Fayette Electric Cooperative and solar
Fayette Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 14,439 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.0¢19% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1341,032 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~46%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 17.1 yrs4.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Fayette 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 Fayette Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.1 kW (50% of 1,032 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,110 |
| First-year savings | $697 |
| Payback | 17.1 years |
| 25-year net | $7,424 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 151
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,439
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Fayette Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Fayette Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Fayette 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 Fayette Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,032 kWh a month, a bill of about $134.
Is solar worth it with Fayette Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.1 kW system costing about $12,110 pays back in about 17.1 years, with $7,424 net over 25 years.
How many Fayette Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 151 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Fayette Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 6183). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.