Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative and solar
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 32,519 homes in Michigan. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 25.1¢19% above Michigan average
- Typical bill
- $113448 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~36%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 15.9 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Michigan rule).
Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
Solar for a typical Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative home
| System | 3 kW (72% of 448 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,900 |
| First-year savings | $698 |
| Payback | 15.9 years |
| 25-year net | $9,366 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 52
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 32,519
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative and solar
Does Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative have net metering?
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative follows Michigan's rules: Michigan's IOUs use a 'distributed generation' inflow/outflow tariff: you save the full retail rate on solar you use directly, but power sent to the grid is credited only at roughly the power-supply portion of the rate (about 8-15 cents depending on rate/time).
How much does electricity cost with Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 23.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 25.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 448 kWh a month, a bill of about $113.
Is solar worth it with Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3 kW system costing about $11,900 pays back in about 15.9 years, with $9,366 net over 25 years.
How many Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative customers have solar?
About 52 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop (EIA ID 15340). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.