Clay Electric Cooperative and solar
Clay Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 173,966 homes in Florida. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.2¢8% below Florida average
- Typical bill
- $1731,220 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.3 yrs10 kW, cash
Export rules for Clay Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Florida rule).
Florida's investor-owned utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) must offer full retail net metering: exports earn kWh credits that roll over for up to 12 months, then any leftover is paid at a low avoided-cost rate. Municipal and co-op utilities set their own terms, and some pay less.
Solar for a typical Clay Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10 kW (100% of 1,220 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,000 |
| First-year savings | $2,061 |
| Payback | 11.3 years |
| 25-year net | $37,114 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 3,287
- Share of customers
- 1.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 31 MW
- Residential customers
- 173,966
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Clay Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Clay Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Clay Electric Cooperative follows Florida's rules: Florida's investor-owned utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) must offer full retail net metering: exports earn kWh credits that roll over for up to 12 months, then any leftover is paid at a low avoided-cost rate. Municipal and co-op utilities set their own terms, and some pay less.
How much does electricity cost with Clay Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,220 kWh a month, a bill of about $173.
Is solar worth it with Clay Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10 kW system costing about $23,000 pays back in about 11.3 years, with $37,114 net over 25 years.
How many Clay Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 3,287 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) (EIA ID 3757). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.