Central Georgia EMC solar export rate
What Central Georgia EMC pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Georgia, with the source and the date it was checked.
Fixed export rate
$0.036/kWh purchase rate under Central Georgia EMC Rider NM-1, based on avoided average annual cost of purchased power; TOU on-peak $0.170/kWh and off-peak $0.036/kWh.
Central Georgia EMC · Georgia
This is an example cooperative tariff, not a statewide EMC rate. Green Power EMC says members should contact their local EMC to confirm the buy-back policy and rate; Green Power EMC represents 38 of Georgia’s 41 EMCs.
Source: cgemc.com · greenpoweremc.com
Full Central Georgia EMC detail →Georgia rules that apply to Central Georgia EMC
The state framework sets the default. Where Central Georgia EMC pays something different, the utility tariff governs and is what the card above reports.
| Compensation mechanism | Georgia Power RNR-Instantaneous Netting: excess solar is credited monthly at the annual Solar Avoided Cost Rate plus a 4¢/kWh Renewable Generation Adder. Legacy RNR-Monthly Netting uses monthly netting, with residual excess credited at Solar Avoided Energy Cost. Energy Offset Only exports are not compensated. |
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| Export rate | 3.2188¢/kWh solar avoided cost for 2026, plus 4¢/kWh adder for RNR-Instantaneous Netting; total stated components are 7.2188¢/kWh. Monthly Netting residual excess is credited at solar avoided cost, not retail. |
| Rate effective | 3.2188¢/kWh is stated for calendar year 2026; the 4¢/kWh adder was approved in the 2022 rate case. |
| Credit rollover | No separate multi-month rollover is stated: RNR-Instantaneous excess is summed monthly and used to reduce the total monthly bill; RNR-Monthly excess is summed monthly. |
| Credit expiration | No separate credit-expiration or forfeiture rule is stated for RNR-Instantaneous monthly bill credits. RNR-Monthly Netting participation itself has a 15-year term ending no later than December 31, 2038. |
| Annual true-up | No annual true-up date is stated; the tariff and program FAQ describe monthly summation and monthly bill reduction. |
| Aggregate program cap | RNR-Instantaneous Netting is required to be offered first-come, first-served until renewable capacity reaches 0.2% of Georgia Power’s prior-year annual peak demand. The former Monthly Netting pilot cap was 5,000 customers or 32 MW, whichever occurred first. |
| Program status | RNR-Instantaneous Netting is currently open; RNR-Monthly Netting is closed to additional participants and limited to existing pilot customers. |
| Grandfathering | Existing RNR-Monthly Netting pilot customers may remain for a non-transferable 15-year term, expiring no later than December 31, 2038, then move automatically to RNR-Instantaneous Netting. |
| Regulator | Georgia Public Service Commission for Georgia Power; EMC tariffs are set by the individual cooperative under its governing structure. |
| Governing rule | O.C.G.A. § 46-3-50 et seq. (Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001), as implemented for Georgia Power by RNR-11. |
Other Georgia utilities
- Georgia PowerFixed rateRNR-Instantaneous Netting: 3.2188¢/kWh 2026 solar avoided cost plus 4¢/kWh adder; monthly bill