Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative and solar
Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 17,917 homes in Texas, Louisiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 10.7¢33% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1311,231 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~56%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 19.5 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Panola-Harrison 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 Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,231 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,790 |
| First-year savings | $705 |
| Payback | 19.5 years |
| 25-year net | $5,087 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 94
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 17,917
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Panola-Harrison 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 Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 10.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,231 kWh a month, a bill of about $131.
Is solar worth it with Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $13,790 pays back in about 19.5 years, with $5,087 net over 25 years.
How many Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 94 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 14424). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.