Planters Electric Member and solar
Planters Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 16,417 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.)
- 15.2¢1% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1781,168 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~47%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.8 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Planters 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 Planters Electric Member home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,168 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,260 |
| First-year savings | $915 |
| Payback | 16.8 years |
| 25-year net | $9,242 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 55
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 16,417
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Planters Electric Member and solar
Does Planters Electric Member have net metering?
Planters 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 Planters Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,168 kWh a month, a bill of about $178.
Is solar worth it with Planters Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $15,260 pays back in about 16.8 years, with $9,242 net over 25 years.
How many Planters Electric Member customers have solar?
About 55 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Planters Electric Member Corp (EIA ID 14649). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.