State Competitiveness: Georgia

Georgia permits third-party power purchase agreements for solar.

Georgia has at least one approved utility green tariff program. Among the state’s five largest utilities by commercial and industrial (C&I) electricity sales, those offering green tariffs account for about 89% of total C&I sales within this top-five group, indicating strong access for large customers.

Georgia permits municipal ownership of utilities, subject to certain requirements.

Georgia has a restrictive cap and limits on net metering (5,000 rooftop solar customers or 32MW of capacity, whichever comes first), limiting statewide net metering.

One-time choice available for >900kW commercial customers.

Florida has a requirement for single-source competitive solicitations, but does not encourage or require all-source procurement.

Georgia does not permit residential electricity customers retail provider choice.

Georgia does not currently have a state consumer advocate office that represents ratepayers however there is a non-profit organization consumer advocate group in the state.

Georgia’s electric utility sector, including distribution utilities, is very highly concentrated. The state has a customer concentration (HHI) score of 2,702, which exceeds the 1,800 threshold that signals a highly concentrated market. This indicates that a small number of utilities serve most customers in the state, suggesting limited competition.

Electricity generation in Georgia is provided by a small number of power producers. The state has a generation concentration (HHI) score of 2,676, which exceeds the 1,800 threshold that signals a highly concentrated market, indicating that electricity production is controlled by a small number of entities, suggesting very limited competition.

Georgia does not have a statewide interconnection standard, rather guidelines, with aggregate capacity of distributed generation systems limited to 0.2% of a utility's system peak demand from the previous year.

Georgia does not participate in a wholesale market but does participate in bilateral trading through the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM).

Georgia does not have a state policy allowing for CCA.

Georgia does not participate in a wholesale market.

Georgia does not participate in a wholesale market.