Dixie Escalante R E A and solar
Dixie Escalante R E A is an electric cooperative serving about 31,231 homes in Utah, Arizona. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 9.5¢29% below Utah average
- Typical bill
- $1241,309 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- Never5.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Dixie Escalante R E A customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Utah rule).
Rocky Mountain Power customers who installed solar after 2017 are on net billing: solar used in your home saves full retail, but every kWh exported earns a lower export credit, currently 4.86 c/kWh in summer and 4.03 c/kWh the rest of the year.
Solar for a typical Dixie Escalante R E A home
| System | 5.2 kW (50% of 1,309 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,500 |
| First-year savings | $641 |
| Payback | never within 25 years |
| 25-year net | −$2,197 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 230
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 31,231
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Dixie Escalante R E A and solar
Does Dixie Escalante R E A have net metering?
Dixie Escalante R E A follows Utah's rules: Rocky Mountain Power customers who installed solar after 2017 are on net billing: solar used in your home saves full retail, but every kWh exported earns a lower export credit, currently 4.86 c/kWh in summer and 4.03 c/kWh the rest of the year.
How much does electricity cost with Dixie Escalante R E A?
Residential customers paid an average of 9.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 9.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,309 kWh a month, a bill of about $124.
Is solar worth it with Dixie Escalante R E A?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.2 kW system costing about $16,500 does not pay back within 25 years, with −$2,197 net over 25 years.
How many Dixie Escalante R E A customers have solar?
About 230 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc (EIA ID 40165). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.