Central Missouri Electric Cooperative and solar
Central Missouri Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 11,259 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.3¢5% below Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1901,434 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~34%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.7 yrs9.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Central Missouri Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical Central Missouri Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.8 kW (80% of 1,434 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,530 |
| First-year savings | $1,808 |
| Payback | 15.7 years |
| 25-year net | $17,891 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 113
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 11,259
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Central Missouri Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Central Missouri Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Central Missouri Electric Cooperative follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with Central Missouri Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,434 kWh a month, a bill of about $190.
Is solar worth it with Central Missouri Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9.8 kW system costing about $26,530 pays back in about 15.7 years, with $17,891 net over 25 years.
How many Central Missouri Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 113 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc (EIA ID 3268). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.