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Georgia Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Georgia, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
16.27¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
12.54¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
10.03¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$159/mo
2025, 1,077 kWh a month

Georgia electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202616.27¢
Dec 202513.67¢
Dec 202413.46¢
Dec 202312.72¢
Dec 202211.76¢
Dec 202112.07¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202616.27¢/kWh+4.6%4,920,057
Jun 202616.36¢/kWh+2.5%4,914,055
May 202615.84¢/kWh+5.7%4,906,704
Apr 202615.37¢/kWh+3.7%4,901,014
Mar 202615.01¢/kWh+2.2%4,899,145
Feb 202614.13¢/kWh+4.2%4,885,622
Jan 202614.46¢/kWh+7.1%4,886,368
Dec 202513.67¢/kWh+1.6%4,879,766
Nov 202514.42¢/kWh+1.3%4,872,898
Oct 202514.53¢/kWh+4.4%4,874,463
Sep 202515.30¢/kWh+12.3%4,868,798
Aug 202515.43¢/kWh+4.0%4,861,809
Jul 202515.56¢/kWh+2.6%4,844,748
Jun 202515.96¢/kWh+3.1%4,836,989
May 202514.98¢/kWh+0.8%4,824,445
Apr 202514.82¢/kWh+5.6%4,817,913
Mar 202514.69¢/kWh+8.9%4,810,906
Feb 202513.56¢/kWh+5.0%4,798,055
Jan 202513.50¢/kWh+10.0%4,804,357
Dec 202413.46¢/kWh+5.8%4,863,135
Nov 202414.23¢/kWh+8.1%4,856,202
Oct 202413.92¢/kWh+1.7%4,848,259
Sep 202413.63¢/kWh-2.4%4,837,344
Aug 202414.83¢/kWh+5.0%4,830,611

Electric utilities in Georgia

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

All 99

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
Georgia Power CoInvestor Owned2,833,53016.28¢/kWh$161/mo
Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)Cooperative272,17911.87¢/kWh$144/mo
Cobb Electric Membership CorpCooperative226,84411.55¢/kWh$129/mo
Sawnee Electric Membership CorporationCooperative203,53012.82¢/kWh$153/mo
GreyStone Power CorporationCooperative156,15012.55¢/kWh$149/mo
Walton Electric Member CorpCooperative144,91814.10¢/kWh$175/mo
Snapping Shoals El Member CorpCooperative110,81912.99¢/kWh$167/mo
North Georgia Elec Member CorpCooperative107,19512.93¢/kWh$176/mo
Flint Electric Membership CorpCooperative98,54013.41¢/kWh$170/mo
Coweta-Fayette El Member CorpCooperative91,52313.22¢/kWh$164/mo
Colquitt Electric Membership CorpCooperative73,48413.95¢/kWh$166/mo
Central Georgia El Member CorpCooperative68,71613.06¢/kWh$168/mo
Satilla Rural Elec Member CorporationCooperative59,53914.65¢/kWh$174/mo
Amicalola Electric Member CorpCooperative57,53513.67¢/kWh$172/mo
Carroll Electric Member Corp - (GA)Cooperative56,94713.94¢/kWh$169/mo
City of Marietta - (GA)Municipal42,52611.92¢/kWh$99/mo
Hart Electric Member CorpCooperative40,57913.11¢/kWh$151/mo
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC - (GA)Cooperative39,16114.81¢/kWh$141/mo
Habersham Electric Membership CorpCooperative38,16813.99¢/kWh$151/mo
Diverse Power IncorporatedCooperative37,94717.23¢/kWh$213/mo
Jefferson Electric Member CorpCooperative37,11514.59¢/kWh$163/mo
Albany Utility BoardMunicipal34,70513.45¢/kWh$123/mo
Okefenoke Rural El Member CorpCooperative30,73014.28¢/kWh$168/mo
Canoochee Electric Member CorpCooperative26,02114.18¢/kWh$165/mo
Excelsior Electric Member CorpCooperative25,83613.91¢/kWh$167/mo
Mitchell Electric Member CorpCooperative25,77317.12¢/kWh$202/mo
Coastal Electric Member Corp - (GA)Cooperative24,73014.38¢/kWh$181/mo
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)Cooperative23,55815.79¢/kWh$186/mo
Southern Rivers EnergyCooperative21,96116.35¢/kWh$207/mo
Altamaha Electric Member CorpCooperative21,88616.30¢/kWh$174/mo
Sumter Electric Member CorpCooperative21,47314.62¢/kWh$191/mo
Grady Electric Membership CorpCooperative20,68315.03¢/kWh$173/mo
Rayle Electric Membership CorpCooperative20,15214.64¢/kWh$164/mo
Planters Electric Member CorpCooperative18,25714.85¢/kWh$173/mo
Dalton UtilitiesMunicipal18,03910.34¢/kWh$103/mo
City of East Point - (GA)Municipal17,67311.99¢/kWh$100/mo
City of Lawrenceville - (GA)Municipal17,05315.01¢/kWh$95/mo
City of Thomasville - (GA)Municipal16,81913.59¢/kWh$157/mo
Tri-State Electric Member CorpCooperative16,55114.90¢/kWh$155/mo
Washington Elec Member CorpCooperative16,31915.36¢/kWh$157/mo

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Georgia?
Homes in Georgia paid an average of 16.27¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 15.56¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Georgia?
Georgia had the 25th highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Georgia?
The average Georgia home used 1,077 kWh a month and paid $158.70 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Georgia?
Georgia Power Co serves the most customers in Georgia, about 2,833,530 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026