Georgia
Net metering in Georgia, provider by provider.
Every provider in the state, and every figure below read from the published tariff or interconnection document rather than a comparison site. Some credit you the full retail rate for the power you send back. Most do not, and that difference is the whole reason this page exists.
Meter reading falling from 41926 to 41626 kilowatt hours. A 1,074 kilowatt hour month against 1,374 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 300 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $175.71 to $0.00 at 16.36 cents per kilowatt hour.
Georgia average household use, 1,074 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 16.36¢ per kWh. Your utility still bills a fixed monthly customer charge that no system offsets, so this is the energy part of the bill, which is the part that goes away.
Solar buyback rates in Georgia, utility by utility
Georgia law gives you the right to connect a system and be paid for what you export. It does not say what you are paid. That rate is set by each utility, and at Georgia Power it is roughly half the retail rate.
Credits you below retail
- Georgia PowerInvestor owned/2.7M accountsWholesale rateAbout 7.2 cents, against a retail rate of 8 to 15
- Jackson EMCCooperative/220K accountsWholesale rate4.32 cents, plus a $10 monthly solar charge
- Sawnee EMCCooperative/195K accountsWholesale rateAbout 3.8 cents, at the co-op’s discretion
- Walton EMCCooperative/130K accountsWholesale rateAvoided energy cost, 2.6 cents in 2026
- Cobb EMCCooperative/200K accountsWholesale rate5.121 cents, and 6.83 for anyone who got in before 2015
- GreyStone PowerCooperative/135K accountsWholesale rate2.855 cents, and nothing is netted
Georgia net metering rules
No state guarantee.
- Who it binds
- The Act covers electric service providers generally, but only Georgia Power’s rates are approved by the Public Service Commission. The 41 electric membership corporations set their own rates by board vote, and are merely required to file them with the Commission. Every provider’s obligation to buy at all stops at 0.2 percent of its own previous year’s peak demand, first come first served.
- What happens to a surplus
- Varies by provider, and it is the question worth asking first. Georgia Power nets instantaneously, so a surplus at noon does not pay for consumption at 8pm. Jackson EMC carries a credit balance forward and then clears it with a check each December.
- How big a system you may build
- The Act defines an eligible residential facility as 10 kW or less. Some cooperatives allow more: Walton EMC’s own terms set the residential limit at 50 kW.
O.C.G.A. § 46-3-50 et seq. — checked 2026-09-05
What actually happens after you pick
Most sites in this business hand your number to a sales team and disappear. We do the preparation first, so the company that turns up already knows your situation.
You see your real terms
Your provider page shows what that specific utility credits you, when it trues up, and where the catch is. Sourced and dated, not a sales page.
You choose the company
Companies serving your territory in Georgia, with the reviews, years trading and BBB grade we found for each. You pick. Not a call center, not an auction.
We set the whole thing up
We call you, go through your bill and your last twelve months of use, work out what your utility owes you, and get the program paperwork in order.
They arrive prepared
The company you chose turns up to a job that is already understood, with your figures in hand. No cold pitch on your doorstep.
Solar installers in Georgia
Every company we list for at least one Georgia utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.
Net metering in Georgia: the questions people ask
- Does Georgia have net metering?
- Georgia law gives you the right to connect a system and be paid for what you export. It does not say what you are paid. That rate is set by each utility, and at Georgia Power it is roughly half the retail rate.
- What is the solar buyback rate in Georgia?
- It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 6 providers we list in Georgia credit the power you export: 6 at a rate below retail. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
- Is solar worth it in Georgia in 2026?
- It depends mostly on what your utility pays for the power you export, because the 30% federal credit ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025. Georgia homes use about 1,074 kWh a month at an average of 16.36 cents per kWh, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Where exports are credited at the full retail rate, each kilowatt hour your panels send back is worth about that much; where they are credited below retail, size the system to what you use while the sun is up. Check your own utility on this page before you get a quote for solar panels.
- Is there a solar tax credit in Georgia in 2026?
- Not a federal one. The 30% federal credit, IRC Section 25D, ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025, and a deposit paid in 2025 does not preserve it. Anyone still quoting it is working from an old script. Any incentive left in Georgia comes from the state or your utility, and what your utility pays for exported power is now most of the financial case.
- Which providers does the Georgia rule cover?
- The Act covers electric service providers generally, but only Georgia Power’s rates are approved by the Public Service Commission. The 41 electric membership corporations set their own rates by board vote, and are merely required to file them with the Commission. Every provider’s obligation to buy at all stops at 0.2 percent of its own previous year’s peak demand, first come first served.
- What happens to credits you do not use in Georgia?
- Varies by provider, and it is the question worth asking first. Georgia Power nets instantaneously, so a surplus at noon does not pay for consumption at 8pm. Jackson EMC carries a credit balance forward and then clears it with a check each December.
- How big a solar system can you install in Georgia?
- The Act defines an eligible residential facility as 10 kW or less. Some cooperatives allow more: Walton EMC’s own terms set the residential limit at 50 kW.
- Which electricity providers does this cover in Georgia?
- We have read the published terms of 6 providers in Georgia: Georgia Power, Jackson EMC, Sawnee EMC, Walton EMC, Cobb EMC, GreyStone Power. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.
Source: O.C.G.A. § 46-3-50 et seq., checked 2026-09-05.
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