Pointe Coupee Electric Member and solar
Pointe Coupee Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 8,254 homes in Louisiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.3¢18% above Louisiana average
- Typical bill
- $1841,203 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~25%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.4 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Pointe Coupee Electric Member customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Louisiana rule).
Outside New Orleans, new solar customers since 2020 are credited for exported power at the utility's avoided cost, about 3.6-4 cents/kWh, versus retail rates of ~11-13 cents. Customers who interconnected before 2020 were grandfathered at retail for 15 years. New Orleans (City Council-regulated) still offers retail net metering.
Solar for a typical Pointe Coupee Electric Member home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,203 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,035 |
| First-year savings | $885 |
| Payback | 15.4 years |
| 25-year net | $11,898 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 67
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 8,254
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Pointe Coupee Electric Member and solar
Does Pointe Coupee Electric Member have net metering?
Pointe Coupee Electric Member follows Louisiana's rules: Outside New Orleans, new solar customers since 2020 are credited for exported power at the utility's avoided cost, about 3.6-4 cents/kWh, versus retail rates of ~11-13 cents. Customers who interconnected before 2020 were grandfathered at retail for 15 years. New Orleans (City Council-regulated) still offers retail net metering.
How much does electricity cost with Pointe Coupee Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,203 kWh a month, a bill of about $184.
Is solar worth it with Pointe Coupee Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.9 kW system costing about $14,035 pays back in about 15.4 years, with $11,898 net over 25 years.
How many Pointe Coupee Electric Member customers have solar?
About 67 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp (EIA ID 15175). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.