Coldwater Board of Public Util and solar
Coldwater Board of Public Util is a municipal utility serving about 6,420 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.)
- 16.4¢22% below Michigan average
- Typical bill
- $98597 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~55%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 19.9 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for Coldwater Board of Public Util 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 Coldwater Board of Public Util home
| System | 3 kW (54% of 597 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,900 |
| First-year savings | $546 |
| Payback | 19.9 years |
| 25-year net | $4,202 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 6,420
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Coldwater Board of Public Util and solar
Does Coldwater Board of Public Util have net metering?
Coldwater Board of Public Util 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 Coldwater Board of Public Util?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 597 kWh a month, a bill of about $98.
Is solar worth it with Coldwater Board of Public Util?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $11,900 pays back in about 19.9 years, with $4,202 net over 25 years.
How many Coldwater Board of Public Util customers have solar?
Coldwater Board of Public Util did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Coldwater Board of Public Util (EIA ID 3915). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.