Georgia Net Metering: How Utilities Credit Solar (2026)

Georgia Net Metering and Solar Export Credits

Set by each utility or retail provider. Georgia has no retail-rate net metering for new customers; under the Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act each utility buys excess generation on its own terms. Georgia Power's PSC-filed RNR-11 tariff credits instantaneous excess at the annual Solar Avoided Energy Cost (3.2188 c/kWh in 2026) plus a 4 c/kWh adder, for residential systems up to 10 kW AC, until enrollment reaches 0.2% of prior-year peak demand; EMCs and municipal utilities set their own terms.

What Georgia Power pays for exported solar

For a new rooftop system, Georgia Power credits exported energy at about 7.22¢ per kWh^[1], against an average Georgia residential price of 15.48¢^[2]. Every kWh you send to the grid earns this rate; power you draw is billed at retail.

Other Georgia utilities, co-ops and municipal utilities set their own rates; check your utility's current tariff.

State rules that apply

What the rule says: “For customers receiving RNR-Instantaneous Netting all Excess Energy will receive two credits, which will each be summed on a monthly basis, and then will be used to reduce the customer's total monthly bill.”^[3]

What it means for sizing and batteries

When exports earn much less than retail, each kWh you use at home as it is produced is worth more than one you export. Size to your daytime and evening use, shift loads (laundry, dishwasher, EV charging) to sunny hours or the plan's off-peak window, and price a battery against the gap between the retail and export rates.

The calculator uses the statewide rule until we add utility rates. See what solar costs in Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

Does Georgia have net metering?

Georgia has no retail-rate net metering for new customers; under the Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act each utility buys excess generation on its own terms. Georgia Power's PSC-filed RNR-11 tariff credits instantaneous excess at the annual Solar Avoided Energy Cost (3.2188 c/kWh in 2026) plus a 4 c/kWh adder, for residential systems up to 10 kW AC, until enrollment reaches 0.2% of prior-year peak demand; EMCs and municipal utilities set their own terms.

Change log

Nov 5, 2026What the rule says updated to “For customers receiving RNR-Instantaneous Netting all Excess Energy will receive two credits, which will each be summed on a monthly basis, and then will be used to reduce the customer's total monthly bill.” (Georgia Power Electric Service Tariff - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Schedule RNR-11 (effective January 2023 billing month)).