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Cooperative Solar

The next generation of power is here.

Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive offers our mem­bers the ben­e­fit of util­i­ty-scale solar with NO UPFRONT COSTS and NO CONTRACTS. Our util­i­ty-scale Coop­er­a­tive Solar farms – locat­ed in sev­en Geor­gia coun­ties, with mil­lions of solar pan­els and thou­sands of acres – give Coastal Electric’s res­i­den­tial mem­bers access to sus­tain­able, main­te­nance-free solar ener­gy with­out the has­sles and costs asso­ci­at­ed with installing pan­els on their homes.

Coastal Electric’s Coop­er­a­tive Solar Pro­gram allows you to choose the num­ber of solar pow­er blocks (lim­it 2 blocks or 4 kW)  that work best for your house­hold and pay a fixed rate. The amount of ener­gy pro­duced by your solar blocks will appear on your month­ly bill just as if you had rooftop solar pan­els.

Sign up for solar pow­er for your home
Overhead shot of a solar farm

Advantages of Cooperative Solar

Coastal Elec­tric oper­ates and main­tains the facil­i­ty

Economies of scale bring costs down

No holes in your roof

Solar panels reflect sunflowers

No solar sit­ing issues (roof direc­tion, shad­ing, etc.)

Home­own­ers under restric­tive covenants can par­tic­i­pate

Renters can par­tic­i­pate

How to Participate in Cooperative Solar

Sign Up & Avail­abil­i­ty

You will be able to sign up for two blocks of solar elec­tric­i­ty. Only res­i­dences served by our elec­tric grid can par­tic­i­pate.

Remem­ber, no con­tracts, no com­mit­ments. You can opt-out at any time.

Pric­ing & Ener­gy Pro­duc­tion

Blocks of solar elec­tric­i­ty are $25 each per month. Each block is equiv­a­lent to 2 kilo­watts of solar pan­el capac­i­ty and is expect­ed to pro­duce about 400 kilo­watt-hours of solar ener­gy month­ly. Ener­gy out­put will vary due to the sun’s angle, the time of year, the num­ber of cloudy days in the month, and oth­er fac­tors.

How it Reflects on Your Bill

The top line on your elec­tric bill will reflect the total amount of elec­tric­i­ty (in kilo­watt-hours) used at your home. A sec­ond line on your bill will show ‘Coop­er­a­tive Solar Cred­it.’ That will be the amount of elec­tric­i­ty pro­duced by your 2 kW solar pan­els, for which you will have paid $25. Your solar cred­it is sub­tract­ed from the metered ener­gy used at your home before your bill is cal­cu­lat­ed. If your solar block pro­duces more kilo­watt-hours than you use dur­ing your billing peri­od, you will receive a cred­it for the excess.

No Con­tracts, No Com­mit­ments

You can dis­con­tin­ue your solar ener­gy com­mit­ment at any time by noti­fy­ing us. If you leave the pro­gram, Coastal Elec­tric can­not guar­an­tee there will be avail­abil­i­ty if you decide to rejoin. We will main­tain a wait­list for mem­bers wish­ing to receive solar ener­gy from our facil­i­ty.

For more infor­ma­tion about Coop­er­a­tive Solar, con­tact Ener­gy Advi­sor Jason Smith at (912) 880‑2232 or by email.

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