Three Notch Electric Member and solar
Three Notch Electric Member is an electric cooperative serving about 13,680 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.)
- 17.3¢15% above Georgia average
- Typical bill
- $159916 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~42%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 15.8 yrs3.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Three Notch 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 Three Notch Electric Member home
| System | 3.9 kW (50% of 916 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,860 |
| First-year savings | $812 |
| Payback | 15.8 years |
| 25-year net | $9,396 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 48
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 13,680
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Three Notch Electric Member and solar
Does Three Notch Electric Member have net metering?
Three Notch 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 Three Notch Electric Member?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 17.3¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 916 kWh a month, a bill of about $159.
Is solar worth it with Three Notch Electric Member?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3.9 kW system costing about $12,860 pays back in about 15.8 years, with $9,396 net over 25 years.
How many Three Notch Electric Member customers have solar?
About 48 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Three Notch Elec Member Corp (EIA ID 18499). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.