Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association and solar
Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association is an electric cooperative serving about 9,837 homes in Michigan. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 24.4¢16% above Michigan average
- Typical bill
- $113465 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~37%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Michigan rule).
Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
Solar for a typical Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association home
| System | 3 kW (69% of 465 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,900 |
| First-year savings | $691 |
| Payback | 16.0 years |
| 25-year net | $9,165 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 64
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 9,837
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association and solar
Does Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association have net metering?
Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association follows Michigan's rules: Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
How much does electricity cost with Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 23.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 24.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 465 kWh a month, a bill of about $113.
Is solar worth it with Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3 kW system costing about $11,900 pays back in about 16 years, with $9,165 net over 25 years.
How many Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association customers have solar?
About 64 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn (EIA ID 305). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.