Choptank Electric Cooperative and solar
Choptank Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 50,981 homes in Maryland. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.4¢12% below Maryland average
- Typical bill
- $2151,169 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 9.8 yrs10.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Choptank Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Maryland rule).
Maryland currently offers full retail net metering: exports earn a full kWh credit. However, the 2026 Utility RELIEF Act closes the existing program to new enrollees by July 1, 2027 (or when the 3 GW cap is hit) and directs a lower-compensation successor ('NEM 2.0') to start July 1, 2027.
Solar for a typical Choptank Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10.2 kW (100% of 1,169 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $28,490 |
| First-year savings | $2,503 |
| Payback | 9.8 years |
| 25-year net | $59,628 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,412
- Share of customers
- 2.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 15 MW
- Residential customers
- 50,981
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Choptank Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Choptank Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Choptank Electric Cooperative follows Maryland's rules: Maryland currently offers full retail net metering: exports earn a full kWh credit. However, the 2026 Utility RELIEF Act closes the existing program to new enrollees by July 1, 2027 (or when the 3 GW cap is hit) and directs a lower-compensation successor ('NEM 2.0') to start July 1, 2027.
How much does electricity cost with Choptank Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,169 kWh a month, a bill of about $215.
Is solar worth it with Choptank Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.2 kW system costing about $28,490 pays back in about 9.8 years, with $59,628 net over 25 years.
How many Choptank Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 1,412 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc (EIA ID 3503). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.