Oconee Electric Member and solar
Oconee Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 10,868 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.)
- 16.1¢6% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1861,158 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~45%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.1 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Oconee 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 Oconee Electric Member home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,158 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,260 |
| First-year savings | $955 |
| Payback | 16.1 years |
| 25-year net | $10,561 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 46
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 10,868
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Oconee Electric Member and solar
Does Oconee Electric Member have net metering?
Oconee 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 Oconee Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.1¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,158 kWh a month, a bill of about $186.
Is solar worth it with Oconee Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,260 pays back in about 16.1 years, with $10,561 net over 25 years.
How many Oconee Electric Member customers have solar?
About 46 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Oconee Electric Member Corp (EIA ID 13962). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.