Shelby Electric Cooperative and solar
Shelby Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 9,882 homes in Illinois. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 22.9¢22% above Illinois average
- Typical bill
- $2491,087 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~39%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 10.7 yrs8.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Shelby Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Illinois rule).
For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
Solar for a typical Shelby Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.8 kW (90% of 1,087 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $29,020 |
| First-year savings | $2,539 |
| Payback | 10.7 years |
| 25-year net | $57,377 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 227
- Share of customers
- 2.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 9,882
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Shelby Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Shelby Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Shelby Electric Cooperative follows Illinois's rules: For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
How much does electricity cost with Shelby Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 22.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,087 kWh a month, a bill of about $249.
Is solar worth it with Shelby Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.8 kW system costing about $29,020 pays back in about 10.7 years, with $57,377 net over 25 years.
How many Shelby Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 227 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Shelby Electric Coop, Inc - (IL) (EIA ID 17040). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.