Taylor Electric Cooperative and solar
Taylor Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 19,215 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.7¢5% above Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1811,081 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~36%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.5 yrs4.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Taylor Electric Cooperative customers
No statewide net metering (Texas rule).
Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
Solar for a typical Taylor Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.3 kW (50% of 1,081 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,530 |
| First-year savings | $912 |
| Payback | 13.5 years |
| 25-year net | $14,274 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 19,215
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Taylor Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Taylor Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Taylor Electric Cooperative follows Texas's rules: Texas has no statewide net metering. In the deregulated ERCOT market you pick a retail electricity provider, and a few offer 'solar buyback' plans (typically 3-9 c/kWh, some match retail). Municipal utilities and co-ops set their own rules, e.g., Austin Energy's Value of Solar credit.
How much does electricity cost with Taylor Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,081 kWh a month, a bill of about $181.
Is solar worth it with Taylor Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.3 kW system costing about $12,530 pays back in about 13.5 years, with $14,274 net over 25 years.
How many Taylor Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Taylor Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Taylor Electric Coop Inc - (TX) (EIA ID 27369). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.