San Patricio Electric Cooperative and solar
San Patricio Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 10,087 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.)
- 14.7¢8% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1691,155 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~41%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 14.9 yrs4.6 kW, cash
Export rules for San Patricio 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 San Patricio Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.6 kW (50% of 1,155 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,160 |
| First-year savings | $868 |
| Payback | 14.9 years |
| 25-year net | $11,774 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 85
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 10,087
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about San Patricio Electric Cooperative and solar
Does San Patricio Electric Cooperative have net metering?
San Patricio 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 San Patricio Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,155 kWh a month, a bill of about $169.
Is solar worth it with San Patricio Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.6 kW system costing about $13,160 pays back in about 14.9 years, with $11,774 net over 25 years.
How many San Patricio Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 85 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: San Patricio Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 16627). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.