Altamaha Electric Member and solar
Altamaha Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 19,623 homes in Georgia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.7¢11% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1781,066 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~43%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.8 yrs4.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Altamaha Electric Member customers
Reduced export credit (Georgia rule).
Georgia has no full net metering for new customers. Georgia Power credits solar you use at home at retail, and pays about 7.2 cents/kWh in 2026 for power sent to the grid (its solar avoided cost plus a 4-cent adder). Its monthly net metering program is full and closed. Electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) generally pay avoided cost.
Solar for a typical Altamaha Electric Member home
| System | 4.5 kW (50% of 1,066 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,300 |
| First-year savings | $909 |
| Payback | 15.8 years |
| 25-year net | $10,477 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 46
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 19,623
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Altamaha Electric Member and solar
Does Altamaha Electric Member have net metering?
Altamaha Electric Member follows Georgia's rules: Georgia has no full net metering for new customers. Georgia Power credits solar you use at home at retail, and pays about 7.2 cents/kWh in 2026 for power sent to the grid (its solar avoided cost plus a 4-cent adder). Its monthly net metering program is full and closed. Electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) generally pay avoided cost.
How much does electricity cost with Altamaha Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,066 kWh a month, a bill of about $178.
Is solar worth it with Altamaha Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.5 kW system costing about $14,300 pays back in about 15.8 years, with $10,477 net over 25 years.
How many Altamaha Electric Member customers have solar?
About 46 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Altamaha Electric Member Corp (EIA ID 407). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.