Consolidated Electric Cooperative and solar
Consolidated Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 7,698 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.2¢2% above Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1881,326 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~32%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.7 yrs9 kW, cash
Export rules for Consolidated Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical Consolidated Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9 kW (80% of 1,326 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $24,650 |
| First-year savings | $1,780 |
| Payback | 14.7 years |
| 25-year net | $19,654 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 70
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 7,698
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Consolidated Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Consolidated Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Consolidated Electric Cooperative follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with Consolidated Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,326 kWh a month, a bill of about $188.
Is solar worth it with Consolidated Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9 kW system costing about $24,650 pays back in about 14.7 years, with $19,654 net over 25 years.
How many Consolidated Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 70 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Consolidated Electric Coop (EIA ID 4237). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.