Solar Quotes in Columbus, GA
If Georgia Power is your utility
- Georgia Power's RNR Instantaneous Netting program credits excess solar at the annual Solar Avoided Energy Cost Rate per kWh, summed monthly to reduce your bill. Customers register and apply through PowerClerk; the interconnection fee for projects up to 250 kW AC is $100. Source: https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/solutions/solar/rooftop-installations/how-it-works.html (accessed 2026-10-20)
- RNR-Instantaneous Netting is first come, first served until total renewable capacity reaches 0.2% of Georgia Power's prior-year peak demand. The older RNR-Monthly Netting pilot is closed to new customers. Source: https://www.georgiapower.com/content/dam/georgia-power/pdfs/tariffs/rnr.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
- Georgia Power's RNR-Instantaneous Netting program credits excess solar at the annual Solar Avoided Cost Rate, 3.2188¢/kWh for 2026, plus a 4¢/kWh adder approved in the 2022 rate case. The program is first come, first served up to 0.2% of Georgia Power's prior-year peak demand. Source: https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/solutions/solar/rooftop-installations/faqs.html (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.
Questions to ask
- Which Georgia Power net metering or export rule will my system be on, and what is the current credit rate?
- How did you size the system against my last 12 months of usage, and what export share did you assume?
- Who files the interconnection application, and how long does permission to operate usually take here?
- What's included in the price (permits, inspections, monitoring), and what warranties cover panels, inverter and workmanship?
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