SEMO Electric Cooperative and solar
SEMO Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 10,798 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.2¢2% above Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $1971,389 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~32%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.7 yrs9.4 kW, cash
Export rules for SEMO Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical SEMO Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.4 kW (80% of 1,389 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,590 |
| First-year savings | $1,856 |
| Payback | 14.7 years |
| 25-year net | $20,586 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 93
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 10,798
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about SEMO Electric Cooperative and solar
Does SEMO Electric Cooperative have net metering?
SEMO Electric Cooperative follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with SEMO Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,389 kWh a month, a bill of about $197.
Is solar worth it with SEMO Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9.4 kW system costing about $25,590 pays back in about 14.7 years, with $20,586 net over 25 years.
How many SEMO Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 93 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: SEMO Electric Cooperative (EIA ID 16805). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.