Butler Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Butler Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 11,531 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.)
- 19.9¢9% above Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2771,389 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~40%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 11.4 yrs11.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Butler 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 Butler Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 11.7 kW (90% of 1,389 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $32,750 |
| First-year savings | $2,801 |
| Payback | 11.4 years |
| 25-year net | $52,434 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 162
- Share of customers
- 1.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 11,531
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Butler Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Butler Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Butler 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 Butler Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 19.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,389 kWh a month, a bill of about $277.
Is solar worth it with Butler Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 11.7 kW system costing about $32,750 pays back in about 11.4 years, with $52,434 net over 25 years.
How many Butler Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 162 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH) (EIA ID 2651). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.