Union Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Union Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 12,392 homes in Ohio. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 18.1¢1% below Ohio average
- Typical bill
- $2141,183 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~44%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 12.4 yrs8.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Union Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Ohio rule).
Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
Solar for a typical Union Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 8.9 kW (80% of 1,183 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,750 |
| First-year savings | $2,014 |
| Payback | 12.4 years |
| 25-year net | $34,665 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 12,392
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Union Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Union Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Union Rural Electric Cooperative follows Ohio's rules: Ohio's investor-owned utilities must offer net metering. Within a month, solar offsets your usage at full retail; any extra energy beyond your monthly use is credited only at the generation (energy supply) price, roughly half of the retail rate.
How much does electricity cost with Union Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 18.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,183 kWh a month, a bill of about $214.
Is solar worth it with Union Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.9 kW system costing about $25,750 pays back in about 12.4 years, with $34,665 net over 25 years.
How many Union Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Union Rural Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 19501). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.