Norris Electric Cooperative and solar
Norris Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 18,163 homes in Illinois. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.0¢15% below Illinois average
- Typical bill
- $1891,178 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~56%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.4 yrs8.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Norris Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Illinois rule).
For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
Solar for a typical Norris Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.4 kW (80% of 1,178 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $27,860 |
| First-year savings | $1,771 |
| Payback | 14.4 years |
| 25-year net | $29,955 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 214
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,163
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Norris Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Norris Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Norris Electric Cooperative follows Illinois's rules: For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
How much does electricity cost with Norris Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,178 kWh a month, a bill of about $189.
Is solar worth it with Norris Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 8.4 kW system costing about $27,860 pays back in about 14.4 years, with $29,955 net over 25 years.
How many Norris Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 214 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Norris Electric Coop (EIA ID 13292). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.