Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative and solar
Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 9,366 homes in Louisiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.4¢18% above Louisiana average
- Typical bill
- $1901,235 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~25%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.4 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Louisiana rule).
Outside New Orleans, new solar customers since 2020 are credited for exported power at the utility's avoided cost, about 3.6-4 cents/kWh, versus retail rates of ~11-13 cents. Customers who interconnected before 2020 were grandfathered at retail for 15 years. New Orleans (City Council-regulated) still offers retail net metering.
Solar for a typical Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.1 kW (50% of 1,235 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,465 |
| First-year savings | $913 |
| Payback | 15.4 years |
| 25-year net | $12,339 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 86
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 9,366
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative follows Louisiana's rules: Outside New Orleans, new solar customers since 2020 are credited for exported power at the utility's avoided cost, about 3.6-4 cents/kWh, versus retail rates of ~11-13 cents. Customers who interconnected before 2020 were grandfathered at retail for 15 years. New Orleans (City Council-regulated) still offers retail net metering.
How much does electricity cost with Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,235 kWh a month, a bill of about $190.
Is solar worth it with Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.1 kW system costing about $14,465 pays back in about 15.4 years, with $12,339 net over 25 years.
How many Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 86 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 9682). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.