Wells Rural Electric and solar
Wells Rural Electric is an electric cooperative serving about 5,161 homes in Nevada, Utah. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 10.4¢22% below Nevada average
- Typical bill
- $1061,019 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~84%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 20.7 yrs3.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Wells Rural Electric customers
Reduced export credit (Nevada rule).
NV Energy credits exported solar at 75% of the retail energy rate (Tier 4, locked for 20 years). In September 2025 regulators approved 15-minute netting for new Northern Nevada (Sierra Pacific) customers from Oct 1, 2025, which sharply reduces how much usage solar can offset at full price; Southern Nevada (Nevada Power) gets a new demand charge from April 2026.
Solar for a typical Wells Rural Electric home
| System | 3.5 kW (50% of 1,019 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,200 |
| First-year savings | $608 |
| Payback | 20.7 years |
| 25-year net | $2,478 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 5,161
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Wells Rural Electric and solar
Does Wells Rural Electric have net metering?
Wells Rural Electric follows Nevada's rules: NV Energy credits exported solar at 75% of the retail energy rate (Tier 4, locked for 20 years). In September 2025 regulators approved 15-minute netting for new Northern Nevada (Sierra Pacific) customers from Oct 1, 2025, which sharply reduces how much usage solar can offset at full price; Southern Nevada (Nevada Power) gets a new demand charge from April 2026.
How much does electricity cost with Wells Rural Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 10.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,019 kWh a month, a bill of about $106.
Is solar worth it with Wells Rural Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.5 kW system costing about $11,200 pays back in about 20.7 years, with $2,478 net over 25 years.
How many Wells Rural Electric customers have solar?
Wells Rural Electric did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Wells Rural Electric Co (EIA ID 20332). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.