Carroll-White REMC and solar
Carroll-White REMC is an electric cooperative serving about 14,853 homes in Indiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.4¢3% below Indiana average
- Typical bill
- $1811,106 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~33%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.9 yrs5 kW, cash
Export rules for Carroll-White REMC customers
Reduced export credit (Indiana rule).
Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
Solar for a typical Carroll-White REMC home
| System | 5 kW (50% of 1,106 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,250 |
| First-year savings | $896 |
| Payback | 16.9 years |
| 25-year net | $11,027 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 82
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,853
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Carroll-White REMC and solar
Does Carroll-White REMC have net metering?
Carroll-White REMC follows Indiana's rules: Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
How much does electricity cost with Carroll-White REMC?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,106 kWh a month, a bill of about $181.
Is solar worth it with Carroll-White REMC?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5 kW system costing about $16,250 pays back in about 16.9 years, with $11,027 net over 25 years.
How many Carroll-White REMC customers have solar?
About 82 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Carroll-White REMC (EIA ID 27599). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.