High Plains Power and solar
High Plains Power is an electric cooperative serving about 12,868 homes in Wyoming. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.9¢6% above Wyoming average
- Typical bill
- $141947 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.9 yrs7.5 kW, cash
Export rules for High Plains Power customers
Full retail net metering (Wyoming rule).
Wyoming requires all utilities to offer net metering for systems up to 25 kW. Excess credits roll over at retail month to month, and anything left at the end of the year is paid at avoided cost.
Solar for a typical High Plains Power home
| System | 7.5 kW (100% of 947 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $22,250 |
| First-year savings | $1,614 |
| Payback | 13.9 years |
| 25-year net | $21,618 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 126
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,868
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about High Plains Power and solar
Does High Plains Power have net metering?
High Plains Power follows Wyoming's rules: Wyoming requires all utilities to offer net metering for systems up to 25 kW. Excess credits roll over at retail month to month, and anything left at the end of the year is paid at avoided cost.
How much does electricity cost with High Plains Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 947 kWh a month, a bill of about $141.
Is solar worth it with High Plains Power?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.5 kW system costing about $22,250 pays back in about 13.9 years, with $21,618 net over 25 years.
How many High Plains Power customers have solar?
About 126 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: High Plains Power Inc (EIA ID 8566). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.