to reduce their energy costs.

At current rates, a typical Peabody Municipal Light Plant household using 900 kWh per month spends approximately $1,890 per year on electricity. An 8 kW solar system can offset most or all of that usage, saving an estimated $1,680 annually and $61,252 over the 25-year life of the system. With Massachusetts incentives of $320, the net system cost drops to $25,840, with a payback period of just 15.4 years.

As a municipal utility, Peabody Municipal Light Plant sets its own rates and policies independently, separate from Mass Save and ConnectedSolutions programs that serve investor-owned utility customers. However, Peabody Municipal Light Plant offers its own local rebate programs. Peabody Municipal Light Plant offers net metering, allowing solar customers to receive credits for excess energy sent back to the grid. Heat pump rebates of up to $1,500 are also available.

The federal residential solar tax credit (Section 25D) expired at the end of 2025. State and utility-level incentives are now the primary financial benefits for homeowners going solar. NuWatt Energy handles the entire process from system design through permits and Peabody Municipal Light Plant interconnection, ensuring you receive every available rebate.