Midstate Electric Cooperative and solar
Midstate Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 18,875 homes in Oregon. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 11.9¢23% below Oregon average
- Typical bill
- $1491,256 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 17.2 yrs10.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Midstate 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 Midstate Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10.2 kW (80% of 1,256 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $26,960 |
| First-year savings | $1,429 |
| Payback | 17.2 years |
| 25-year net | $18,321 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 97
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,875
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Midstate Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Midstate Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Midstate 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 Midstate Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 11.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,256 kWh a month, a bill of about $149.
Is solar worth it with Midstate Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 10.2 kW system costing about $26,960 pays back in about 17.2 years, with $18,321 net over 25 years.
How many Midstate Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 97 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Midstate Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 12439). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.