Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative and solar
Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 21,316 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.)
- 14.6¢8% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1621,108 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~41%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.1 yrs4.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Jasper-Newton 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 Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.4 kW (50% of 1,108 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,740 |
| First-year savings | $828 |
| Payback | 15.1 years |
| 25-year net | $11,034 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 113
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 21,316
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Jasper-Newton 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 Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,108 kWh a month, a bill of about $162.
Is solar worth it with Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.4 kW system costing about $12,740 pays back in about 15.1 years, with $11,034 net over 25 years.
How many Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 113 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 9668). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.