Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative and solar
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 40,593 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.6¢9% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1511,035 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~41%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.4 yrs4.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.1 kW (50% of 1,035 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,110 |
| First-year savings | $770 |
| Payback | 15.4 years |
| 25-year net | $9,984 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 112
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 40,593
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,035 kWh a month, a bill of about $151.
Is solar worth it with Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.1 kW system costing about $12,110 pays back in about 15.4 years, with $9,984 net over 25 years.
How many Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 112 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc (EIA ID 4975). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.