Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation and solar
Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation is an electric cooperative serving about 54,207 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
- $1781,187 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~48%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 17 yrs5 kW, cash
Export rules for Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 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 Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation home
| System | 5 kW (50% of 1,187 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,500 |
| First-year savings | $922 |
| Payback | 17.0 years |
| 25-year net | $9,121 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 118
- Share of customers
- 0.2%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 54,207
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation and solar
Does Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation have net metering?
Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 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 Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,187 kWh a month, a bill of about $178.
Is solar worth it with Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5 kW system costing about $15,500 pays back in about 17 years, with $9,121 net over 25 years.
How many Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation customers have solar?
About 118 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.2% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation (EIA ID 16674). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.