Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative and solar
Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 36,159 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 19.7¢5% above Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $126643 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~20%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 12.6 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative customers
Varies by utility (Wisconsin rule).
Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
Solar for a typical Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.7 kW (81% of 643 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,600, $15,200 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,182 |
| Payback | 12.6 years |
| 25-year net | $19,252 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 350
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 36,159
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative follows Wisconsin's rules: Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
How much does electricity cost with Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 19.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 643 kWh a month, a bill of about $126.
Is solar worth it with Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 4.7 kW system costing about $15,200 pays back in about 12.6 years, with $19,252 net over 25 years.
How many Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 350 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Adams-Columbia Electric Coop (EIA ID 108). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.