Consolidated Cooperative and solar
Consolidated Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 17,091 homes in Ohio. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.4¢1% above Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2431,324 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~44%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12 yrs9.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Consolidated Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Ohio rule).
Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Consolidated Cooperative home
| System | 9.9 kW (80% of 1,324 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $28,250 |
| First-year savings | $2,276 |
| Payback | 12.0 years |
| 25-year net | $40,148 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 227
- Share of customers
- 1.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 17,091
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Consolidated Cooperative and solar
Does Consolidated Cooperative have net metering?
Consolidated Cooperative follows Ohio's rules: Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Consolidated Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,324 kWh a month, a bill of about $243.
Is solar worth it with Consolidated Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.9 kW system costing about $28,250 pays back in about 12 years, with $40,148 net over 25 years.
How many Consolidated Cooperative customers have solar?
About 227 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Consolidated Cooperative (EIA ID 12990). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.