Rayle Electric Membership and solar
Rayle Electric Membership is an electric cooperative serving about 16,474 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.)
- 15.0¢1% below Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $1681,121 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~48%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 17.2 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Rayle Electric Membership 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 Rayle Electric Membership home
| System | 4.7 kW (50% of 1,121 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14,780 |
| First-year savings | $867 |
| Payback | 17.2 years |
| 25-year net | $8,383 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 87
- Share of customers
- 0.5%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 16,474
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Rayle Electric Membership and solar
Does Rayle Electric Membership have net metering?
Rayle Electric Membership 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 Rayle Electric Membership?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,121 kWh a month, a bill of about $168.
Is solar worth it with Rayle Electric Membership?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.7 kW system costing about $14,780 pays back in about 17.2 years, with $8,383 net over 25 years.
How many Rayle Electric Membership customers have solar?
About 87 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.5% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Rayle Electric Membership Corp (EIA ID 15700). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.