Pedernales Electric Cooperative and solar
Pedernales Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 420,753 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.2¢17% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1591,202 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 16.4 yrs4.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Pedernales 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 Pedernales Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.8 kW (50% of 1,202 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,580 |
| First-year savings | $815 |
| Payback | 16.4 years |
| 25-year net | $9,391 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 13,584
- Share of customers
- 3.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 113 MW
- Residential customers
- 420,753
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Pedernales Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Pedernales Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Pedernales 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 Pedernales Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,202 kWh a month, a bill of about $159.
Is solar worth it with Pedernales Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.8 kW system costing about $13,580 pays back in about 16.4 years, with $9,391 net over 25 years.
How many Pedernales Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 13,584 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 3.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 14626). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.