RushShelby Energy and solar
RushShelby Energy is an electric cooperative serving about 14,766 homes in Indiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.4¢2% above Indiana average
- Typical bill
- $2091,204 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~31%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.8 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for RushShelby Energy customers
Reduced export credit (Indiana rule).
Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
Solar for a typical RushShelby Energy home
| System | 5.4 kW (50% of 1,204 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,270 |
| First-year savings | $1,022 |
| Payback | 15.8 years |
| 25-year net | $14,192 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 82
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 14,766
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about RushShelby Energy and solar
Does RushShelby Energy have net metering?
RushShelby Energy follows Indiana's rules: Indiana ended net metering for new customers in mid-2022. Under 'Excess Distributed Generation' (EDG) billing, solar you use at home offsets retail, but any electricity sent to the grid is credited at about 1.25 times the utility's wholesale energy price (AES Indiana: about 5.4 cents/kWh as of July 2026).
How much does electricity cost with RushShelby Energy?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,204 kWh a month, a bill of about $209.
Is solar worth it with RushShelby Energy?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.4 kW system costing about $17,270 pays back in about 15.8 years, with $14,192 net over 25 years.
How many RushShelby Energy customers have solar?
About 82 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: RushShelby Energy (EIA ID 17038). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.