Sulphur Springs Valley E C and solar
Sulphur Springs Valley E C is an electric cooperative serving about 46,398 homes in Arizona. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.7¢4% below Arizona average
- Typical bill
- $108733 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~38%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 14.7 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for Sulphur Springs Valley E C customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (Arizona rule).
For APS, TEP and UNS customers, electricity you use directly saves you the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at a lower 'export rate' that is locked for 10 years from when you connect. The export rate drops up to 10% each year for new customers; it is about 5.55 cents for APS (Sept 2026 tranche) and 4.62 cents for TEP (Oct 2026 tranche). SRP, a public utility, has its own solar price plans.
Solar for a typical Sulphur Springs Valley E C home
| System | 3 kW (60% of 733 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $9,800, $8,800 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $612 |
| Payback | 14.7 years |
| 25-year net | $7,488 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,137
- Share of customers
- 2.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 9 MW
- Residential customers
- 46,398
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Sulphur Springs Valley E C and solar
Does Sulphur Springs Valley E C have net metering?
Sulphur Springs Valley E C follows Arizona's rules: For APS, TEP and UNS customers, electricity you use directly saves you the full retail rate, but power you send to the grid is credited at a lower 'export rate' that is locked for 10 years from when you connect. The export rate drops up to 10% each year for new customers; it is about 5.55 cents for APS (Sept 2026 tranche) and 4.62 cents for TEP (Oct 2026 tranche). SRP, a public utility, has its own solar price plans.
How much does electricity cost with Sulphur Springs Valley E C?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 733 kWh a month, a bill of about $108.
Is solar worth it with Sulphur Springs Valley E C?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3 kW system costing about $8,800 pays back in about 14.7 years, with $7,488 net over 25 years.
How many Sulphur Springs Valley E C customers have solar?
About 1,137 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc (EIA ID 18280). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.