Cobb EMC
Northwest metro Atlanta, including Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton and Paulding counties.
- Type
- Cooperative
- Accounts
- 200K
What they credit you
We confirm it for you
Not yet published hereCobb EMC is a cooperative provider, so its terms are set by its own board rather than by any state rule. We have not yet read Cobb EMC’s own tariff, and we will not print a number we have not verified. Your installer confirms the current terms in writing before you sign. If they will not, walk away.
Battery backup is mandatory
in Cobb EMC territory.
Cobb EMC has not published a one for one credit that we have been able to verify. Until it does, we assume exporting power to Cobb EMC is worth well below what you pay to buy it back.
That does not make solar a bad idea in Cobb EMC territory. It changes what you should build. When exports are worth a fraction of retail the credit stops being the return, and the job becomes using more of your own production inside the house, which usually means a larger array than a one for one utility would need.
Sizing is where that gets decided, so ask about it directly. Georgia’s Distributed Generation Act defines an eligible residential system as 10 kW or less, and Georgia Power applies that limit to the inverter nameplate at the service point. Some cooperatives allow more: Walton EMC sets its residential limit at 50 kW. Cobb EMC sets its own limits. Ask Cobb EMC what it allows before you accept that a bigger system is off the table.
A battery then does two separate jobs. It moves daytime production into the evening so you use it instead of selling it, and it keeps the house running when the grid goes down. That second job is not a bonus. Panels on their own shut off in an outage, by design, so a roof full of them powers nothing during a storm. That is the part we will not refer around.
So we treat it as a requirement, not an upgrade. We will not refer you for a panels-only system in Cobb EMC territory, and you should be skeptical of anyone who quotes you one without raising storage first.
Our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement
What your installer should be telling you
Get the credit rate from Cobb in writing before signing. Any figure an installer quotes for Cobb should be traceable to a Cobb document.
Applying to Cobb EMC
What Cobb EMC itself requires, as distinct from what the state rule requires. Read from its own published guidelines on the date shown.
- Cobb publishes the limits but not the price
- The solar pages give a 10 kW residential and 100 kW commercial cap and confirm Cobb "pays you for the energy you send back", but nowhere state the rate. That is the first question to ask, in writing.
- Do not accept Georgia Power’s number for a Cobb quote
- The 7.22 cent figure that circulates online is Georgia Power’s RNR credit. Cobb is a separate cooperative with its own board and its own rates, and it has not published a matching figure.
From Cobb EMC’s published guidelines · checked 2026-09-05 · source
Cobb EMC net metering questions
- Does Cobb EMC offer one for one net metering?
- We have not been able to verify a published one for one credit from Cobb EMC. As a cooperative provider it is not bound by whatever state rule covers the investor owned utilities, so it sets its own terms. Ask Cobb EMC for the current export rate in writing before you sign anything.
- What does Cobb EMC pay for power sent back to the grid?
- Cobb EMC has not published a figure we can verify, so we do not print one. Your installer must confirm the current rate against Cobb EMC’s own tariff before you commit.
- Do I need a battery with Cobb EMC?
- Yes, and we treat it as mandatory. Because Cobb EMC does not credit exports one for one, the return has to come from using your own production rather than selling it, which after dark means storage and usually a larger array than a one for one utility would need. The other half is backup: panels alone shut off in an outage, so a battery is what keeps the house running in a storm. We do not refer panels-only systems in Cobb EMC territory. This is our referral policy, not a legal or utility requirement.
- How do I find my Cobb EMC bill?
- Sign in at cobbemc.com. Open My Account, then Billing & Payments. Open the latest bill and save the PDF. Or screenshot the summary page. If you cannot get to it, a rough guess at your average monthly amount is enough to start.
- What is the catch with Cobb EMC?
- Get the credit rate from Cobb in writing before signing. Any figure an installer quotes for Cobb should be traceable to a Cobb document.
Installers serving Cobb EMC customers
Pick one. Only the company you choose receives your details, and only that company calls you.
These are real companies operating in Cobb EMC territory, ordered by reviews, years trading and BBB grade. None of them pays us for placement. Pick the one you want and we will call you to arrange it.
Ordering combines three things we read from primary sources: Google review count and rating, years trading taken from the company’s Better Business Bureau profile rather than its own marketing, and its BBB letter grade. BBB accreditation is shown but never scored, because it is a paid membership rather than a mark of quality.
Check any contractor license yourself at the state register. Do that before you sign anything, with any company, including ours.