Solar for Georgia Power Customers: Net Metering and Export Credits
How your utility credits the solar power you send back to the grid has a big effect on what solar is worth to you. Here's what official sources say for Georgia Power customers. Rules change, so confirm current terms with the utility before you sign.
About Georgia Power
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Form EIA-861 data for 2024 lists 2,452,488 residential customers for Georgia Power Co (Georgia), ranking #10 among U.S. utilities in our tally of bundled plus delivery-only residential customers. Source: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/ (accessed 2026-10-20)
How Georgia Power credits home solar
- Georgia Power's Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources schedule (RNR) says RNR-Monthly Netting is limited to the existing 5,000-customer pilot and is closed to new participants. RNR-Instantaneous Netting is first come, first served until total capacity reaches 0.2% of the company's prior-year peak demand. Source: https://www.georgiapower.com/content/dam/georgia-power/pdfs/tariffs/rnr.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Under RNR-Instantaneous Netting, excess energy gets two credits: a Renewable Generation Credit at the Solar Avoided Energy Cost rate, plus a Renewable Generation Adder of four cents per kWh. Source: https://www.georgiapower.com/content/dam/georgia-power/pdfs/tariffs/rnr.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
A note on the federal tax credit
The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.
What this means for your quote
Savings depend on how much of your solar you use on site versus export, your rate plan, and your system size. We can't give a typical savings figure; it varies, and your quote should show the assumptions behind any estimate.
Questions for your installer
- Which RNR option and current avoided-cost rate does your estimate use?
- Is RNR-Instantaneous Netting still open when I apply?
- Will you handle the Georgia Power interconnection application?
Sources
- https://www.georgiapower.com/content/dam/georgia-power/pdfs/tariffs/rnr.pdf (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (2024 data) — https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/ (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
- IRS, "FAQs for modification of sections 25C, 25D, 25E, 30C, 30D, 45L, 45W, and 179D under Public Law 119-21 (OBBB)" — https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed Oct 20, 2026)
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Last reviewed 2026-10-20.
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