Woodruff Electric Cooperative and solar
Woodruff Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 12,100 homes in Arkansas. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.1¢3% below Arkansas average
- Typical bill
- $1571,201 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~30%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.7 yrs9.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Woodruff Electric Cooperative customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Arkansas rule).
Under Act 278 of 2023, new solar customers (applications after Sept 30, 2024) still offset their own usage at retail, but any excess electricity sent to the grid is credited only at the utility's avoided cost, often under half of retail. Customers who connected earlier keep 1:1 retail credit through 2039-2040.
Solar for a typical Woodruff Electric Cooperative home
| System | 9.3 kW (90% of 1,201 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $24,425 |
| First-year savings | $1,655 |
| Payback | 14.7 years |
| 25-year net | $22,717 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 38
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 12,100
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Woodruff Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Woodruff Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Woodruff Electric Cooperative follows Arkansas's rules: Under Act 278 of 2023, new solar customers (applications after Sept 30, 2024) still offset their own usage at retail, but any excess electricity sent to the grid is credited only at the utility's avoided cost, often under half of retail. Customers who connected earlier keep 1:1 retail credit through 2039-2040.
How much does electricity cost with Woodruff Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,201 kWh a month, a bill of about $157.
Is solar worth it with Woodruff Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 9.3 kW system costing about $24,425 pays back in about 14.7 years, with $22,717 net over 25 years.
How many Woodruff Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 38 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Woodruff Electric Coop Corp (EIA ID 20963). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.