Canoochee Electric Member and solar
Canoochee Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 24,733 homes in Georgia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.5¢4% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1691,163 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~50%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 17.5 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Canoochee 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 Canoochee Electric Member home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,163 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,260 |
| First-year savings | $879 |
| Payback | 17.5 years |
| 25-year net | $8,052 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 215
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 24,733
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Canoochee Electric Member and solar
Does Canoochee Electric Member have net metering?
Canoochee 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 Canoochee Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,163 kWh a month, a bill of about $169.
Is solar worth it with Canoochee Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,260 pays back in about 17.5 years, with $8,052 net over 25 years.
How many Canoochee Electric Member customers have solar?
About 215 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Canoochee Electric Member Corp (EIA ID 2903). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.