Cloverland Electric Co-op and solar
Cloverland Electric Co-op is an electric cooperative serving about 36,144 homes in Michigan. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.0¢29% below Michigan average
- Typical bill
- $106705 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~60%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 20.4 yrs3.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Cloverland Electric Co-op customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Michigan rule).
Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
Solar for a typical Cloverland Electric Co-op home
| System | 3.3 kW (50% of 705 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,740 |
| First-year savings | $568 |
| Payback | 20.4 years |
| 25-year net | $3,898 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 53
- Share of customers
- 0.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 36,144
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Cloverland Electric Co-op and solar
Does Cloverland Electric Co-op have net metering?
Cloverland Electric Co-op follows Michigan's rules: Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
How much does electricity cost with Cloverland Electric Co-op?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 705 kWh a month, a bill of about $106.
Is solar worth it with Cloverland Electric Co-op?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.3 kW system costing about $12,740 pays back in about 20.4 years, with $3,898 net over 25 years.
How many Cloverland Electric Co-op customers have solar?
About 53 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Cloverland Electric Co-op (EIA ID 3828). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.