Grady Electric Membership and solar
Grady Electric Membership is an electric cooperative serving about 19,416 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.)
- 15.4¢2% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1771,150 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~47%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.7 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Grady 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 Grady Electric Membership home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,150 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,260 |
| First-year savings | $921 |
| Payback | 16.7 years |
| 25-year net | $9,436 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 74
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 19,416
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Grady Electric Membership and solar
Does Grady Electric Membership have net metering?
Grady 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 Grady Electric Membership?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,150 kWh a month, a bill of about $177.
Is solar worth it with Grady Electric Membership?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,260 pays back in about 16.7 years, with $9,436 net over 25 years.
How many Grady Electric Membership customers have solar?
About 74 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Grady Electric Membership Corp (EIA ID 7450). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.