Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 19,861 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.)
- 16.9¢6% above Texas average
- Typical bill
- $165978 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~36%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.7 yrs3.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Navasota Valley 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 Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative home
| System | 3.9 kW (51% of 978 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,690 |
| First-year savings | $831 |
| Payback | 13.7 years |
| 25-year net | $12,780 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 247
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 19,861
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Navasota Valley 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 Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 978 kWh a month, a bill of about $165.
Is solar worth it with Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3.9 kW system costing about $11,690 pays back in about 13.7 years, with $12,780 net over 25 years.
How many Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 247 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 16146). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.