Okefenoke Rural El Member and solar
Okefenoke Rural El Member is an electric cooperative serving about 39,729 homes in Georgia, Florida. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.6¢4% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1771,214 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~50%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 17.4 yrs5.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Okefenoke Rural El 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 Okefenoke Rural El Member home
| System | 5.1 kW (50% of 1,214 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,740 |
| First-year savings | $917 |
| Payback | 17.4 years |
| 25-year net | $8,582 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 234
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 2 MW
- Residential customers
- 39,729
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Okefenoke Rural El Member and solar
Does Okefenoke Rural El Member have net metering?
Okefenoke Rural El 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 Okefenoke Rural El Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,214 kWh a month, a bill of about $177.
Is solar worth it with Okefenoke Rural El Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.1 kW system costing about $15,740 pays back in about 17.4 years, with $8,582 net over 25 years.
How many Okefenoke Rural El Member customers have solar?
About 234 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp (EIA ID 31833). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.