Cobb Electric Membership and solar
Cobb Electric Membership is an electric cooperative serving about 203,131 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.)
- 11.8¢22% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1321,115 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~61%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 21.5 yrs4.8 kW, cash
Export rules for Cobb Electric Membership 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 Cobb Electric Membership home
| System | 4.8 kW (50% of 1,115 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,020 |
| First-year savings | $714 |
| Payback | 21.5 years |
| 25-year net | $3,007 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 628
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 4 MW
- Residential customers
- 203,131
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Cobb Electric Membership and solar
Does Cobb Electric Membership have net metering?
Cobb Electric Membership 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 Cobb Electric Membership?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 11.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,115 kWh a month, a bill of about $132.
Is solar worth it with Cobb Electric Membership?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.8 kW system costing about $15,020 pays back in about 21.5 years, with $3,007 net over 25 years.
How many Cobb Electric Membership customers have solar?
About 628 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Cobb Electric Membership Corp (EIA ID 3916). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.