Midwest Electric and solar
Midwest Electric is an electric cooperative serving about 10,830 homes in Ohio. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.0¢7% below Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2301,351 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~47%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.9 yrs10.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Midwest Electric customers
Reduced export credit (Ohio rule).
Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Midwest Electric home
| System | 10.1 kW (80% of 1,351 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $28,750 |
| First-year savings | $2,155 |
| Payback | 12.9 years |
| 25-year net | $35,342 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 10,830
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Midwest Electric and solar
Does Midwest Electric have net metering?
Midwest Electric follows Ohio's rules: Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Midwest Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,351 kWh a month, a bill of about $230.
Is solar worth it with Midwest Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.1 kW system costing about $28,750 pays back in about 12.9 years, with $35,342 net over 25 years.
How many Midwest Electric customers have solar?
Midwest Electric did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Midwest Electric, Inc - (OH) (EIA ID 12515). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.