United Community Solar

United currently purchases power from three solar facilities. One is a 9.9 MW system located in Bosque County in the southern part of United’s territory. The second is a 9.9 MW system located in Erath County near Stephenville. The newest addition is a 20 MW system located in Northeast Texas.

There are 19,900 2-kW subscriptions available.

A member with an average monthly consumption of 500 kWh qualifies for one (2 kW) subscription. A member with an average monthly consumption of 1,000 kWh qualifies for two subscriptions (4 kW total).

Each subscription is limited to 2 kW to maximize the total number of subscriptions offered to United members. Capping the total amount of subscriptions available per member to two subscriptions (4 kW total), allows more members to participate in the community solar program.

When you subscribe to United’s community solar program, you are subscribing to a 2 kW or 4 kW portion of the overall total capacity of solar facilities. Every month the subscriber is allocated their 2 kW or 4 kW percentage of the total generation output of the facilities.

The participating member will receive a credit, displayed on their billing statement, based on the United Community Solar kWh allocation for the month. In the example below, the member realized a savings of $22.16 from the 339 kWh solar allocation. This member has a 2 kW subscription. The solar allocation and savings for a 4 kW subscriber would be doubled.

No. The kWh allocation of the member’s subscription(s) is not a fixed monthly amount, but rather a percentage of the total production of the solar facilities each month, and will vary monthly depending on total generation of the solar facilities. The generation is intermittent and the production varies from day to day and depends on many factors, including weather and other acts of God, solar equipment failure, and sunlight factors based on time of the year. Due to the intermittent nature of solar, the Cooperative cannot guarantee the actual production kWh that subscribers will receive monthly.

No. United’s Community Solar program provides the membership an option to participate in a renewable program without having to come up with the funds or find financing options to help pay for the upfront capital cost of a solar system.

Currently, the program will allow up to two subscriptions for only one account. Even if the member has multiple accounts that meet the rate schedule and average consumption criteria, that member can only qualify for a Community Solar subscription for one account. The two subscriptions can not be split between two accounts.       

No. There are no fees to apply or participate in United’s Community Solar program.

The community solar rate will vary month to month, depending on production and other energy market costs.  As power supply cost continue to increase participants in United’s Community Solar will continue to receive a savings.

The production will vary from month to month, depending on clouding days, the season, and other factors. The monthly average kWh allocation for a 2 kW subscription in 2025 was 323 kWh. In the summer months, the kWh allocation was as high as 451 kWh and in the winter months the production dropped to 187 kWh. The variation of production is similar to what one could expect with a system that is installed at their residence. The big difference is that through United Community Solar program, the member gets the efficiency benefits of the system being a tracking system.

The blue line on the charts below show the projected kWh allocation for a single subscription and for multiple (two) subscriptions. The chart below are comparing the kWh of a member owned roof mount system (2 kW, 4 kW), to United’s Community Solar subscription capacity (2 kW single subscription and 4 kW which is two subscriptions).

The figures below show the estimated monthly production of the single and double 2 kW subscriptions and estimated production of similar rooftop systems.

You could expect that the monthly kWh allocation to be double of a single subscription (2kW). The chart above labeled as Two Subscriptions (4 kW Total), is a projection of the kWh allocation for two (2 kW) subscriptions.  The estimated monthly average kWh allocation is approximately 646 kWh. In the summer months, the kWh allocation in 2025 was as high as 902 kWh and in the winter months the production dropped to 374 kWh.

Yes, you may participate in United’s Community Solar program as long as you have a single-phase account.

Yes. We are asking all members that participate in the community solar program to agree to a 12-month commitment, this is a non-binding commitment.

Subscribers are auto-renewed for another 12-month period. If you would prefer to opt-out of the program, you would need to call United to do so.

In 2026, participating members could lock in a rate that is fixed for the next seven years. The opportunity to fix the rate for a portion of the member’s monthly usage is another attractive aspect to United’s Community Solar program.

Yes, If the new location is served by United Cooperative Services and meets the eligibility requirements mentioned in the FAQ packet.

We would prefer that you stay in the program for a full 12 months to receive the full benefits of the program. If you opt out before the 12-month commitment period, you will not be penalized. In the case you would like to opt back into the program United reserves the right to reject the request until the end of the original 12-month commitment period.

No, currently net-metered accounts cannot participate in the community solar program. Hopefully, in the near future, we will be able to provide our net-metering accounts with the option to participate in our community solar program.

Yes. New connects may qualify as long as it is a single-phase account.

Yes, prePower accounts may qualify for United’s Community Solar program.

No. The solar equipment to support United’s community solar program (panels, inverters, etc.) are located on sites maintained by third parties.  This is another attractive benefit for United’s Community Solar program. Participating members will not have to have the panels or other equipment installed on their premises.  

No, three-phase accounts do not qualify for community solar. Only members with single-phase accounts qualify. Commercial members with single-phase service may qualify for community solar.