Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative and solar
Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 15,854 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.)
- 14.0¢10% below Oregon average
- Typical bill
- $133950 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.3 yrs7.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative 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 Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.7 kW (80% of 950 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,210 |
| First-year savings | $1,272 |
| Payback | 15.3 years |
| 25-year net | $20,280 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 65
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,854
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative 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 Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 950 kWh a month, a bill of about $133.
Is solar worth it with Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.7 kW system costing about $21,210 pays back in about 15.3 years, with $20,280 net over 25 years.
How many Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 65 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 4317). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.