Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and solar
Co-Mo Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 31,352 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.)
- 15.7¢12% above Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1751,120 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~29%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.6 yrs8.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Co-Mo Electric Cooperative 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 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.6 kW (90% of 1,120 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,710 |
| First-year savings | $1,837 |
| Payback | 13.6 years |
| 25-year net | $22,789 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 243
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 31,352
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Co-Mo Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Co-Mo Electric Cooperative 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 Co-Mo Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,120 kWh a month, a bill of about $175.
Is solar worth it with Co-Mo Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.6 kW system costing about $23,710 pays back in about 13.6 years, with $22,789 net over 25 years.
How many Co-Mo Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 243 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 4063). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.