Typical customer: Close call

Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association and solar

Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association is an electric cooperative serving about 7,487 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.

Average price (2026 est.)
16.2¢2% above Texas average
Typical bill
$1921,184 kWh a month
Exports credited
~37%No statewide net metering
Typical payback
13.6 yrs4.7 kW, cash

Export rules for Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association customers

No statewide net metering (Texas rule).

Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.

Texas net metering details

Solar for a typical Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association home

System4.7 kW (50% of 1,184 kWh/month)
Cost$13,370
First-year savings$970
Payback13.6 years
25-year net$15,009

Uses the utility's average price.

Solar adoption

Homes with solar (2025)
149
Share of customers
2.0%
Residential solar capacity
2 MW
Residential customers
7,487

EIA-861, 2025.

Questions about Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association and solar

Does Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association have net metering?

Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.

How much does electricity cost with Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association?

Residential customers paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,184 kWh a month, a bill of about $192.

Is solar worth it with Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association?

For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.7 kW system costing about $13,370 pays back in about 13.6 years, with $15,009 net over 25 years.

How many Comanche County Electric Cooperative Association customers have solar?

About 149 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).

Legal name: Comanche County Elec Coop Assn (EIA ID 4295). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.