Georgia Power solar export rate
What Georgia Power pays for power exported from rooftop solar in Georgia, with the source and the date it was checked.
Fixed export rate
RNR-Instantaneous Netting: 3.2188¢/kWh 2026 solar avoided cost plus 4¢/kWh adder; monthly bill credit. RNR-Monthly Netting legacy pilot: monthly netting, residual excess at solar avoided cost.
Georgia Power · Georgia
Instantaneous program open first-come, first-served to the statutory 0.2% capacity ceiling; Monthly Netting is not available to additional customers.
Source: georgiapower.com · georgiapower.com
Full Georgia Power detail →Georgia rules that apply to Georgia Power
The state framework sets the default. Where Georgia Power 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
- Central Georgia EMCFixed rate$0.036/kWh purchase rate under Central Georgia EMC Rider NM-1, based on avoided average annual