North Central Electric Cooperative and solar
North Central Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 8,431 homes in Ohio. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 19.2¢5% above Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2371,234 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~42%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 11.9 yrs10.4 kW, cash
Export rules for North Central Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Ohio rule).
Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
Solar for a typical North Central Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10.4 kW (90% of 1,234 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $29,500 |
| First-year savings | $2,404 |
| Payback | 11.9 years |
| 25-year net | $43,263 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 8,431
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about North Central Electric Cooperative and solar
Does North Central Electric Cooperative have net metering?
North Central Electric Cooperative follows Ohio's rules: Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with North Central Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 19.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,234 kWh a month, a bill of about $237.
Is solar worth it with North Central Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.4 kW system costing about $29,500 pays back in about 11.9 years, with $43,263 net over 25 years.
How many North Central Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
North Central Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: North Central Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) (EIA ID 13693). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.