Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 5,077 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.9¢7% above Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1691,134 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~30%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.3 yrs8.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.7 kW (90% of 1,134 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,945 |
| First-year savings | $1,775 |
| Payback | 14.3 years |
| 25-year net | $20,616 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 11
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 5,077
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,134 kWh a month, a bill of about $169.
Is solar worth it with Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.7 kW system costing about $23,945 pays back in about 14.3 years, with $20,616 net over 25 years.
How many Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 11 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Missouri Rural Electric Coop (EIA ID 12700). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.