Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative and solar
Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 13,118 homes in Ohio, Indiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.0¢1% below Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2071,150 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~44%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.5 yrs8.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Paulding-Putman 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 Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.6 kW (80% of 1,150 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,000 |
| First-year savings | $1,939 |
| Payback | 12.5 years |
| 25-year net | $33,123 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 13,118
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Paulding-Putman 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 Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,150 kWh a month, a bill of about $207.
Is solar worth it with Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.6 kW system costing about $25,000 pays back in about 12.5 years, with $33,123 net over 25 years.
How many Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Paulding-Putman Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Paulding-Putman Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 14599). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.