Concho Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Concho Valley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 12,230 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.)
- 14.0¢12% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $132943 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~43%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.5 yrs3.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Concho Valley Electric Cooperative 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.
Solar for a typical Concho Valley Electric Cooperative home
| System | 3.4 kW (50% of 943 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $10,640 |
| First-year savings | $670 |
| Payback | 15.5 years |
| 25-year net | $8,648 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 46
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,230
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Concho Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Concho Valley Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Concho Valley Electric Cooperative 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 Concho Valley Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 943 kWh a month, a bill of about $132.
Is solar worth it with Concho Valley Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3.4 kW system costing about $10,640 pays back in about 15.5 years, with $8,648 net over 25 years.
How many Concho Valley Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 46 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc (EIA ID 4146). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.