York Electric Cooperative and solar
York Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 66,385 homes in South Carolina, North Carolina. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.1¢10% below South Carolina average
- Typical bill
- $1531,084 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~21%Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 12.8 yrs7.2 kW, cash
Export rules for York Electric Cooperative customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) (South Carolina rule).
Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
Solar for a typical York Electric Cooperative home
| System | 7.2 kW (80% of 1,084 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,140, $17,640 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,457 |
| Payback | 12.8 years |
| 25-year net | $19,555 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,122
- Share of customers
- 1.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 9 MW
- Residential customers
- 66,385
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about York Electric Cooperative and solar
Does York Electric Cooperative have net metering?
York Electric Cooperative follows South Carolina's rules: Since June 2021 new solar customers of Duke Energy and Dominion Energy SC are on 'Solar Choice' tariffs: you're billed on time-of-use rates, solar offsets usage within the same period, and monthly excess is credited at the low avoided-cost rate (~2-4 c/kWh). Duke has a $30 minimum bill.
How much does electricity cost with York Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,084 kWh a month, a bill of about $153.
Is solar worth it with York Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 7.2 kW system costing about $17,640 pays back in about 12.8 years, with $19,555 net over 25 years.
How many York Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 1,122 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: York Electric Coop Inc (EIA ID 21002). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.