Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 14,471 homes in Kentucky. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.0¢22% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $1711,008 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~44%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16 yrs4.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Kentucky rule).
Kentucky requires net metering for systems up to 45 kW, but since SB 100 (2019) the PSC sets the export credit in each utility's rate case. For the big investor-owned utilities, power you send to the grid earns a bill credit of roughly 7-10 cents/kWh, well below the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.5 kW (50% of 1,008 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,075 |
| First-year savings | $879 |
| Payback | 16.0 years |
| 25-year net | $10,028 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 55
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,471
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative follows Kentucky's rules: Kentucky requires net metering for systems up to 45 kW, but since SB 100 (2019) the PSC sets the export credit in each utility's rate case. For the big investor-owned utilities, power you send to the grid earns a bill credit of roughly 7-10 cents/kWh, well below the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,008 kWh a month, a bill of about $171.
Is solar worth it with Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.5 kW system costing about $14,075 pays back in about 16 years, with $10,028 net over 25 years.
How many Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 55 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp (EIA ID 7558). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.