United Electric Cooperative Service and solar
United Electric Cooperative Service is an electric cooperative serving about 91,268 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.)
- 14.4¢10% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1871,297 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~42%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 14.5 yrs5 kW, cash
Export rules for United Electric Cooperative Service 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 United Electric Cooperative Service home
| System | 5 kW (50% of 1,297 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,000 |
| First-year savings | $952 |
| Payback | 14.5 years |
| 25-year net | $13,440 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 2,406
- Share of customers
- 2.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 29 MW
- Residential customers
- 91,268
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about United Electric Cooperative Service and solar
Does United Electric Cooperative Service have net metering?
United Electric Cooperative Service 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 United Electric Cooperative Service?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,297 kWh a month, a bill of about $187.
Is solar worth it with United Electric Cooperative Service?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5 kW system costing about $14,000 pays back in about 14.5 years, with $13,440 net over 25 years.
How many United Electric Cooperative Service customers have solar?
About 2,406 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 2.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX) (EIA ID 19490). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.