Jackson Energy Cooperative and solar
Jackson Energy Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 49,590 homes in Kentucky. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.7¢12% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $1851,184 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~48%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16.6 yrs5.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Jackson Energy Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Kentucky rule).
Kentucky requires net metering for systems up to 45 kW, but since SB 100 (2019) the PSC sets the export credit in each utility's rate case. For the big investor-owned utilities, power you send to the grid earns a bill credit of roughly 7-10 cents/kWh, well below the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Jackson Energy Cooperative home
| System | 5.3 kW (50% of 1,184 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,955 |
| First-year savings | $965 |
| Payback | 16.6 years |
| 25-year net | $10,093 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 249
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 49,590
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Jackson Energy Cooperative and solar
Does Jackson Energy Cooperative have net metering?
Jackson Energy Cooperative follows Kentucky's rules: Kentucky requires net metering for systems up to 45 kW, but since SB 100 (2019) the PSC sets the export credit in each utility's rate case. For the big investor-owned utilities, power you send to the grid earns a bill credit of roughly 7-10 cents/kWh, well below the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Jackson Energy Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,184 kWh a month, a bill of about $185.
Is solar worth it with Jackson Energy Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.3 kW system costing about $15,955 pays back in about 16.6 years, with $10,093 net over 25 years.
How many Jackson Energy Cooperative customers have solar?
About 249 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) (EIA ID 9575). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.