Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and solar
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 119,030 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.0¢25% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1491,244 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~50%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 17.7 yrs5 kW, cash
Export rules for Bluebonnet 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 Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5 kW (50% of 1,244 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,000 |
| First-year savings | $784 |
| Payback | 17.7 years |
| 25-year net | $7,621 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 206
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 119,030
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Bluebonnet 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 Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,244 kWh a month, a bill of about $149.
Is solar worth it with Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5 kW system costing about $14,000 pays back in about 17.7 years, with $7,621 net over 25 years.
How many Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 206 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 1892). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.