Singing River Electric Cooperative and solar
Singing River Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 73,734 homes in Mississippi, Alabama. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.2¢4% below Mississippi average
- Typical bill
- $1731,212 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~42%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 16.9 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Singing River Electric Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Mississippi rule).
Mississippi's Net Renewable Generation rules pay for exports at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cent/kWh adder (plus 2 cents more for low/moderate-income households). That works out to well below retail. Netting is effectively instantaneous via dual-channel metering.
Solar for a typical Singing River Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.1 kW (50% of 1,212 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,465 |
| First-year savings | $887 |
| Payback | 16.9 years |
| 25-year net | $8,278 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 73,734
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Singing River Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Singing River Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Singing River Electric Cooperative follows Mississippi's rules: Mississippi's Net Renewable Generation rules pay for exports at the utility's avoided cost plus a 2.5 cent/kWh adder (plus 2 cents more for low/moderate-income households). That works out to well below retail. Netting is effectively instantaneous via dual-channel metering.
How much does electricity cost with Singing River 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 1,212 kWh a month, a bill of about $173.
Is solar worth it with Singing River Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.1 kW system costing about $14,465 pays back in about 16.9 years, with $8,278 net over 25 years.
How many Singing River Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Singing River Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Singing River Elec Cooperative (EIA ID 17252). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.