Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association and solar
Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association is an electric cooperative serving about 12,784 homes in Oregon. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 10.1¢35% below Oregon average
- Typical bill
- $1211,191 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 21.1 yrs6.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association customers
Full retail net metering (Oregon rule).
Oregon's big utilities (PGE, Pacific Power, Idaho Power) offer true 1:1 net metering. Extra credits roll forward month to month, but anything left at the annual true-up is donated to low-income assistance rather than paid out.
Solar for a typical Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association home
| System | 6.1 kW (50% of 1,191 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,530 |
| First-year savings | $729 |
| Payback | 21.1 years |
| 25-year net | $4,821 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 124
- Share of customers
- 1.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,784
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association and solar
Does Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association have net metering?
Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association follows Oregon's rules: Oregon's big utilities (PGE, Pacific Power, Idaho Power) offer true 1:1 net metering. Extra credits roll forward month to month, but anything left at the annual true-up is donated to low-income assistance rather than paid out.
How much does electricity cost with Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 10.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,191 kWh a month, a bill of about $121.
Is solar worth it with Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 6.1 kW system costing about $17,530 pays back in about 21.1 years, with $4,821 net over 25 years.
How many Umatilla Electric Cooperative Association customers have solar?
About 124 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Umatilla Electric Coop Assn (EIA ID 19325). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.