Central Electric Cooperative and solar
Central Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 23,675 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.1¢12% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $143791 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.3 yrs7.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Central Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical Central Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.3 kW (100% of 791 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,750 |
| First-year savings | $1,640 |
| Payback | 11.3 years |
| 25-year net | $36,147 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 123
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 23,675
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Central Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Central Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Central Electric Cooperative follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with Central Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 791 kWh a month, a bill of about $143.
Is solar worth it with Central Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7.3 kW system costing about $21,750 pays back in about 11.3 years, with $36,147 net over 25 years.
How many Central Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 123 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Central Electric Coop, Inc - (PA) (EIA ID 40224). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.