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Walton EMC interconnection application

Walton EMC is an electric cooperative serving 133,581 residential customers in Georgia (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Walton 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. Documents and fees confirmed from current application PDF and page; NOT verified because submission channel (email/mail/in person) is not published - call Member Services 770-267-2505 on first project. Also open: review timelines, inspection requirement, storage rules, contents of OH/UG diagrams (scanned images, not readable).

Walton EMC at a glance

Utility

Walton Electric Member Corp

Type

Electric cooperative

EIA utility ID

20065

Residential customers

133,581 (EIA-861, 2025)

Net-metered residential customers

689 (EIA-861, 2025)

Service territory

10 counties in Georgia

Who submits

Customer-owner (applicant where the facility is installed) signs the application; form has a separate Contractor Information section (company, contact, email), so installer is identified but no LOA/agent form is published. Facility must be owned and operated by the customer-owner on own premises.

Export compensation

Net billing – Rate Schedule COGEN 2010 (avoided energy cost credit)
Bi-directional metering (customer side of meter): exported kWh credited at avoided energy cost, $0.026/kWh for 1/1/2026-12/31/2026; single-directional (co-op side): paid for metered energy delivered. Credit balance carried to next bill.

Wholesale supplier / association

Oglethorpe Power Corporation / Georgia Transmission Corporation

Documents Walton EMC asks for

  • Interconnection application formDistributed Generation Facilities and Interconnection Application/Agreement (rev. 2025-10): applicant + contractor info, WEMC meter #, generator type, inverter make/model/kW, panel make/model, W/panel, # panels, total kW, disconnect lever switch make/model/rating, OH/UG service and amp size, proposed installation and interconnection dates Gridpol prepares this.
  • Single-line diagram (one-line)Single-line diagram of customer generating facilities and interconnection; service panel, disconnect switch, inverters, generators, breakers must show electrical rating and operating voltage Gridpol prepares this.
  • Inverter spec sheetInverter manufacturer, model and power rating on form
  • PV module spec sheetPanel manufacturer/model, watts per panel, number of panels on form
  • Battery spec sheet (when applicable)Battery system manufacturer, model, kW and kWh on form if installed
  • Customer signatureApplicant signature certifying information
  • Other utility-specific document (when applicable)Walton EMC underground or overhead photovoltaic interconnection diagram (reference drawings) applies to installation type

How the Walton EMC process runs

  1. Complete Interconnection Application/Agreement with single-line diagram (contact Member Services 770-267-2505 for application details).
  2. Walton EMC handles each request individually; approval signed on form ('WEMC Official Use').
  3. Install per IEEE 1547 with disconnect lever switch per Walton EMC overhead/underground interconnection diagram.
  4. Meter change work order created; $800 bi-directional meter charge billed.
  5. Do not operate in parallel until written authorization for parallel operation is received from Walton EMC.

Fees

FeeApplies toNote
$800Bi-directional meter (Rate Schedule COGEN 2010)Added to power bill when the meter change work order is created; incremental metering cost and installation
actual costInterconnectionAll interconnection costs paid by customer-owner; no application fee stated

Utility fees are paid by the installer or customer; they are not part of the Gridpol plan.

Size levels and limits

LevelUp toNote
Residential50 kWPeak generating capacity
Commercial100 kWPeak generating capacity
Net metering cap50 kW

Purchase obligation first come, first served until cumulative renewable capacity reaches 0.50% of prior-year annual peak demand (Georgia Cogeneration and DG Act of 2001).

Storage, EV and stamps

Battery storage

Application form asks for battery system manufacturer, model, kW and kWh; no further storage rules published.

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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  • Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
  • Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
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