Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association and solar
Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association is an electric cooperative serving about 22,613 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.3¢4% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1771,159 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~39%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 14.4 yrs4.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association home
| System | 4.6 kW (50% of 1,159 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,160 |
| First-year savings | $902 |
| Payback | 14.4 years |
| 25-year net | $12,950 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 243
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 22,613
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association and solar
Does Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association have net metering?
Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,159 kWh a month, a bill of about $177.
Is solar worth it with Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.6 kW system costing about $13,160 pays back in about 14.4 years, with $12,950 net over 25 years.
How many Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association customers have solar?
About 243 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX) (EIA ID 3470). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.