Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 12,354 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.4¢26% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $138892 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 12.9 yrs8.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.3 kW (101% of 892 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $24,250 |
| First-year savings | $1,578 |
| Payback | 12.9 years |
| 25-year net | $30,852 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 34
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,354
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 892 kWh a month, a bill of about $138.
Is solar worth it with Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.3 kW system costing about $24,250 pays back in about 12.9 years, with $30,852 net over 25 years.
How many Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 34 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc (EIA ID 40167). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.