Edisto Electric Cooperative and solar
Edisto Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 15,540 homes in South Carolina. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 19.6¢26% above South Carolina average
- Typical bill
- $2361,200 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~15%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 9.7 yrs9.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Edisto Electric Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (South Carolina rule).
Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
Solar for a typical Edisto Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.9 kW (100% of 1,200 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $27,755, $24,255 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $2,599 |
| Payback | 9.7 years |
| 25-year net | $45,833 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 173
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,540
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Edisto Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Edisto Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Edisto Electric Cooperative follows South Carolina's rules: Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
How much does electricity cost with Edisto Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 19.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,200 kWh a month, a bill of about $236.
Is solar worth it with Edisto Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.9 kW system costing about $24,255 pays back in about 9.7 years, with $45,833 net over 25 years.
How many Edisto Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 173 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Edisto Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 5644). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.