Modern Electric Water and solar
Modern Electric Water is an electric cooperative serving about 9,504 homes in Washington. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 8.2¢42% below Washington average
- Typical bill
- $75910 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- Never4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Modern Electric Water customers
Full retail net metering (Washington rule).
Washington utilities must offer 1:1 net metering until June 30, 2029 or until they hit a 4% capacity threshold. Credits roll over monthly but are forfeited at the annual reset (usually April 30). Pacific Power has proposed switching new customers to net billing from Feb 2027.
Solar for a typical Modern Electric Water home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 910 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,015 |
| First-year savings | $446 |
| Payback | never within 25 years |
| 25-year net | −$2,366 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 33
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 9,504
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Modern Electric Water and solar
Does Modern Electric Water have net metering?
Modern Electric Water follows Washington's rules: Washington utilities must offer 1:1 net metering until June 30, 2029 or until they hit a 4% capacity threshold. Credits roll over monthly but are forfeited at the annual reset (usually April 30). Pacific Power has proposed switching new customers to net billing from Feb 2027.
How much does electricity cost with Modern Electric Water?
Residential customers paid an average of 7.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 8.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 910 kWh a month, a bill of about $75.
Is solar worth it with Modern Electric Water?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,015 does not pay back within 25 years, with −$2,366 net over 25 years.
How many Modern Electric Water customers have solar?
About 33 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Modern Electric Water Company (EIA ID 12744). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.