Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative and solar
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 30,743 homes in Tennessee. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.2¢3% below Tennessee average
- Typical bill
- $1801,368 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~21%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 24.3 yrs6 kW, cash
Export rules for Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Tennessee rule).
Tennessee has no net metering law; almost all homes are served by TVA-supplied local power companies. Solar offsets your own usage, but exported power is typically bought at TVA's low wholesale avoided-cost rate (about 2.7 c/kWh in late 2026) or a local utility's own rate.
Solar for a typical Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative home
| System | 6 kW (50% of 1,368 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,100 |
| First-year savings | $861 |
| Payback | 24.3 years |
| 25-year net | $869 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 30,743
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative follows Tennessee's rules: Tennessee has no net metering law; almost all homes are served by TVA-supplied local power companies. Solar offsets your own usage, but exported power is typically bought at TVA's low wholesale avoided-cost rate (about 2.7 c/kWh in late 2026) or a local utility's own rate.
How much does electricity cost with Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,368 kWh a month, a bill of about $180.
Is solar worth it with Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 6 kW system costing about $22,100 pays back in about 24.3 years, with $869 net over 25 years.
How many Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Fort Loudoun Electric Coop (EIA ID 6608). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.