North Georgia Electric Member and solar
North Georgia Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 90,932 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.)
- 13.3¢12% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1811,364 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~54%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 18.5 yrs5.8 kW, cash
Export rules for North Georgia 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 North Georgia Electric Member home
| System | 5.8 kW (50% of 1,364 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $17,420 |
| First-year savings | $960 |
| Payback | 18.5 years |
| 25-year net | $7,509 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 90,932
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about North Georgia Electric Member and solar
Does North Georgia Electric Member have net metering?
North Georgia 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 North Georgia Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,364 kWh a month, a bill of about $181.
Is solar worth it with North Georgia Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.8 kW system costing about $17,420 pays back in about 18.5 years, with $7,509 net over 25 years.
How many North Georgia Electric Member customers have solar?
North Georgia Electric Member did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: North Georgia Elec Member Corp (EIA ID 13716). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.