EnergyUnited Electric Member and solar
EnergyUnited Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 124,446 homes in North Carolina. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.3¢17% below North Carolina average
- Typical bill
- $1491,215 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~29%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 17.1 yrs6.7 kW, cash
Export rules for EnergyUnited Electric Member customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (North Carolina rule).
Duke Energy's new solar customers choose between the 'Bridge Rate' (retail-style net metering, open until Jan 1, 2027 or caps fill) and Residential Solar Choice, which requires a time-of-use rate and credits monthly net exports at avoided cost (~3.4-4 cents). Both include a minimum bill.
Solar for a typical EnergyUnited Electric Member home
| System | 6.7 kW (65% of 1,215 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $19,245 |
| First-year savings | $1,159 |
| Payback | 17.1 years |
| 25-year net | $10,617 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 841
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 6 MW
- Residential customers
- 124,446
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about EnergyUnited Electric Member and solar
Does EnergyUnited Electric Member have net metering?
EnergyUnited Electric Member follows North Carolina's rules: Duke Energy's new solar customers choose between the 'Bridge Rate' (retail-style net metering, open until Jan 1, 2027 or caps fill) and Residential Solar Choice, which requires a time-of-use rate and credits monthly net exports at avoided cost (~3.4-4 cents). Both include a minimum bill.
How much does electricity cost with EnergyUnited Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,215 kWh a month, a bill of about $149.
Is solar worth it with EnergyUnited Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 6.7 kW system costing about $19,245 pays back in about 17.1 years, with $10,617 net over 25 years.
How many EnergyUnited Electric Member customers have solar?
About 841 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp (EIA ID 21632). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.