Vermont Electric Cooperative and solar
Vermont Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 36,019 homes in Vermont. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 25.4¢7% above Vermont average
- Typical bill
- $144567 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.8 yrs5.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Vermont Electric Cooperative customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Statewide net metering rule.
Solar for a typical Vermont Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.6 kW (101% of 567 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,620 |
| First-year savings | $1,638 |
| Payback | 10.8 years |
| 25-year net | $34,316 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 2,665
- Share of customers
- 7.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 22 MW
- Residential customers
- 36,019
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Vermont Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Vermont Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Statewide net metering rule.
How much does electricity cost with Vermont Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 25.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 567 kWh a month, a bill of about $144.
Is solar worth it with Vermont Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 5.6 kW system costing about $18,620 pays back in about 10.8 years, with $34,316 net over 25 years.
How many Vermont Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 2,665 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 7.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc (EIA ID 19791). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.