Alaska Village Electric Cooperative and solar
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 7,853 homes in Alaska. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 67.8¢153% above Alaska average
- Typical bill
- $328484 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~35%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 6.6 yrs6.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Alaska Village Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Alaska rule).
Larger regulated Alaska utilities must offer net metering for small systems, but you are credited for electricity you send to the grid only at the utility's 'non-firm' (avoided-cost) rate, which is much lower than what you pay. Utilities can stop accepting new net-metered systems once they hit a 1.5% cap.
Solar for a typical Alaska Village Electric Cooperative home
| System | 6.9 kW (110% of 484 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $20,750 |
| First-year savings | $3,155 |
| Payback | 6.6 years |
| 25-year net | $75,398 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 7,853
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Alaska Village Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Alaska Village Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative follows Alaska's rules: Larger regulated Alaska utilities must offer net metering for small systems, but you are credited for electricity you send to the grid only at the utility's 'non-firm' (avoided-cost) rate, which is much lower than what you pay. Utilities can stop accepting new net-metered systems once they hit a 1.5% cap.
How much does electricity cost with Alaska Village Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 67.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 484 kWh a month, a bill of about $328.
Is solar worth it with Alaska Village Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.9 kW system costing about $20,750 pays back in about 6.6 years, with $75,398 net over 25 years.
How many Alaska Village Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 221). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.