Lyntegar Electric Cooperative and solar
Lyntegar Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 9,163 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 10.7¢33% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1181,099 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~56%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 19.9 yrs4.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Lyntegar 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 Lyntegar Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.3 kW (50% of 1,099 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,530 |
| First-year savings | $623 |
| Payback | 19.9 years |
| 25-year net | $4,218 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 9,163
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Lyntegar Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Lyntegar Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Lyntegar 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 Lyntegar Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 10.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,099 kWh a month, a bill of about $118.
Is solar worth it with Lyntegar Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.3 kW system costing about $12,530 pays back in about 19.9 years, with $4,218 net over 25 years.
How many Lyntegar Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Lyntegar Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 11364). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.