Georgia Power is an investor-owned utility serving about 2,480,484 homes in Georgia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
Reduced export credit — about 7.22¢ per exported kWh, instantaneous netting.
Avoided cost component changes annually (2.89 cents 2023, 4.45 2024, 3.32 2025, 3.22 2026). Monthly netting program closed since 2021.
RNR-11 Instantaneous Netting: consumption offset in real time; each exported kWh credited at the Solar Avoided Energy Cost rate (monthly netting closed to new customers; 5,000-customer pilot full)
| System | 4.2 kW (50% of 990 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,580 |
| First-year savings | $846 |
| Payback | 16.0 years |
| 25-year net | $9,494 |
Uses the utility's average price; time-of-use plans can change this, so pick your plan in the calculator.
Rates we verified from Georgia Power's tariff documents. Prices are per kWh including the main riders where noted; check your bill for the plan you're on.
Plan for solar customers. Effective 2026-06-01. Fixed charge $14.00/month.
| Period | Price |
|---|---|
| 12am–12am (4 months) | 13.8¢ |
| 12am–12am (8 months) | 13.2¢ |
All-in $/kWh = base x (1 + ECCR 13.0205% + DSM-R 1.1969%) + fuel. Summer (Jun-Sep): first 650 kWh = 0.13828, next 350 = 0.20453, over 1,000 = 0.21034. Winter (Oct-May): flat 0.13235. Base energy summer 8.7738/14.5738/15.0828c, winter 8.2116c; fuel FCR-27 3.8069c (Jun-Sep) / 3.8561c (Oct-May), secondary.
EIA-861, 2025.
Avoided cost component changes annually (2.89 cents 2023, 4.45 2024, 3.32 2025, 3.22 2026). Monthly netting program closed since 2021. Exported power is credited at about 7.22¢ per kWh.
Residential customers paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 990 kWh a month, a bill of about $165.
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.2 kW system costing about $13,580 pays back in about 16 years, with $9,494 net over 25 years.
About 12,412 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Georgia Power Co (EIA ID 7140). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026, utility tariff sheets.