Licking Valley Rural E C C and solar
Licking Valley Rural E C C is an electric cooperative serving about 16,861 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.)
- 16.1¢16% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $154953 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~46%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16.9 yrs4.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Licking Valley Rural E C C 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 Licking Valley Rural E C C home
| System | 4.3 kW (50% of 953 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,605 |
| First-year savings | $802 |
| Payback | 16.9 years |
| 25-year net | $8,143 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 16,861
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Licking Valley Rural E C C and solar
Does Licking Valley Rural E C C have net metering?
Licking Valley Rural E C C 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 Licking Valley Rural E C C?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 953 kWh a month, a bill of about $154.
Is solar worth it with Licking Valley Rural E C C?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.3 kW system costing about $13,605 pays back in about 16.9 years, with $8,143 net over 25 years.
How many Licking Valley Rural E C C customers have solar?
Licking Valley Rural E C C did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Licking Valley Rural E C C (EIA ID 11011). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.