Bartlett Electric Cooperative and solar
Bartlett Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 12,402 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.8¢1% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $2161,371 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~38%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.4 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Bartlett Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Bartlett Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.4 kW (50% of 1,371 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,840 |
| First-year savings | $1,094 |
| Payback | 13.4 years |
| 25-year net | $17,101 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 912
- Share of customers
- 7.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 7 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,402
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Bartlett Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Bartlett Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Bartlett Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Bartlett Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,371 kWh a month, a bill of about $216.
Is solar worth it with Bartlett Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.4 kW system costing about $14,840 pays back in about 13.4 years, with $17,101 net over 25 years.
How many Bartlett Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 912 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 7.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 1273). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.