Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 15,806 homes in Alabama. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.3¢5% above Alabama average
- Typical bill
- $2081,205 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 17.8 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Alabama rule).
Alabama has no net metering law. Alabama Power buys any electricity you send to the grid at a low wholesale (avoided-cost) price. It also charges solar customers a monthly 'capacity reservation' fee of about $5.41 per kW of system size, which a federal judge let stand in March 2026.
Solar for a typical Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.1 kW (50% of 1,205 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,310 |
| First-year savings | $977 |
| Payback | 17.8 years |
| 25-year net | $11,051 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1
- Share of customers
- 0.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,806
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative follows Alabama's rules: Alabama has no net metering law. Alabama Power buys any electricity you send to the grid at a low wholesale (avoided-cost) price. It also charges solar customers a monthly 'capacity reservation' fee of about $5.41 per kW of system size, which a federal judge let stand in March 2026.
How much does electricity cost with Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,205 kWh a month, a bill of about $208.
Is solar worth it with Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.1 kW system costing about $19,310 pays back in about 17.8 years, with $11,051 net over 25 years.
How many Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 1 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 4327). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.