Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association and solar
Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association is an electric cooperative serving about 30,009 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.7¢2% below Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1721,259 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~33%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.4 yrs8.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association home
| System | 8.6 kW (80% of 1,259 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,710 |
| First-year savings | $1,636 |
| Payback | 15.4 years |
| 25-year net | $16,739 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 337
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 30,009
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association and solar
Does Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association have net metering?
Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,259 kWh a month, a bill of about $172.
Is solar worth it with Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.6 kW system costing about $23,710 pays back in about 15.4 years, with $16,739 net over 25 years.
How many Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association customers have solar?
About 337 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO) (EIA ID 9331). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.