Garkane Energy Cooperative and solar
Garkane Energy Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 13,379 homes in Utah, Arizona. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 11.9¢10% below Utah average
- Typical bill
- $113947 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~36%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 24 yrs3.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Garkane Energy Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Utah rule).
Rocky Mountain Power customers who installed solar after 2017 are on net billing: solar used in your home saves full retail, but every kWh exported earns a lower export credit, currently 4.86 c/kWh in summer and 4.03 c/kWh the rest of the year.
Solar for a typical Garkane Energy Cooperative home
| System | 3.8 kW (50% of 947 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,000 |
| First-year savings | $572 |
| Payback | 24.0 years |
| 25-year net | $611 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 251
- Share of customers
- 1.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 13,379
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Garkane Energy Cooperative and solar
Does Garkane Energy Cooperative have net metering?
Garkane Energy Cooperative follows Utah's rules: Rocky Mountain Power customers who installed solar after 2017 are on net billing: solar used in your home saves full retail, but every kWh exported earns a lower export credit, currently 4.86 c/kWh in summer and 4.03 c/kWh the rest of the year.
How much does electricity cost with Garkane Energy Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 11.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 947 kWh a month, a bill of about $113.
Is solar worth it with Garkane Energy Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.8 kW system costing about $13,000 pays back in about 24 years, with $611 net over 25 years.
How many Garkane Energy Cooperative customers have solar?
About 251 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Garkane Energy Coop, Inc (EIA ID 6957). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.