Gibson Electric Members and solar
Gibson Electric Members is an electric cooperative serving about 32,014 homes in Tennessee, Kentucky. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.1¢4% above Tennessee average
- Typical bill
- $1851,314 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~19%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 22.9 yrs5.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Gibson Electric Members 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 Gibson Electric Members home
| System | 5.8 kW (50% of 1,314 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,480 |
| First-year savings | $885 |
| Payback | 22.9 years |
| 25-year net | $2,487 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 32,014
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Gibson Electric Members and solar
Does Gibson Electric Members have net metering?
Gibson Electric Members 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 Gibson Electric Members?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,314 kWh a month, a bill of about $185.
Is solar worth it with Gibson Electric Members?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.8 kW system costing about $21,480 pays back in about 22.9 years, with $2,487 net over 25 years.
How many Gibson Electric Members customers have solar?
Gibson Electric Members did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Gibson Electric Members Corp (EIA ID 7174). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.