Navarro County Electric Cooperative and solar
Navarro County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 19,029 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.4¢16% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1701,266 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 16.1 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Navarro County Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Navarro County Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.1 kW (50% of 1,266 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,210 |
| First-year savings | $875 |
| Payback | 16.1 years |
| 25-year net | $10,463 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 368
- Share of customers
- 1.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 19,029
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Navarro County Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Navarro County Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Navarro County Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Navarro County Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,266 kWh a month, a bill of about $170.
Is solar worth it with Navarro County Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.1 kW system costing about $14,210 pays back in about 16.1 years, with $10,463 net over 25 years.
How many Navarro County Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 368 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 13332). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.