Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 16,056 homes in Ohio. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 22.1¢21% above Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2421,092 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~36%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 10.6 yrs9.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Ohio rule).
Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.2 kW (90% of 1,092 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,500 |
| First-year savings | $2,436 |
| Payback | 10.6 years |
| 25-year net | $48,573 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 16,056
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative follows Ohio's rules: Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 20.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 22.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,092 kWh a month, a bill of about $242.
Is solar worth it with Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.2 kW system costing about $26,500 pays back in about 10.6 years, with $48,573 net over 25 years.
How many Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 2502). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.