Rusk County Electric Cooperative and solar
Rusk County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 18,253 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.)
- 13.8¢14% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1861,352 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~44%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 15.2 yrs5.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Rusk County 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 Rusk County Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.3 kW (50% of 1,352 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,630 |
| First-year savings | $952 |
| Payback | 15.2 years |
| 25-year net | $12,408 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 160
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,253
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Rusk County Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Rusk County Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Rusk County 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 Rusk County Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,352 kWh a month, a bill of about $186.
Is solar worth it with Rusk County Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.3 kW system costing about $14,630 pays back in about 15.2 years, with $12,408 net over 25 years.
How many Rusk County Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 160 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 16461). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.