Glades Electric Cooperative and solar
Glades Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 14,819 homes in Florida. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.5¢20% above Florida average
- Typical bill
- $2021,092 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 8.7 yrs9.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Glades Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Florida rule).
Florida's investor-owned utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) must offer full retail net metering: exports earn kWh credits that roll over for up to 12 months, then any leftover is paid at a low avoided-cost rate. Municipal and co-op utilities set their own terms, and some pay less.
Solar for a typical Glades Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.3 kW (110% of 1,092 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,635 |
| First-year savings | $2,460 |
| Payback | 8.7 years |
| 25-year net | $55,549 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 297
- Share of customers
- 2.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,819
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Glades Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Glades Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Glades Electric Cooperative follows Florida's rules: Florida's investor-owned utilities (FPL, Duke Energy Florida, TECO) must offer full retail net metering: exports earn kWh credits that roll over for up to 12 months, then any leftover is paid at a low avoided-cost rate. Municipal and co-op utilities set their own terms, and some pay less.
How much does electricity cost with Glades Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 18.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,092 kWh a month, a bill of about $202.
Is solar worth it with Glades Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 9.3 kW system costing about $21,635 pays back in about 8.7 years, with $55,549 net over 25 years.
How many Glades Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 297 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Glades Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 7264). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.