Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative and solar
Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 20,584 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.5¢12% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $132797 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~24%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 14.6 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative customers
Varies by utility (Wisconsin rule).
Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
Solar for a typical Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.7 kW (65% of 797 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,600, $15,200 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,030 |
| Payback | 14.6 years |
| 25-year net | $13,814 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 213
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 20,584
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative follows Wisconsin's rules: Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
How much does electricity cost with Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 797 kWh a month, a bill of about $132.
Is solar worth it with Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.7 kW system costing about $15,200 pays back in about 14.6 years, with $13,814 net over 25 years.
How many Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 213 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (EIA ID 15344). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.