Wise Electric Cooperative and solar
Wise Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 20,682 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.9¢0% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $2291,441 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~38%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 13.3 yrs5.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Wise 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 Wise Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.7 kW (50% of 1,441 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,470 |
| First-year savings | $1,157 |
| Payback | 13.3 years |
| 25-year net | $18,254 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 719
- Share of customers
- 3.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 9 MW
- Residential customers
- 20,682
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Wise Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Wise Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Wise 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 Wise Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,441 kWh a month, a bill of about $229.
Is solar worth it with Wise Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 5.7 kW system costing about $15,470 pays back in about 13.3 years, with $18,254 net over 25 years.
How many Wise Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 719 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 3.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Wise Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 20948). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.