Victoria Electric Cooperative and solar
Victoria Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 21,716 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.8¢19% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1661,290 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~47%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 16.9 yrs5.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Victoria Electric Cooperative 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 Victoria Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.3 kW (50% of 1,290 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,630 |
| First-year savings | $858 |
| Payback | 16.9 years |
| 25-year net | $9,278 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 140
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 21,716
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Victoria Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Victoria Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Victoria Electric Cooperative 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 Victoria Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,290 kWh a month, a bill of about $166.
Is solar worth it with Victoria Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.3 kW system costing about $14,630 pays back in about 16.9 years, with $9,278 net over 25 years.
How many Victoria Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 140 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Victoria Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 19806). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.