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Sawnee EMC interconnection application

Sawnee EMC is an electric cooperative serving 182,849 residential customers in Georgia (EIA-861, 2025). Applications: PDF + email (Interconnection documents emailed to interconnections@sawnee.coop). Gridpol files Sawnee EMC interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.

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Partly researched from official sources. Not verified: Sawnee site and file host block us; archive.org has the 2024-09-17 interconnection page and PV FAQ but not the Small DG procedure PDF, so the document checklist, fees and PTO step are unconfirmed. Documents: Policy 412 (09-05-2023), Small-Distributed-Generation-Resources-2021-v2.pdf, NEM-16 rider.

Sawnee EMC at a glance

Utility

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

16865

Residential customers

182,849 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

630 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

7 counties in Georgia

How to apply

PDF + email – Interconnection documents emailed to interconnections@sawnee.coop · official link

Who submits

Member (signed Sawnee EMC membership application required) with installer.

Export compensation

Net billing – Net Energy Metering Rate Rider (NEM-16)
Member keeps normal rate schedule for purchases and gets instant credit for kWh pushed to grid at the NEM rate in effect; first come, first served within program limits (Sawnee PV FAQ).

Review time (official)

Applications valid for 90 days once approval for install is granted (Sawnee interconnection page).

Wholesale supplier / association

Oglethorpe Power Corporation / Georgia Transmission Corporation

Documents Sawnee EMC asks for

  • Interconnection application formInterconnection procedure document / SEMC application Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)Electrical drawing Gridpol prepares this.
  • Site plan / site layoutDrawn by us from your roof sketch or photos: array, inverter, battery, disconnect, meter and main panel locations. Gridpol prepares this.
  • PV module spec sheetSpecification sheets
  • Inverter spec sheetUL 1741 listed
  • Other utility-specific document (when applicable)HOA approval if in HOA-governed subdivision

How the Sawnee EMC process runs

  1. Member (signed membership application) and installer prepare the Small DG interconnection procedure forms (size, UL listings, NEC compliance).
  2. Email interconnection documents to interconnections@sawnee.coop before installation (all requests directed to VP of Member Services per interconnection page).
  3. Sawnee reviews; if approved, issues approval to install (valid 90 days).
  4. Obtain local permits and install.
  5. NEM acceptance; Sawnee typically reprograms the existing meter remotely for NEM (PV FAQ).

Size levels and limits

LevelUp toNote
Small DG (procedure 'Small')100 kWResidential ≤10 kW AC; commercial ≤100 kW AC
Large DG>100 kW, separate 'Large' procedure
Net metering cap10 kW

Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001 (O.C.G.A. 46-3-50 et seq.): EMC purchase obligation limited to residential ≤10 kW / commercial ≤100 kW, first come first served to 0.2% of prior-year peak.

Storage, EV and stamps

Battery storage

PV FAQ: battery backup possible with proper inverter and protection scheme; no further storage rules found.

Sources

Georgia interconnection rule

Commission

Georgia Public Service Commission

Interconnection rule

O.C.G.A. 46-3-50 to 46-3-56 (Georgia Cogeneration and Distributed Generation Act of 2001) – Cogeneration and Distributed Generation · source

Applies to

All electric service providers: electric utilities (Georgia Power), electric membership corporations and municipal electric utilities (O.C.G.A. 46-3-52)

Application form

No statewide form; written agreement between provider and customer generator (46-3-54); each provider uses own interconnection application/agreement (e.g. Georgia Power DG Interconnection Guidelines, EMC DG policies)

Timelines

No statutory or PSC review timelines found.

Fees

Fees limited to direct costs of interconnecting/administering metering; no standby, capacity, interconnection or other fees beyond monthly service charge unless customer agrees or commission/governing body approves (46-3-54).

Insurance

Provider may not require additional liability insurance from a facility meeting NEC, NESC, IEEE and UL requirements (46-3-56).

External disconnect

Not addressed in statute; utility-specific (e.g. Georgia Power DG construction guidelines).

Export compensation

Utility-specific – O.C.G.A. 46-3-55, 46-3-56
Bidirectional metering with excess credited at rate filed with commission; providers must buy first-come first-served until 0.2% of prior-year annual peak demand, at not more than avoided energy cost. Georgia Power offers monthly netting/buyback per PSC-approved tariffs.

Not bound by the rule

EMCs and municipal utilities are covered by the Act; rates set by their governing bodies instead of PSC; each publishes own DG interconnection policy (e.g. Altamaha EMC, Carroll EMC, City of Cartersville).

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