Mitchell Electric Member and solar
Mitchell Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 21,350 homes in Georgia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 17.6¢16% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $2071,179 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~41%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 14.8 yrs5 kW, cash
Export rules for Mitchell 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 Mitchell Electric Member home
| System | 5 kW (50% of 1,179 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,500 |
| First-year savings | $1,053 |
| Payback | 14.8 years |
| 25-year net | $13,436 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 98
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 21,350
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Mitchell Electric Member and solar
Does Mitchell Electric Member have net metering?
Mitchell 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 Mitchell Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,179 kWh a month, a bill of about $207.
Is solar worth it with Mitchell Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5 kW system costing about $15,500 pays back in about 14.8 years, with $13,436 net over 25 years.
How many Mitchell Electric Member customers have solar?
About 98 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Mitchell Electric Member Corp (EIA ID 12706). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.