Georgia Solar Incentives

Currently if you live in the state of Georgia, there are a couple of different solar incentives you can look out for. First of all is the NET Metering rule, which allows you to put back your excess energy into the utility grid and receive a credit for it. Also, there is the Green Power Switch production incentive. The details are below:
Georgia enacted legislation in 2001 requiring all utilities — investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and electric cooperatives — to offer net metering to customers. Eligible technologies include photovoltaic (PV) systems, fuel cells and wind turbines up to 10 kilowatts (kW) in capacity for residential applications, and systems up to 100 kW for commercial applications. The aggregate capacity of net-metered systems is limited to 0.2% of a utility’s system peak demand from the previous year.
Utilities must offer bi-directional metering or single, directional metering to customers, depending on how the customer’s facility is connected to the grid. Systems connected on the customer’s side of the meter use a bi-directional meter, and any net excess generation (NEG) is credited to the customer’s next bill at a predetermined rate filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission. Alternatively, a customer may choose to sell all electricity from a system (rather than using the electricity generated by the system) by connecting ahead of the meter. Georgia Power — the state’s only investor-owned utility — purchases electricity from PV systems at a rate of 18.31 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), up to an aggregate capacity of 200 kW. A previous cap of 500 kW was reached, but the Public Service Commission approved an increase in the cap to allow an additional 200 kW. For more information, see the Georgia Power Solar Buyback Program.

And the details on the Production incentive are the following:

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), through participating TVA power companies, offers a production-based incentive program for the installation of solar photovoltaics (PV), wind, low-impact hydropower, and biomass to customers of the Tennessee Valley called Green Power Switch Generation Partners. The energy generated from participating projects is counted towards the green power resources for TVA’s green pricing program, Green Power Switch.
TVA purchases the entire output of a qualifying system at $0.12 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) above the retail rate for solar and $0.03/kWh above the retail rate for all other eligible renewables. TVA retains sole rights to any renewable energy credits. The power is purchased through a participating power company and payment is made in the form of a credit issued by the local power company on the monthly power bill for the home or business where the generation system is located. If a system produces more electricity than it consumes, payment for the excess generation will be issued either monthly or annually, at the discretion of the power company. All new participants in the Generation Partners program will receive a $1000 incentive to offset the upfront cost of the system.
The installed capacity goal for the entire program is 200 megawatts (MW). The production incentive is available for a minimum of 10 years from the signing of the contract, regardless of the amount produced. Systems must have a minimum output of 500 watts AC and a maximum output of 999 kilowatts. Installations must also comply with local codes and adhere to guidelines established by the program. All equipment must be in compliance with environmental regulations and national standards, certified by a licensed electrician, and meet all applicable codes. Systems are dual-metered and must have an external disconnect switch, must complete an interconnection agreement, and be grid-tied