Moon Lake Electric Association and solar
Moon Lake Electric Association is an electric cooperative serving about 14,966 homes in Utah, Colorado. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 9.6¢28% below Utah average
- Typical bill
- $92964 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- Never3.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Moon Lake Electric Association customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Utah rule).
Rocky Mountain Power customers who installed solar after 2017 are on net billing: solar used in your home saves full retail, but every kWh exported earns a lower export credit, currently 4.86 c/kWh in summer and 4.03 c/kWh the rest of the year.
Solar for a typical Moon Lake Electric Association home
| System | 3.8 kW (50% of 964 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,000 |
| First-year savings | $473 |
| Payback | never within 25 years |
| 25-year net | −$2,405 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 95
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,966
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Moon Lake Electric Association and solar
Does Moon Lake Electric Association have net metering?
Moon Lake Electric Association follows Utah's rules: Rocky Mountain Power customers who installed solar after 2017 are on net billing: solar used in your home saves full retail, but every kWh exported earns a lower export credit, currently 4.86 c/kWh in summer and 4.03 c/kWh the rest of the year.
How much does electricity cost with Moon Lake Electric Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 9.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 9.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 964 kWh a month, a bill of about $92.
Is solar worth it with Moon Lake Electric Association?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.8 kW system costing about $13,000 does not pay back within 25 years, with −$2,405 net over 25 years.
How many Moon Lake Electric Association customers have solar?
About 95 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc (EIA ID 12866). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.