Southeast Colorado Power Association and solar
Southeast Colorado Power Association is an electric cooperative serving about 8,169 homes in Colorado. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.9¢14% above Colorado average
- Typical bill
- $134708 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.9 yrs5.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Southeast Colorado Power Association customers
Full retail net metering (Colorado rule).
Colorado requires investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to credit solar exports at the full retail rate, with credits rolling over month to month indefinitely. Co-ops and large municipal utilities must also offer net metering, though their rules and size limits differ.
Solar for a typical Southeast Colorado Power Association home
| System | 5.4 kW (100% of 708 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,270 |
| First-year savings | $1,542 |
| Payback | 10.9 years |
| 25-year net | $30,005 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 100
- Share of customers
- 1.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 8,169
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Southeast Colorado Power Association and solar
Does Southeast Colorado Power Association have net metering?
Southeast Colorado Power Association follows Colorado's rules: Colorado requires investor-owned utilities like Xcel Energy to credit solar exports at the full retail rate, with credits rolling over month to month indefinitely. Co-ops and large municipal utilities must also offer net metering, though their rules and size limits differ.
How much does electricity cost with Southeast Colorado Power Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 708 kWh a month, a bill of about $134.
Is solar worth it with Southeast Colorado Power Association?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 5.4 kW system costing about $17,270 pays back in about 10.9 years, with $30,005 net over 25 years.
How many Southeast Colorado Power Association customers have solar?
About 100 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Southeast Colorado Power Assn (EIA ID 17592). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.