Nueces Electric Cooperative and solar
Nueces Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 49,903 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 11.8¢26% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1541,309 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~51%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 17.7 yrs5.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Nueces 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 Nueces Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.2 kW (50% of 1,309 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,420 |
| First-year savings | $812 |
| Payback | 17.7 years |
| 25-year net | $7,838 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 49,903
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Nueces Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Nueces Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Nueces 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 Nueces Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 11.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,309 kWh a month, a bill of about $154.
Is solar worth it with Nueces Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.2 kW system costing about $14,420 pays back in about 17.7 years, with $7,838 net over 25 years.
How many Nueces Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Nueces Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Nueces Electric Cooperative (EIA ID 13830). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.