Fannin County Electric Cooperative and solar
Fannin County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 11,962 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.8¢6% above Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1981,174 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~36%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.1 yrs4.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Fannin County Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Fannin County Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.6 kW (50% of 1,174 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,160 |
| First-year savings | $986 |
| Payback | 13.1 years |
| 25-year net | $15,893 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 11,962
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Fannin County Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Fannin County Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Fannin County Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Fannin County Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,174 kWh a month, a bill of about $198.
Is solar worth it with Fannin County Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 4.6 kW system costing about $13,160 pays back in about 13.1 years, with $15,893 net over 25 years.
How many Fannin County Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Fannin County Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Fannin County Electric Coop (EIA ID 6173). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.