Citizens Electric Corporation and solar
Citizens Electric Corporation is an electric cooperative serving about 24,997 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.)
- 16.0¢15% above Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1661,038 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~28%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.4 yrs7.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Citizens Electric Corporation 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 Citizens Electric Corporation home
| System | 7.9 kW (90% of 1,038 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,065 |
| First-year savings | $1,726 |
| Payback | 13.4 years |
| 25-year net | $21,727 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 279
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 24,997
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Citizens Electric Corporation and solar
Does Citizens Electric Corporation have net metering?
Citizens Electric Corporation 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 Citizens Electric Corporation?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,038 kWh a month, a bill of about $166.
Is solar worth it with Citizens Electric Corporation?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.9 kW system costing about $22,065 pays back in about 13.4 years, with $21,727 net over 25 years.
How many Citizens Electric Corporation customers have solar?
About 279 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) (EIA ID 3600). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.