Black Warrior Electric Member and solar
Black Warrior Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 19,934 homes in Alabama. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.4¢6% below Alabama average
- Typical bill
- $1751,134 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 19.8 yrs4.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Black Warrior Electric Member customers
No statewide net metering (Alabama rule).
Alabama has no net metering law. Alabama Power buys any electricity you send to the grid at a low wholesale (avoided-cost) price. It also charges solar customers a monthly 'capacity reservation' fee of about $5.41 per kW of system size, which a federal judge let stand in March 2026.
Solar for a typical Black Warrior Electric Member home
| System | 4.8 kW (50% of 1,134 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,380 |
| First-year savings | $825 |
| Payback | 19.8 years |
| 25-year net | $6,760 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 19,934
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Black Warrior Electric Member and solar
Does Black Warrior Electric Member have net metering?
Black Warrior Electric Member follows Alabama's rules: Alabama has no net metering law. Alabama Power buys any electricity you send to the grid at a low wholesale (avoided-cost) price. It also charges solar customers a monthly 'capacity reservation' fee of about $5.41 per kW of system size, which a federal judge let stand in March 2026.
How much does electricity cost with Black Warrior Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,134 kWh a month, a bill of about $175.
Is solar worth it with Black Warrior Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.8 kW system costing about $18,380 pays back in about 19.8 years, with $6,760 net over 25 years.
How many Black Warrior Electric Member customers have solar?
Black Warrior Electric Member did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Black Warrior Elec Member Corp (EIA ID 1780). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.