Lane Electric Cooperative and solar
Lane Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 12,463 homes in Oregon. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.4¢14% below Oregon average
- Typical bill
- $1681,259 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.5 yrs10.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Lane Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Oregon rule).
Oregon's big utilities (PGE, Pacific Power, Idaho Power) offer true 1:1 net metering. Extra credits roll forward month to month, but anything left at the annual true-up is donated to low-income assistance rather than paid out.
Solar for a typical Lane Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10.2 kW (80% of 1,259 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,960 |
| First-year savings | $1,608 |
| Payback | 15.5 years |
| 25-year net | $25,093 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 236
- Share of customers
- 1.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,463
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Lane Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Lane Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Lane Electric Cooperative follows Oregon's rules: Oregon's big utilities (PGE, Pacific Power, Idaho Power) offer true 1:1 net metering. Extra credits roll forward month to month, but anything left at the annual true-up is donated to low-income assistance rather than paid out.
How much does electricity cost with Lane Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,259 kWh a month, a bill of about $168.
Is solar worth it with Lane Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 10.2 kW system costing about $26,960 pays back in about 15.5 years, with $25,093 net over 25 years.
How many Lane Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 236 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Lane Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 10681). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.