SWEPCO and solar
SWEPCO is an investor-owned utility serving about 473,880 homes in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.5¢4% above Louisiana average
- Typical bill
- $1491,104 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 3.8¢Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 17.7 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for SWEPCO customers
Avoided-cost export credit — about 3.8¢ per exported kWh, instantaneous netting.
LPSC avoided-cost schedule; exact value not verified.
Solar for a typical SWEPCO home
| System | 4.7 kW (50% of 1,104 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,605 |
| First-year savings | $738 |
| Payback | 17.7 years |
| 25-year net | $7,552 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 2,934
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 18 MW
- Residential customers
- 473,880
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about SWEPCO and solar
Does SWEPCO have net metering?
LPSC avoided-cost schedule; exact value not verified. Exported power is credited at about 3.8¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with SWEPCO?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,104 kWh a month, a bill of about $149.
Is solar worth it with SWEPCO?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.7 kW system costing about $13,605 pays back in about 17.7 years, with $7,552 net over 25 years.
How many SWEPCO customers have solar?
About 2,934 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Southwestern Electric Power Co (EIA ID 17698). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.