Delta Electric Power Association and solar
Delta Electric Power Association is an electric cooperative serving about 21,089 homes in Mississippi. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.4¢9% below Mississippi average
- Typical bill
- $1361,020 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 18.7 yrs4.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Delta Electric Power Association customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Mississippi rule).
Mississippi's Net Renewable Generation rules pay for exports at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cent/kWh adder (plus 2 cents more for low/moderate-income households). That works out to well below retail. Netting is effectively instantaneous via dual-channel metering.
Solar for a typical Delta Electric Power Association home
| System | 4.3 kW (51% of 1,020 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,745 |
| First-year savings | $707 |
| Payback | 18.7 years |
| 25-year net | $5,136 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 4
- Share of customers
- 0.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 21,089
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Delta Electric Power Association and solar
Does Delta Electric Power Association have net metering?
Delta Electric Power Association follows Mississippi's rules: Mississippi's Net Renewable Generation rules pay for exports at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cent/kWh adder (plus 2 cents more for low/moderate-income households). That works out to well below retail. Netting is effectively instantaneous via dual-channel metering.
How much does electricity cost with Delta Electric Power Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,020 kWh a month, a bill of about $136.
Is solar worth it with Delta Electric Power Association?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.3 kW system costing about $12,745 pays back in about 18.7 years, with $5,136 net over 25 years.
How many Delta Electric Power Association customers have solar?
About 4 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Delta Electric Power Assn (EIA ID 22815). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.