Habersham Electric Membership and solar
Habersham Electric Membership is an electric cooperative serving about 35,519 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.)
- 14.3¢5% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1551,078 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~50%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 18 yrs4.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Habersham 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 Habersham Electric Membership home
| System | 4.6 kW (50% of 1,078 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,540 |
| First-year savings | $813 |
| Payback | 18.0 years |
| 25-year net | $6,937 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 146
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 35,519
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Habersham Electric Membership and solar
Does Habersham Electric Membership have net metering?
Habersham 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 Habersham Electric Membership?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,078 kWh a month, a bill of about $155.
Is solar worth it with Habersham Electric Membership?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.6 kW system costing about $14,540 pays back in about 18 years, with $6,937 net over 25 years.
How many Habersham Electric Membership customers have solar?
About 146 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Habersham Electric Membership Corp (EIA ID 7887). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.