Diverse Power and solar
Diverse Power is an electric cooperative serving about 33,154 homes in Georgia, Alabama. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.7¢17% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $2181,233 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~41%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.5 yrs5.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Diverse Power 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 Diverse Power home
| System | 5.2 kW (50% of 1,233 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,980 |
| First-year savings | $1,103 |
| Payback | 14.5 years |
| 25-year net | $14,390 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 62
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 33,154
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Diverse Power and solar
Does Diverse Power have net metering?
Diverse Power 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 Diverse Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,233 kWh a month, a bill of about $218.
Is solar worth it with Diverse Power?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.2 kW system costing about $15,980 pays back in about 14.5 years, with $14,390 net over 25 years.
How many Diverse Power customers have solar?
About 62 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Diverse Power Incorporated (EIA ID 19219). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.