Adams Electric Cooperative and solar
Adams Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 32,580 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.5¢20% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $1961,183 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.6 yrs10.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Adams Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical Adams Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10.9 kW (100% of 1,183 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $30,750 |
| First-year savings | $2,248 |
| Payback | 11.6 years |
| 25-year net | $48,114 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 387
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 32,580
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Adams Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Adams Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Adams Electric Cooperative follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with Adams Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,183 kWh a month, a bill of about $196.
Is solar worth it with Adams Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.9 kW system costing about $30,750 pays back in about 11.6 years, with $48,114 net over 25 years.
How many Adams Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 387 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Adams Electric Cooperative Inc (EIA ID 40220). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.