Blue Ridge Mountain EMC and solar
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC is an electric cooperative serving about 46,903 homes in Georgia, North Carolina. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.2¢0% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $145955 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~48%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 17.6 yrs4 kW, cash
Export rules for Blue Ridge Mountain EMC 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 Blue Ridge Mountain EMC home
| System | 4 kW (49% of 955 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,100 |
| First-year savings | $745 |
| Payback | 17.6 years |
| 25-year net | $6,843 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 46,903
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Blue Ridge Mountain EMC and solar
Does Blue Ridge Mountain EMC have net metering?
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC 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 Blue Ridge Mountain EMC?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 955 kWh a month, a bill of about $145.
Is solar worth it with Blue Ridge Mountain EMC?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4 kW system costing about $13,100 pays back in about 17.6 years, with $6,843 net over 25 years.
How many Blue Ridge Mountain EMC customers have solar?
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA) (EIA ID 1891). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.