Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and solar
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 18,199 homes in Virginia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.3¢5% above Virginia average
- Typical bill
- $2071,197 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 11.6 yrs10.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Northern Neck Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Virginia rule).
Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
Solar for a typical Northern Neck Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10.4 kW (100% of 1,197 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $28,980 |
| First-year savings | $2,400 |
| Payback | 11.6 years |
| 25-year net | $46,199 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 323
- Share of customers
- 1.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,199
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Northern Neck Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Northern Neck Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative follows Virginia's rules: Virginia keeps 1:1 net metering with annual netting for Dominion and Appalachian Power. Solar offsets your usage at retail and credits roll over for 12 months; only surplus left at year end is paid at a low rate (Dominion ~5.8 c/kWh under the 2026 'NEM 2.0').
How much does electricity cost with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,197 kWh a month, a bill of about $207.
Is solar worth it with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10.4 kW system costing about $28,980 pays back in about 11.6 years, with $46,199 net over 25 years.
How many Northern Neck Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 323 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Northern Neck Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 13762). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.