Broad River Electric Cooperative and solar
Broad River Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 24,150 homes in South Carolina, North Carolina. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.7¢13% above South Carolina average
- Typical bill
- $1911,078 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 10.3 yrs8 kW, cash
Export rules for Broad River Electric Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (South Carolina rule).
Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
Solar for a typical Broad River Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8 kW (90% of 1,078 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,100, $19,600 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,980 |
| Payback | 10.3 years |
| 25-year net | $32,832 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 459
- Share of customers
- 1.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 24,150
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Broad River Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Broad River Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Broad River Electric Cooperative follows South Carolina's rules: Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
How much does electricity cost with Broad River Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,078 kWh a month, a bill of about $191.
Is solar worth it with Broad River Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8 kW system costing about $19,600 pays back in about 10.3 years, with $32,832 net over 25 years.
How many Broad River Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 459 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Broad River Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 2212). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.