Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative and solar
Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 11,792 homes in Illinois. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.4¢7% below Illinois average
- Typical bill
- $1871,074 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~52%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 13.5 yrs7.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative customers
Reduced export credit (Illinois rule).
For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
Solar for a typical Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.7 kW (80% of 1,074 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $25,830 |
| First-year savings | $1,763 |
| Payback | 13.5 years |
| 25-year net | $32,356 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 109
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 11,792
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative follows Illinois's rules: For ComEd and Ameren customers who connected on or after Jan 1, 2025, solar exports only offset the energy supply part of the bill (about 8-12 cents/kWh), not delivery charges. To compensate, the state pays an upfront $300 per kW rebate for solar with a smart inverter, and Illinois Shines pays for solar renewable energy credits.
How much does electricity cost with Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,074 kWh a month, a bill of about $187.
Is solar worth it with Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 7.7 kW system costing about $25,830 pays back in about 13.5 years, with $32,356 net over 25 years.
How many Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 109 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Wayne-White Counties Elec Coop (EIA ID 20222). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.