Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and solar
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation is an electric cooperative serving about 23,989 homes in Kentucky. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.7¢34% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $2271,214 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~40%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 14.1 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation 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 Purchase Energy Corporation home
| System | 5.4 kW (50% of 1,214 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,190 |
| First-year savings | $1,152 |
| Payback | 14.1 years |
| 25-year net | $15,993 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 71
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 23,989
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and solar
Does Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation have net metering?
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation 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 Purchase Energy Corporation?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,214 kWh a month, a bill of about $227.
Is solar worth it with Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.4 kW system costing about $16,190 pays back in about 14.1 years, with $15,993 net over 25 years.
How many Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation customers have solar?
About 71 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (EIA ID 9605). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.