Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative and solar
Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 14,793 homes in Ohio. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.6¢2% above Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $1941,041 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~43%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.5 yrs8.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Ohio rule).
Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.8 kW (90% of 1,041 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,500 |
| First-year savings | $1,973 |
| Payback | 12.5 years |
| 25-year net | $33,928 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 119
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,793
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative follows Ohio's rules: Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,041 kWh a month, a bill of about $194.
Is solar worth it with Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.8 kW system costing about $25,500 pays back in about 12.5 years, with $33,928 net over 25 years.
How many Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 119 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 8761). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.