Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative and solar
Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 8,505 homes in Illinois. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.7¢0% below Illinois average
- Typical bill
- $2191,170 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~48%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.7 yrs9.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Illinois rule).
For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
Solar for a typical Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.4 kW (90% of 1,170 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $30,760 |
| First-year savings | $2,241 |
| Payback | 12.7 years |
| 25-year net | $43,716 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 115
- Share of customers
- 1.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 8,505
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative follows Illinois's rules: For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
How much does electricity cost with Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,170 kWh a month, a bill of about $219.
Is solar worth it with Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.4 kW system costing about $30,760 pays back in about 12.7 years, with $43,716 net over 25 years.
How many Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 115 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Coles-Moultrie Electric Coop (EIA ID 3931). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.