Sources reviewed · 2 regulation sources
What to know in Georgia.
Georgia Power recommends an early interconnection application and asks customers to wait for its review before equipment purchases or construction.
Georgia Power requires the customer’s approval and a signed interconnection agreement even when a solar company manages the application.
Georgia Power’s process is specific to its territory. Customers of an electric membership corporation or municipal utility should request that provider’s interconnection and purchase tariff.
Who provides electricity here?
Narrow possible delivery utilities by ZIP or confirm yours
Find the delivery utility on your electric bill first. A retail supplier or on-site solar seller may be a different company; your delivery utility handles the local grid connection.
Official page links staff territorial maps and lists electric providers; Georgia Power offers do not automatically cover EMC or municipal accounts.
Electric utilities and territorial maps — Georgia PSCBrowse 98 reported provider records in Georgia
98 records
Electric delivery utilities 97
Georgia Power CoInvestor Owned · EIA 7140Reported counties (155)
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Worth
- Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)Cooperative · EIA 9601
Reported counties (12)
Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, White
- Cobb Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 3916
Reported counties (5)
Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding
- Sawnee Electric Membership CorporationCooperative · EIA 16865
Reported counties (7)
Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin
- GreyStone Power CorporationCooperative · EIA 7090
Reported counties (8)
Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Paulding
- Walton Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 20065
Reported counties (10)
Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Greene, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton
- Snapping Shoals El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 17832
Reported counties (8)
Butts, DeKalb, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton
- North Georgia Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 13716
Reported counties (7)
Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield
- Flint Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 6411
Reported counties (17)
Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs, Upson
- Coweta-Fayette El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 4432
Reported counties (8)
Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding, Troup
- Colquitt Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 40212
Reported counties (10)
Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, Tift, Worth
- Central Georgia El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 3248
Reported counties (16)
Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan, Murray, Newton, Pike, Putnam, Spalding
- Satilla Rural Elec Member CorporationCooperative · EIA 16674
Reported counties (12)
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Brantley, Coffee, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Ware, Wayne
- Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA)Cooperative · EIA 3081
Reported counties (7)
Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk, Troup
- Amicalola Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 562
Reported counties (10)
Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens
- City of Marietta - (GA)Municipal · EIA 11646
Reported counties (1)
Cobb
- Habersham Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 7887
Reported counties (6)
Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, White
- Jefferson Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 9689
Reported counties (11)
Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, McDuffie, Richmond, Warren, Washington
- Diverse Power IncorporatedCooperative · EIA 19219
Reported counties (14)
Calhoun, Clay, Coweta, Dougherty, Early, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Terrell, Troup
- Albany Utility BoardMunicipal · EIA 230
Reported counties (2)
Dougherty, Lee
- Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)Cooperative · EIA 1891
Reported counties (4)
Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union
- Hart Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 8210
Reported counties (6)
Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Stephens
- Okefenoke Rural El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 31833
Reported counties (6)
Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Ware, Wayne
- Canoochee Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 2903
Reported counties (9)
Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Emanuel, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall, Toombs
- Excelsior Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 5905
Reported counties (8)
Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Tattnall
- Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)Cooperative · EIA 3843
Reported counties (4)
Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh
- Mitchell Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 12706
Reported counties (14)
Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Worth
- Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)Cooperative · EIA 18956
Reported counties (8)
Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
- Southern Rivers EnergyCooperative · EIA 10624
Reported counties (9)
Bibb, Coweta, Crawford, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Upson
- Altamaha Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 407
Reported counties (7)
Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen
- Grady Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 7450
Reported counties (6)
Brooks, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas
- Rayle Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 15700
Reported counties (10)
Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Lincoln, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes
- Planters Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 14649
Reported counties (7)
Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Emanuel, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven
- City of East Point - (GA)Municipal · EIA 5582
Reported counties (1)
Fulton
- Washington Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 20146
Reported counties (10)
Baldwin, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson
- Sumter Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 18305
Reported counties (11)
Chattahoochee, Dougherty, Lee, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster
- City of Lawrenceville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 10800
Reported counties (1)
Gwinnett
- City of Thomasville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 18848
Reported counties (2)
Grady, Thomas
- Three Notch Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 18499
Reported counties (6)
Baker, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole
- City of Griffin - (GA)Municipal · EIA 7679
Reported counties (3)
Lamar, Pike, Spalding
- Dalton UtilitiesMunicipal · EIA 4744
Reported counties (1)
Whitfield
- City of Covington - (GA)Municipal · EIA 4433
Reported counties (2)
Newton, Walton
- Tri-State Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 19154
Reported counties (1)
Fannin
- Ocmulgee Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 13934Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair
- City of La Grange - (GA)Municipal · EIA 10585
Reported counties (1)
Troup
- Irwin Electric Membership CorpCooperative · EIA 9431Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (8)
Ben Hill, Berrien, Coffee, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Wilcox, Worth
- Little Ocmulgee El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 26218Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (5)
Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler
- City of Chattanooga - (TN)Municipal · EIA 3408
Reported counties (3)
Catoosa, Dade, Walker
- Oconee Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 13962
Reported counties (7)
Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson
- Upson Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 19581Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (6)
Crawford, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Taylor, Upson
- Slash Pine Elec Member CorpCooperative · EIA 17290Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (7)
Berrien, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Ware
- Newnan Wtr, Sewer & Light CommMunicipal · EIA 13547
Reported counties (1)
Coweta
- Crisp County Power CommPolitical Subdivision · EIA 4538
Reported counties (5)
Crisp, Dooly, Turner, Wilcox, Worth
- Middle Georgia El Member CorpCooperative · EIA 12472Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (7)
Ben Hill, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Turner, Wilcox
- City of College Park - (GA)Municipal · EIA 3939
Reported counties (3)
Clayton, Fulton, Henry
- City of Cartersville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 3108
Reported counties (1)
Bartow
- City of Monroe - (GA)Municipal · EIA 12800Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Walton
- City of Moultrie - (GA)Municipal · EIA 13026Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Colquitt
- City of Acworth - (GA)Municipal · EIA 308Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Bartow, Cobb
- Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond CommMunicipal · EIA 6380Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Ben Hill
- City of Norcross- (GA)Municipal · EIA 13646Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (3)
DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett
- City of Thomaston - (GA)Municipal · EIA 18847Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Upson
- City of Calhoun - (GA)Municipal · EIA 2812
Reported counties (1)
Gordon
- Fort Valley Utility CommMunicipal · EIA 6617Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Crawford, Peach
- City of Cairo - (GA)Municipal · EIA 2773Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Grady
- City of ElbertonMunicipal · EIA 5730Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Elbert
- City of LaFayette - (GA)Municipal · EIA 10571Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Walker
- City of DouglasMunicipal · EIA 5325
Reported counties (1)
Coffee
- City of Fairburn - (GA)Municipal · EIA 6130Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Fulton
- City of Forsyth - (GA)Municipal · EIA 6598Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Monroe
- City of Barnesville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 1232Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Lamar
- City of Commerce - (GA)Municipal · EIA 4091Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Jackson
- City of Adel- (GA)Municipal · EIA 123Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Cook, Tift
- City of BufordMunicipal · EIA 2487
Reported counties (2)
Gwinnett, Hall
- City of CamillaMunicipal · EIA 2910Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Mitchell
- City of Sylvester - (GA)Municipal · EIA 18403Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Worth
- City of Hampton - (GA)Municipal · EIA 8022Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Henry
- City of Blakely - (GA)Municipal · EIA 1826Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Early
- City of Sandersville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 16637
Reported counties (1)
Washington
- City of QuitmanMunicipal · EIA 15573Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Brooks
- City of Palmetto - (GA)Municipal · EIA 14396Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Coweta, Fulton
- City of Hogansville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 8698Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Troup
- City of Sylvania - (GA)Municipal · EIA 18397
Reported counties (2)
Richmond, Screven
- City of Washington - (GA)Municipal · EIA 20140
Reported counties (1)
Wilkes
- City of Jackson - (GA)Municipal · EIA 9573Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Butts
- City of West Point - (GA)Municipal · EIA 20393Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Harris, Troup
- City of Monticello - (GA)Municipal · EIA 12851Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Jasper
- City of Grantville - (GA)Municipal · EIA 7515Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (2)
Coweta, Meriwether
- City of EllavilleMunicipal · EIA 5796Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Schley
- City of ChickamaugaMunicipal · EIA 3475
Reported counties (1)
Walker
- City of Oxford - (GA)Municipal · EIA 40369Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Newton
- Haywood Electric Member CorpCooperative · EIA 8333
Reported counties (1)
Rabun
- City of Doerun - (GA)Municipal · EIA 5236Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Colquitt
- City of Whigham - (GA)Municipal · EIA 20534Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Grady
- City of Mansfield - (GA)Municipal · EIA 11587Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Newton
- Town of Brinson - (GA)Municipal · EIA 2236Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Decatur
- Tennessee Valley AuthorityFederal · EIA 18642Residential service not separately reported
Reported counties (1)
Walker
On-site energy sellers 1
- Palmetto Solar, LLCBehind the Meter · EIA 66026
Reported counties (0)
County coverage not reported in this source
No matching providers in this reporting snapshot. Check the official directory above.
Official logo sources · Initials indicate a logo not yet verified. Municipal-owner emblems identify the owning city or village.
Source: EIA-861 final 2025 detailed data · Reporting year 2025. Names and reported counties are historical survey data, not a live address lookup. A county can have several providers, and a listing does not mean every resident can choose it. Small/territory-only reports may not identify residential service separately.
Credits, rebates, and other opportunities.
Check the program’s scope before comparing savings: a tax exemption, equipment rebate, loan and electricity-export payment provide different benefits. Funding, utility territory, income, equipment and installation dates can limit eligibility. Amounts below are not added together or deducted from product prices.
Build a project incentive checklist for Georgia
3 state & utility records
Home Energy Improvement Program — heat pumps
Georgia Power · Heat pumps
The current August 2026 schedule supports qualified heat-pump water heaters and electric-furnace-to-air-source conversions.
- Benefit
- 50% of eligible cost, up to $1,500 for the specified air-source conversion or $800 for a heat-pump water heater; annual customer cap applies.
- Who may qualify
- Georgia Power residential customer; air-source conversion must replace an electric furnace and meet AHRI/installer rules; measure-specific requirements apply.
- Before applying or buying
- Check reservation/preapproval conditions before work; apply within 60 days of purchase/installation. Current terms run August 1, 2026–December 31, 2028, subject to modification.
Georgia Home Efficiency Rebates (HER)
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority · Efficiency
Whole-home efficiency rebates depend on verified savings and household income, with no HER income ceiling.
- Benefit
- Published caps range from $2,000 to $16,000 according to income and the 20%–34% or 35%+ savings tier; cost-share caps apply.
- Who may qualify
- Qualifying Georgia home/project; a program-approved contractor assessment must establish the savings pathway.
- Before applying or buying
- Begin with a program-approved contractor energy assessment and application before work. Ask about assessment fees and funding availability.
Georgia HEAR — limited electrical upgrades
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority · Efficiency
Single-family HEAR has reopened only for wiring and panel upgrades accompanying an eligible HER project; multifamily and DIY pathways will not reopen.
- Benefit
- Current measure caps: wiring $2,500 and panel upgrade $4,000; income and cost-share limits apply.
- Who may qualify
- Eligible single-family HER participant below 150% of area median income; approved electrical work identified during assessment.
- Before applying or buying
- All new applications start with HER and an approved contractor assessment. Do not rely on older appliance or standalone-heat-pump HEAR offers.
No matching records in this reviewed selection. Check the official program sources for more options.
Utility rebates and state-administered home rebates have separate eligibility and application routes. No universal state residential solar cash rebate was verified. This is a curated starting list, not every local incentive or a guarantee of available funding.
Federal programs in every state
The federal rules below apply nationally. State-administered federal rebates still require the local program to be operating and your project to meet its conditions.
Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D)
Closed / endedNot available for new property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Do not assume a federal 30% credit for a new 2026 solar, wind, geothermal or battery installation.
IRS: Residential Clean Energy CreditEnergy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C)
Closed / endedThe federal home-efficiency credit, including qualifying heat-pump improvements, ended for property placed in service after December 31, 2025.
IRS: Energy Efficient Home Improvement CreditHOMES / High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates
Eligibility / funding conditionsFederally funded home-energy rebates operate through participating local administrators. Check the state program’s launch, current funding, eligible measures and application requirements. This is not a blanket rooftop-solar rebate.
DOE: Home Energy Rebates ProgramWeatherization Assistance Program
Eligibility / funding conditionsIncome-eligible households may receive approved home-weatherization services through local agencies. This is assistance delivered through a program, rather than an automatic reimbursement for equipment you buy.
DOE: How to Apply for Weatherization Assistance
Permits and electrical codes.
Georgia DCA publishes mandatory and permissive state construction codes and administration guidance. Confirm applicable local amendments and permit/inspection responsibility.
Use the adoption authority linked below to check the effective date and amendments. The newest published NEC edition is not automatically the edition adopted for your project.
Before ordering equipment.
Two conversations. Keep their answers separate.
Track permits and interconnection in a project
- Confirm the permit authority
Ask the city, county, or state electrical office which building, electrical and fire-code editions and amendments apply to this address. Request the solar/ESS permit checklist and inspection sequence.
- Confirm the utility process
Give the serving utility your proposed capacity, inverter model and operating mode. Ask which interconnection application, tariff, export limits, meter changes and written operating authorization apply.
- Document the exact equipment
Collect model-specific certificates, installation manuals, a one-line diagram, site/roof plans, and the battery/inverter pairing if storage is proposed. Check them with the permit authority and utility before ordering.
For the general permitting and inspection process: DOE: Permitting and Inspection for Rooftop Solar .
UL, NEMA, and system acceptance.
Different evidence, different scope.
Check the exact model and approved system configuration. A UL 1973 battery listing or UL 9540A fire-test report does not, by itself, establish UL 9540 certification of a complete storage system.
Open the UL & NEMA referenceScope and system-level certification: UL Solutions: Energy Storage System Testing and Certification .
Official sources.
Open the source for current forms, eligibility, tariffs, and adopted rules. Utility-specific examples apply to that provider.
