Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light and solar
Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light is an electric cooperative serving about 15,538 homes in Washington. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 9.3¢34% below Washington average
- Typical bill
- $1171,256 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 24 yrs6.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light customers
Full retail net metering (Washington rule).
Washington utilities must offer 1:1 net metering until June 30, 2029 or until they hit a 4% capacity threshold. Credits roll over monthly but are forfeited at the annual reset (usually April 30). Pacific Power has proposed switching new customers to net billing from Feb 2027.
Solar for a typical Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light home
| System | 6.8 kW (50% of 1,256 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,480 |
| First-year savings | $701 |
| Payback | 24.0 years |
| 25-year net | $1,171 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 94
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,538
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light and solar
Does Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light have net metering?
Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light follows Washington's rules: Washington utilities must offer 1:1 net metering until June 30, 2029 or until they hit a 4% capacity threshold. Credits roll over monthly but are forfeited at the annual reset (usually April 30). Pacific Power has proposed switching new customers to net billing from Feb 2027.
How much does electricity cost with Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light?
Residential customers paid an average of 8.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 9.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,256 kWh a month, a bill of about $117.
Is solar worth it with Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 6.8 kW system costing about $19,480 pays back in about 24 years, with $1,171 net over 25 years.
How many Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light customers have solar?
About 94 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Elmhurst Mutual Power & Light Co (EIA ID 5832). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.