I am sending over a quick recap of our conversation and the specific terms we discussed for your solar project. At LIGHTSKYE ENERGY, our goal is to make this process as transparent and “easy” as possible, a sentiment echoed by many of your neighbors in our 4.9 star Google Reviews.
Your system at a glance
22 panels, 9.02 kW, producing about 12,173 kWh a year.
Your actual roof layout from the design team.
What you pay every month, for 25 years
Orange is Appalachian Power, climbing 8.5% a year. Green is your solar payment, locked to 2.99% a year. The gap between them is money you keep.
Your system
Where this lands
Your solar payment is lower than your power bill from month one, and the distance only widens.
Year by year
Your first five years, with all 25 a click away. Appalachian Power escalated 8.5% a year, starting from $212 a month. Solar escalated 2.99% annually from $131.88 a month.
| Year | Appalachian Power | Solar | Saved / mo | Saved / yr | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $212 | $132 | $80 | $963 | $963 |
| 2 | $230 | $136 | $94 | $1,132 | $2,095 |
| 3 | $250 | $140 | $110 | $1,318 | $3,413 |
| 4 | $271 | $144 | $127 | $1,523 | $4,935 |
| 5 | $294 | $148 | $146 | $1,747 | $6,683 |
| 25 yr | $200,248 | $57,623 | $142,625 | $142,625 |
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| Year | Appalachian Power | Solar | Saved / mo | Saved / yr | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | $319 | $153 | $166 | $1,994 | $8,676 |
| 7 | $346 | $157 | $189 | $2,264 | $10,941 |
| 8 | $375 | $162 | $213 | $2,561 | $13,502 |
| 9 | $407 | $167 | $240 | $2,886 | $16,387 |
| 10 | $442 | $172 | $270 | $3,241 | $19,629 |
| 11 | $480 | $177 | $303 | $3,631 | $23,259 |
| 12 | $520 | $182 | $338 | $4,056 | $27,315 |
| 13 | $565 | $188 | $377 | $4,522 | $31,837 |
| 14 | $613 | $193 | $419 | $5,030 | $36,867 |
| 15 | $665 | $199 | $465 | $5,586 | $42,453 |
| 16 | $721 | $205 | $516 | $6,192 | $48,645 |
| 17 | $782 | $211 | $571 | $6,854 | $55,499 |
| 18 | $849 | $218 | $631 | $7,576 | $63,075 |
| 19 | $921 | $224 | $697 | $8,364 | $71,439 |
| 20 | $999 | $231 | $769 | $9,223 | $80,662 |
| 21 | $1,084 | $238 | $847 | $10,160 | $90,822 |
| 22 | $1,177 | $245 | $932 | $11,181 | $102,003 |
| 23 | $1,277 | $252 | $1,024 | $12,293 | $114,296 |
| 24 | $1,385 | $260 | $1,125 | $13,505 | $127,800 |
| 25 | $1,503 | $267 | $1,235 | $14,824 | $142,625 |
The fine print
- What this compares. Your current average power bill of $212 a month against your solar payment of $131.88 a month, over 25 years. Utility escalated at 8.5% per year, solar at 2.99% per year.
- This year’s Appalachian Power increase is already included. The proposal was built on an average bill of $177 a month. This page uses $212, which adds this year’s 20% Appalachian Power rate increase, so the comparison starts from what you are actually paying now.
- Still connected to the grid. You are still connected to the utility grid and would be expected to pay a small fixed monthly rate, considered the standard connection fee.
- Appalachian Power rates are moving. Appalachian Power residential rates in Virginia are up more than 46 percent since July 2021. A customer using 1,000 kWh a month went from about $117 a month to about $172 a month over that period. A further base rate increase of $61.4 million, roughly $9.10 a month for that same customer, was filed in May 2026 and is still pending before the State Corporation Commission, not approved. Past increases do not guarantee future ones.
- This is an estimate, not a contract. Production, rates and savings are projections. Nothing here is a guarantee.