Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 13,484 homes in Indiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.8¢13% below Indiana average
- Typical bill
- $1601,081 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~37%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 18.5 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Indiana rule).
Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
Solar for a typical Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,081 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,995 |
| First-year savings | $800 |
| Payback | 18.5 years |
| 25-year net | $7,826 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 43
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 13,484
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative follows Indiana's rules: Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
How much does electricity cost with Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,081 kWh a month, a bill of about $160.
Is solar worth it with Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,995 pays back in about 18.5 years, with $7,826 net over 25 years.
How many Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 43 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Dubois Rural Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 5394). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.