Jackson Electric Cooperative and solar
Jackson Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 15,670 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.)
- 15.1¢6% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $143945 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~40%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.3 yrs3.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Jackson 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 Jackson Electric Cooperative home
| System | 3.7 kW (50% of 945 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,270 |
| First-year savings | $719 |
| Payback | 15.3 years |
| 25-year net | $9,522 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 67
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 15,670
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Jackson Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Jackson Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Jackson 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 Jackson Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 945 kWh a month, a bill of about $143.
Is solar worth it with Jackson Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3.7 kW system costing about $11,270 pays back in about 15.3 years, with $9,522 net over 25 years.
How many Jackson Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 67 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) (EIA ID 9590). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.