Consumers Power and solar
Consumers Power is an electric cooperative serving about 18,921 homes in Oregon. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.9¢10% below Oregon average
- Typical bill
- $1621,161 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 15 yrs9.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Consumers Power customers
Full retail net metering (Oregon rule).
Oregon's big utilities (PGE, Pacific Power, Idaho Power) offer true 1:1 net metering. Extra credits roll forward month to month, but anything left at the annual true-up is donated to low-income assistance rather than paid out.
Solar for a typical Consumers Power home
| System | 9.5 kW (80% of 1,161 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,350 |
| First-year savings | $1,562 |
| Payback | 15.0 years |
| 25-year net | $25,543 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 678
- Share of customers
- 3.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 5 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,921
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Consumers Power and solar
Does Consumers Power have net metering?
Consumers Power follows Oregon's rules: Oregon's big utilities (PGE, Pacific Power, Idaho Power) offer true 1:1 net metering. Extra credits roll forward month to month, but anything left at the annual true-up is donated to low-income assistance rather than paid out.
How much does electricity cost with Consumers Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,161 kWh a month, a bill of about $162.
Is solar worth it with Consumers Power?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9.5 kW system costing about $25,350 pays back in about 15 years, with $25,543 net over 25 years.
How many Consumers Power customers have solar?
About 678 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 3.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Consumers Power, Inc (EIA ID 4743). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.