Grand Valley Power and solar
Grand Valley Power is an electric cooperative serving about 17,657 homes in Colorado. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.1¢3% above Colorado average
- Typical bill
- $136796 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.6 yrs6 kW, cash
Export rules for Grand Valley Power customers
Full retail net metering (Colorado rule).
Colorado requires investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to credit solar exports at the full retail rate, with credits rolling over month to month indefinitely. Co-ops and large municipal utilities must also offer net metering, though their rules and size limits differ.
Solar for a typical Grand Valley Power home
| System | 6 kW (99% of 796 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,800 |
| First-year savings | $1,563 |
| Payback | 11.6 years |
| 25-year net | $28,381 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,415
- Share of customers
- 8.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 10 MW
- Residential customers
- 17,657
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Grand Valley Power and solar
Does Grand Valley Power have net metering?
Grand Valley Power follows Colorado's rules: Colorado requires investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to credit solar exports at the full retail rate, with credits rolling over month to month indefinitely. Co-ops and large municipal utilities must also offer net metering, though their rules and size limits differ.
How much does electricity cost with Grand Valley Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 796 kWh a month, a bill of about $136.
Is solar worth it with Grand Valley Power?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6 kW system costing about $18,800 pays back in about 11.6 years, with $28,381 net over 25 years.
How many Grand Valley Power customers have solar?
About 1,415 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 8.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Grand Valley Power (EIA ID 7563). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.