Coast Electric Power Association and solar
Coast Electric Power Association is an electric cooperative serving about 84,194 homes in Mississippi. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.8¢0% below Mississippi average
- Typical bill
- $1821,232 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~41%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16.3 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Coast Electric Power Association customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Mississippi rule).
Mississippi's Net Renewable Generation rules pay for exports at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cent/kWh adder (plus 2 cents more for low/moderate-income households). That works out to well below retail. Netting is effectively instantaneous via dual-channel metering.
Solar for a typical Coast Electric Power Association home
| System | 5.1 kW (50% of 1,232 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,465 |
| First-year savings | $918 |
| Payback | 16.3 years |
| 25-year net | $9,290 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 414
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 84,194
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Coast Electric Power Association and solar
Does Coast Electric Power Association have net metering?
Coast Electric Power Association follows Mississippi's rules: Mississippi's Net Renewable Generation rules pay for exports at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cent/kWh adder (plus 2 cents more for low/moderate-income households). That works out to well below retail. Netting is effectively instantaneous via dual-channel metering.
How much does electricity cost with Coast Electric Power Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,232 kWh a month, a bill of about $182.
Is solar worth it with Coast Electric Power Association?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.1 kW system costing about $14,465 pays back in about 16.3 years, with $9,290 net over 25 years.
How many Coast Electric Power Association customers have solar?
About 414 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) (EIA ID 3841). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.