Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative and solar
Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 18,476 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.3¢23% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1941,573 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~49%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 16.4 yrs6.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative home
| System | 6.2 kW (50% of 1,573 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,520 |
| First-year savings | $1,006 |
| Payback | 16.4 years |
| 25-year net | $11,448 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 381
- Share of customers
- 2.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 5 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,476
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,573 kWh a month, a bill of about $194.
Is solar worth it with Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 6.2 kW system costing about $16,520 pays back in about 16.4 years, with $11,448 net over 25 years.
How many Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 381 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Heart of Texas Electric Coop (EIA ID 55982). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.