Wood County Electric Cooperative and solar
Wood County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 36,173 homes in Texas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.3¢17% below Texas average
- Typical bill
- $1481,112 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%No statewide net metering
- Typical payback
- 16.4 yrs4.4 kW, cash
Export rules for Wood County 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 Wood County Electric Cooperative home
| System | 4.4 kW (50% of 1,112 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,740 |
| First-year savings | $764 |
| Payback | 16.4 years |
| 25-year net | $8,794 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 36,173
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Wood County Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Wood County Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Wood County 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 Wood County Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,112 kWh a month, a bill of about $148.
Is solar worth it with Wood County Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.4 kW system costing about $12,740 pays back in about 16.4 years, with $8,794 net over 25 years.
How many Wood County Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
Wood County Electric Cooperative did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Wood County Electric Coop, Inc (EIA ID 20927). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.