Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 16,765 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.)
- 20.1¢3% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $173861 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.2 yrs8 kW, cash
Export rules for Claverack Rural 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 Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8 kW (100% of 861 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,500 |
| First-year savings | $1,979 |
| Payback | 10.2 years |
| 25-year net | $47,114 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 158
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 16,765
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Claverack Rural 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 Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 20.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 861 kWh a month, a bill of about $173.
Is solar worth it with Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8 kW system costing about $23,500 pays back in about 10.2 years, with $47,114 net over 25 years.
How many Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 158 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc (EIA ID 40289). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.