Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Valley Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 18,057 homes in Pennsylvania. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.2¢22% below Pennsylvania average
- Typical bill
- $159977 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.3 yrs10 kW, cash
Export rules for Valley Rural Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering (Pennsylvania rule).
Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
Solar for a typical Valley Rural Electric Cooperative home
| System | 10 kW (100% of 977 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $28,500 |
| First-year savings | $1,817 |
| Payback | 13.3 years |
| 25-year net | $34,348 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 92
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 18,057
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Valley Rural Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Valley Rural Electric Cooperative follows Pennsylvania's rules: Pennsylvania's electric distribution utilities offer full retail net metering for home systems up to 50 kW. Excess kWh roll over each month, and any surplus left at the end of the June-May year is paid at the 'price to compare' (generation + transmission), which is lower than retail.
How much does electricity cost with Valley Rural Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 977 kWh a month, a bill of about $159.
Is solar worth it with Valley Rural Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 10 kW system costing about $28,500 pays back in about 13.3 years, with $34,348 net over 25 years.
How many Valley Rural Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 92 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 40222). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.