19143: The Solar Capital of Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, February 25, 2026— On the same day PECO reported a 47.7% surge in net profits — following a year of double-digit rate hikes for residential customers — one West Philly zip led the charge in Philly solar.

We culled spreadsheets. We did math. And what we found: no Philadelphia zip code has more Solar States installations than 19143. And not by a little! Over 100 homes in the Kingsessing, Cobbs Creek, and Cedar Park area are powered by solar energy installed by yours truly.

539 kilowatts of clean energy capacity sit atop homes in those neighborhoods, producing an estimated 678,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each passing year. 1,569 panels in total. Notably, 1 in 5 of those projects came to us through a neighborhood referral – neighbors talking, a Philly thing!

PECO rates have climbed steadily and show no signs of slowing. Surging electricity demand and the broader electrification of homes and vehicles has triggered significant increases in PJM capacity auction costs — a regional grid charge that flows directly onto every Philadelphia electric bill. Layer on the costs of maintaining aging infrastructure and…well, everybody should decide for themselves what rates will continue to do in this environment. You can guess what we expect here.

Solar States clients in 19143 got off that escalator years ago.

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Today, Solar States offers two ways to do the same. Homeowners who purchase a system own their energy outright — no utility, no escalating rate, no surprises. Homeowners who lease pay a fixed monthly rate that, in many cases, never goes up. Either way, the math works. Your PECO bill doesn’t have to keep climbing just because PECO wants it to.

Solar States, the 2022 Top Solar Changemaker, is a Philadelphia-based Certified B Corporation founded in 2008 with a dual-mission to install solar and educate the next generation of solar installers. We have completed more than 2,000 installations across the region (PA, NJ, DE), saving clients over $15 million in utility costs. Over 500 students graduated from our workforce development program, Find Your Power. Solar States has been featured in The Inquirer, The Philadelphia Citizen, WHYY, GreenPHL, and 6ABC Action News.