Home Electricity rates Georgia Electricity rates in Georgia Updated 2026-10-21 with EIA data through July 2026
Avg. residential rate
15.12¢
per kWh, last 12 months
Jul 2026
16.27¢
+4.6% year over year
Avg. monthly bill
$163
1,077 kWh/month
vs. U.S. average
-16%
U.S. 17.99¢
Homes in Georgia paid an average of 15.12¢ per kWh over the last 12 months, up from 11.50¢ in 2016. Businesses paid 11.47¢ and industry 7.69¢. Electricity is regulated, so your utility is set by your address.
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Georgia electricity price trend Georgia vs U.S. monthly residential electricity price 11¢ 14¢ 16¢ 18¢ 20¢ 23/08 24/01 24/06 24/11 25/04 25/09 26/02 26/07 23/08: 14¢ 23/09: 14¢ 23/10: 14¢ 23/11: 13¢ 23/12: 13¢ 24/01: 12¢ 24/02: 13¢ 24/03: 13¢ 24/04: 14¢ 24/05: 15¢ 24/06: 15¢ 24/07: 15¢ 24/08: 15¢ 24/09: 14¢ 24/10: 14¢ 24/11: 14¢ 24/12: 13¢ 25/01: 14¢ 25/02: 14¢ 25/03: 15¢ 25/04: 15¢ 25/05: 15¢ 25/06: 16¢ 25/07: 16¢ 25/08: 15¢ 25/09: 15¢ 25/10: 15¢ 25/11: 14¢ 25/12: 14¢ 26/01: 14¢ 26/02: 14¢ 26/03: 15¢ 26/04: 15¢ 26/05: 16¢ 26/06: 16¢ 26/07: 16¢ Georgia average annual residential electricity price 10¢ 11¢ 12¢ 14¢ 15¢ 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2025 2010: 10¢ 2011: 11¢ 2012: 11¢ 2013: 11¢ 2014: 12¢ 2015: 12¢ 2016: 12¢ 2017: 12¢ 2018: 11¢ 2019: 12¢ 2020: 12¢ 2021: 13¢ 2022: 14¢ 2023: 14¢ 2024: 14¢ 2025: 15¢ Annual average residential price, 2010–2025. Since 2016, prices have risen +28%.
Power outages in Georgia right now Electric utilities in Georgia 93 utilities serve homes in Georgia. Rates are average residential revenue per kWh, so they include fixed charges. Click a utility for rate plans, outage history and its service map.
Residential electricity rates by county in Georgia (largest utility per county). Click a county for all its utilities. Appling: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢ Atkinson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢ Bacon: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢ Baker: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢, Three Notch Electric Member Corp. 17.4¢ Baldwin: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Tri-County Electric Member Corp (GA) 16.2¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ +1 more Banks: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Hart Electric Member Corp. 13.5¢ Barrow: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢ Bartow: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Cobb Electric Membership Corp. 12.1¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢ +4 more Ben Hill: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Irwin Electric Membership Corp. 18.3¢ +2 more Berrien: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Irwin Electric Membership Corp. 18.3¢ +1 more Bibb: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +3 more Bleckley: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp. 15.1¢, Oconee Electric Member Corp. 16.1¢ Brantley: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp. 14.7¢ Brooks: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Grady Electric Membership Corp. 15.4¢ +1 more Bryan: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ +1 more Bulloch: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ +1 more Burke: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Planters Electric Member Corp. 15.2¢ Butts: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +1 more Calhoun: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ Camden: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp. 14.7¢ Candler: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ Carroll: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢, Carroll Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ Catoosa: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢, City of Chattanooga 13.5¢ Charlton: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp. 14.7¢, Slash Pine Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Chatham: Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢ Chattahoochee: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Chattooga: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢ Cherokee: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Cobb Electric Membership Corp. 12.1¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢ +1 more Clarke: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢ +1 more Clay: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Three Notch Electric Member Corp. 17.4¢ Clayton: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +1 more Clinch: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Slash Pine Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Cobb: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Cobb Electric Membership Corp. 12.1¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢ +2 more Coffee: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Irwin Electric Membership Corp. 18.3¢ +1 more Colquitt: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ +3 more Columbia: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Cook: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢ Coweta: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢ +5 more Crawford: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Southern Rivers Energy 16.8¢ +2 more Crisp: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Crisp County Power Comm 18.3¢ Dade: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, City of Chattanooga 13.5¢ Dawson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢, Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 14.0¢ Decatur: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢, Grady Electric Membership Corp. 15.4¢ +2 more DeKalb: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢ +1 more Dodge: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp. 15.1¢, Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp. 14.9¢ +1 more Dooly: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Crisp County Power Comm 18.3¢ +1 more Dougherty: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Albany Utility Board 13.8¢ +2 more Douglas: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢ Early: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ +2 more Echols: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Slash Pine Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Effingham: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢, Planters Electric Member Corp. 15.2¢ Elbert: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Hart Electric Member Corp. 13.5¢, City of Elberton 12.1¢ Emanuel: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢ +4 more Evans: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ Fannin: Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 14.0¢, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC 15.2¢, Tri-State Electric Member Corp. 15.3¢ Fayette: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢ +1 more Floyd: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢, Carroll Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ Forsyth: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢, Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 14.0¢ +1 more Franklin: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Hart Electric Member Corp. 13.5¢ Fulton: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Cobb Electric Membership Corp. 12.1¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢ +6 more Gilmer: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 14.0¢, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC 15.2¢ Glascock: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ Glynn: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp. 14.7¢ Gordon: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢, Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 14.0¢ +1 more Grady: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢, Grady Electric Membership Corp. 15.4¢ +3 more Greene: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢, Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 15.0¢ Gwinnett: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢ +4 more Habersham: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Habersham Electric Membership Corp. 14.4¢ Hall: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢ +2 more Hancock: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 15.0¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ Haralson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Carroll Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ Harris: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢ Hart: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Hart Electric Member Corp. 13.5¢ Heard: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢, Carroll Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ +1 more Henry: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +2 more Houston: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Middle Georgia El Member Corp. 21.6¢ Irwin: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Irwin Electric Membership Corp. 18.3¢ Jackson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, City of Commerce 15.8¢ Jasper: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +2 more Jeff Davis: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢ Jefferson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ Jenkins: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Excelsior Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ +1 more Johnson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Altamaha Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ +1 more Jones: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢, Tri-County Electric Member Corp (GA) 16.2¢ Lamar: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢, Southern Rivers Energy 16.8¢ +2 more Lanier: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Slash Pine Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Laurens: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Altamaha Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ +3 more Lee: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Albany Utility Board 13.8¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ +1 more Liberty: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢, Coastal Electric Member Corp. 14.8¢ Lincoln: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 15.0¢ Long: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢, Coastal Electric Member Corp. 14.8¢ Lowndes: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Slash Pine Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Lumpkin: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation 13.2¢ +2 more McDuffie: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ McIntosh: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Coastal Electric Member Corp. 14.8¢ Macon: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Middle Georgia El Member Corp. 21.6¢ Madison: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Hart Electric Member Corp. 13.5¢ +1 more Marion: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Meriwether: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢ +3 more Miller: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢, Three Notch Electric Member Corp. 17.4¢ Mitchell: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢, Grady Electric Membership Corp. 15.4¢ Monroe: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +2 more Montgomery: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Altamaha Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢, Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp. 14.9¢ Morgan: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢ +3 more Murray: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +1 more Muscogee: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢ Newton: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢ +4 more Oconee: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢ +1 more Oglethorpe: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 15.0¢ Paulding: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Cobb Electric Membership Corp. 12.1¢, GreyStone Power Corporation 12.9¢ +1 more Peach: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Fort Valley Utility Comm 10.5¢ Pickens: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Amicalola Electric Member Corp. 14.0¢ Pierce: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢ Pike: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢, Southern Rivers Energy 16.8¢ +2 more Polk: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Carroll Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ Pulaski: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp. 15.1¢, Middle Georgia El Member Corp. 21.6¢ Putnam: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢, Tri-County Electric Member Corp (GA) 16.2¢ Quitman: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Rabun: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Habersham Electric Membership Corp. 14.4¢, Haywood Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ Randolph: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Richmond: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Planters Electric Member Corp. 15.2¢ +1 more Rockdale: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢ Schley: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ +1 more Screven: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Planters Electric Member Corp. 15.2¢, City of Sylvania 13.7¢ Seminole: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Three Notch Electric Member Corp. 17.4¢ Spalding: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢, Central Georgia El Member Corp. 13.4¢ +2 more Stephens: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Habersham Electric Membership Corp. 14.4¢, Hart Electric Member Corp. 13.5¢ Stewart: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Sumter: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Talbot: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Upson Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢ Taliaferro: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 15.0¢ Tattnall: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢ +2 more Taylor: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Upson Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢ Telfair: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp. 15.1¢, Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp. 14.9¢ Terrell: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Diverse Power Incorporated 17.7¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Thomas: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ +2 more Tift: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ +1 more Toombs: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Canoochee Electric Member Corp. 14.6¢, Altamaha Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Towns: Blue Ridge Mountain EMC 15.2¢ Treutlen: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Altamaha Electric Member Corp. 16.7¢ Troup: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp. 13.6¢, Carroll Electric Member Corp. 14.3¢ +3 more Turner: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢, Irwin Electric Membership Corp. 18.3¢ +2 more Twiggs: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Tri-County Electric Member Corp (GA) 16.2¢ +1 more Union: Blue Ridge Mountain EMC 15.2¢ Upson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Flint Electric Membership Corp. 13.8¢, Southern Rivers Energy 16.8¢ +2 more Walker: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢, City of Chattanooga 13.5¢ +2 more Walton: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Walton Electric Member Corp. 14.5¢, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. 13.3¢ +2 more Ware: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp. 14.7¢ +1 more Warren: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ Washington: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jefferson Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ +1 more Wayne: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Satilla Rural Electric Member Corporation 15.0¢, Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp. 14.7¢ Webster: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Sumter Electric Member Corp. 15.0¢ Wheeler: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp. 14.9¢ White: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Jackson Electric Member Corp. 12.7¢, Habersham Electric Membership Corp. 14.4¢ Whitfield: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, North Georgia Electric Member Corp. 13.3¢, Dalton Utilities 10.6¢ Wilcox: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Irwin Electric Membership Corp. 18.3¢, Crisp County Power Comm 18.3¢ +1 more Wilkes: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Rayle Electric Membership Corp. 15.0¢, City of Washington 16.4¢ Wilkinson: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Tri-County Electric Member Corp (GA) 16.2¢, Washington Electric Member Corp. 15.8¢ +1 more Worth: Georgia Power Co. 16.4¢, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp. 14.3¢, Mitchell Electric Member Corp. 17.6¢ +3 more Click or tap a county to see the electric companies that serve it.
Georgia vs. neighboring states Energy costs at a glance Natural gas (homes) $2.71/therm Gasoline (regular) $3.86/gal Driving cost: EV vs. gas 4.7¢ vs. 14¢/mi Solar output (1 kW, Atlanta) 1,420 kWh/yr Avg. outage time (2025) 4 hr 29 min/yr Commercial rate 11.47¢ Industrial rate 7.69¢
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What appliances cost to run in Georgia Frequently asked questions What is the average electricity rate in Georgia? The average residential rate in Georgia was 15.12¢ per kWh over the 12 months ending July 2026. That is 16% below the U.S. average of 17.99¢. In July 2026 alone it was 16.27¢, +4.6% from a year earlier.
What is the average electric bill in Georgia? About $163 a month . The average Georgia home uses 1,077 kWh a month (EIA 2025), and we priced that at the current average rate. Bills vary with your utility, home size, heating type and season.
Is electricity expensive in Georgia? Georgia ranks 20th cheapest of 51 (50 states plus DC) for residential electricity. That is near the middle of the pack.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Georgia? No. Georgia homes buy electricity from the utility that serves their address: an investor-owned utility, electric cooperative or municipal utility.
Which electric company is cheapest in Georgia? Among utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, City of Palmetto has the lowest average rate at 9.03¢/kWh. The highest is Middle Georgia El Member Corp. at 21.56¢. Most homes can't switch utilities, since your address determines which one serves you.
How reliable is the power grid in Georgia? In 2025, the average Georgia customer was without power for 4 hr 29 min (SAIDI, including major storms) across about 1.8 outages. Excluding major event days it was 2 hr 27 min. Figures are customer-weighted across utilities that report to EIA.
Sources: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue (through July 2026), EIA-861 2025 utility data, EIA fuel prices, NREL PVWatts. Methodology .