Hart Electric Member and solar
Hart Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 30,698 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.)
- 13.5¢11% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1551,152 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~54%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 18.9 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Hart Electric Member 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 Hart Electric Member home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,152 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,260 |
| First-year savings | $821 |
| Payback | 18.9 years |
| 25-year net | $6,120 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 134
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 30,698
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Hart Electric Member and solar
Does Hart Electric Member have net metering?
Hart Electric Member 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 Hart Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,152 kWh a month, a bill of about $155.
Is solar worth it with Hart Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,260 pays back in about 18.9 years, with $6,120 net over 25 years.
How many Hart Electric Member customers have solar?
About 134 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Hart Electric Member Corp (EIA ID 8210). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.