A & N Electric Cooperative and solar
A & N Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 33,261 homes in Virginia, Maryland. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.5¢6% below Virginia average
- Typical bill
- $154991 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.1 yrs8.6 kW, cash
Export rules for A & N Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Virginia rule).
Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
Solar for a typical A & N Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.6 kW (100% of 991 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $24,570 |
| First-year savings | $1,787 |
| Payback | 13.1 years |
| 25-year net | $30,616 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 186
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 33,261
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about A & N Electric Cooperative and solar
Does A & N Electric Cooperative have net metering?
A & N Electric Cooperative follows Virginia's rules: Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
How much does electricity cost with A & N Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 991 kWh a month, a bill of about $154.
Is solar worth it with A & N Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.6 kW system costing about $24,570 pays back in about 13.1 years, with $30,616 net over 25 years.
How many A & N Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 186 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: A & N Electric Coop (EIA ID 84). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.