Electricity Rate in Georgia (2026): 16.36c/kWh Average
The EIA residential electricity price in Georgia is 16.36 cents per kWh as of June 2026, 1.98c below the US average of 18.34c/kWh. The Georgia commercial rate is 11.91c/kWh and the industrial rate is 8.86c/kWh (EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A).
Georgia Electricity Rate: What You Need to Know
Georgia electricity averages 16.36 cents per kWh for residential customers as of June 2026, according to the EIA Electric Power Monthly. This is 1.98c below the US average of 18.34c/kWh. The average monthly bill for Georgia households is $159 based on typical usage of 1082 kWh.
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, serves 95% of Georgia as a regulated monopoly; the state averages 16.36c/kWh (June 2026). Retail choice is not permitted. The primary rate driver in 2025-2026 has been Vogtle nuclear plant Units 3 and 4 - the first new US nuclear reactors in 30 years, completed in 2024 after massive cost overruns ($35B total vs original $14B estimate). The GPSC approved cost recovery for the Vogtle investment, adding approximately 6-8% to Georgia Power residential bills over the rate period. Vogtle Units 3 and 4 provide low-carbon baseload power but at a significant capital cost borne by Georgia ratepayers.
Generation mix: Natural gas 45%, nuclear 25%, coal 15%, solar 15%. The fuel mix is a primary driver of electricity rates - states with abundant hydro or nuclear tend to have lower rates, while states dependent on imported petroleum (Hawaii) or natural gas pay more.
Year-over-year change: Georgia rates rose 2.5% year-over-year as of June 2026. This compares to the US average increase of 5% over the same period.
Regulated: You Cannot Switch Electricity Suppliers
Georgia Power operates as the regulated utility in Georgia. Retail electricity choice is not available for residential customers. Options for reducing your bill include: time-of-use rate optimization, energy efficiency upgrades, and rooftop solar.
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EIA's Form 861 census records 96 entities with 2024 retail electricity sales in Georgia: 58 distribution utilities filing the full form, 38 small utilities filing the short form (EIA-861S). By ownership: 52 municipal, 42 cooperative, 1 political subdivision, 1 investor owned. The state-wide average realised residential price in 2024 was 14.08 cents per kWh across 4,815,459 residential customers and 62,062,953 MWh of sales; EIA's latest monthly figure is 16.36c (June 2026). The largest utility by residential accounts served (bundled plus delivery-only) is Georgia Power Co with 2,452,488 (15.49c per kWh, 46.9% of state residential sales by MWh). 57 of the 58 distribution utilities have a detail page; the rest are listed here only.
| # | Utility | Ownership | Res. accounts | Residential | Commercial | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Power Co | Investor Owned | 2,452,488 | 15.49c | 11.65c | 155 |
| 2 | Jackson Electric Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | 239,558 | 11.38c | 11.34c | 12 |
| 3 | Cobb Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 200,601 | 11.41c | 10.16c | 5 |
| 4 | Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 181,600 | 11.54c | 10.82c | 7 |
| 5 | GreyStone Power Corporation | Cooperative | 139,028 | 12.22c | 12.75c | 8 |
| 6 | Walton Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 131,915 | 12.99c | 6.94c | 10 |
| 7 | Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | Cooperative | 105,253 | 12.37c | 11.35c | 8 |
| 8 | North Georgia Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 90,182 | 12.18c | 9.42c | 7 |
| 9 | Flint Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 83,739 | 13.57c | 11.96c | 17 |
| 10 | Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | Cooperative | 83,001 | 12.80c | 13.45c | 8 |
| 11 | Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 65,743 | 13.20c | 13.81c | 10 |
| 12 | Central Georgia El Member Corp | Cooperative | 61,155 | 12.24c | 11.16c | 16 |
| 13 | Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | Cooperative | 54,115 | 13.99c | 15.22c | 12 |
| 14 | Carroll Electric Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | 53,299 | 13.38c | 12.92c | 7 |
| 15 | Amicalola Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 50,337 | 12.41c | 13.88c | 10 |
| 16 | City of Marietta (GA) | Municipal | 36,273 | 11.93c | 11.91c | 1 |
| 17 | Habersham Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 35,011 | 14.02c | 12.12c | 6 |
| 18 | Jefferson Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 34,490 | 13.27c | 12.74c | 11 |
| 19 | Diverse Power Incorporatedalso AL | Cooperative | 31,998 | 16.75c | 16.30c | 14 |
| 20 | Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (GA)also NC | Cooperative | 30,599 | 14.02c | 14.94c | 4 |
| 21 | Hart Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 30,297 | 13.15c | 12.91c | 6 |
| 22 | Albany Utility Board | Municipal | 29,517 | 12.87c | 7.36c | 2 |
| 23 | Okefenoke Rural El Member Corpalso FL | Cooperative | 27,736 | 14.24c | 13.07c | 6 |
| 24 | Canoochee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 24,180 | 13.98c | 9.17c | 9 |
| 25 | Excelsior Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 23,422 | 13.61c | 6.96c | 8 |
| 26 | Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 21,293 | 16.01c | 14.03c | 14 |
| 27 | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | 21,154 | 14.83c | 14.60c | 8 |
| 28 | Coastal Electric Member Corp (GA) | Cooperative | 20,559 | 13.94c | 13.23c | 4 |
| 29 | Southern Rivers Energy | Cooperative | 20,411 | 16.41c | 15.97c | 9 |
| 30 | Altamaha Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 19,628 | 16.04c | 9.01c | 7 |
| 31 | Grady Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 19,283 | 14.84c | 13.41c | 6 |
| 32 | Planters Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 16,385 | 14.53c | 12.27c | 7 |
| 33 | Rayle Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 16,369 | 14.42c | 14.08c | 10 |
| 34 | City of East Point (GA) | Municipal | 16,365 | 11.97c | 9.15c | 1 |
| 35 | Washington Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 15,200 | 14.68c | 12.12c | 10 |
| 36 | Sumter Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 15,049 | 14.14c | 16.30c | 11 |
| 37 | City of Thomasville (GA) | Municipal | 14,025 | 13.55c | 11.05c | 2 |
| 38 | Three Notch Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 13,695 | 16.94c | 17.46c | 6 |
| 39 | City of Griffin (GA) | Municipal | 13,594 | 15.00c | 15.29c | 3 |
| 40 | Dalton Utilities | Municipal | 13,482 | 10.07c | 5.58c | 1 |
| 41 | Tri-State Electric Member Corpalso TN, NC | Cooperative | 13,123 | 14.03c | 14.58c | 1 |
| 42 | City of Covington (GA) | Municipal | 12,459 | 14.57c | 13.41c | 2 |
| 43 | City of La Grange (GA) | Municipal | 12,347 | 12.57c | 10.33c | 1 |
| 44 | Oconee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 10,743 | 15.71c | 16.39c | 7 |
| 45 | City of Lawrenceville (GA) | Municipal | 10,667 | 15.78c | 11.65c | 1 |
| 46 | City of Chattanooga (TN)also TN | Municipal | 10,366 | 12.29c | 13.26c | 3 |
| 47 | Newnan Wtr, Sewer & Light Comm | Municipal | 9,209 | 13.20c | 10.58c | 1 |
| 48 | Crisp County Power Comm | Political Subdivision | 9,206 | 14.54c | 16.00c | 5 |
| 49 | City of College Park (GA) | Municipal | 7,924 | 12.84c | 8.08c | 3 |
| 50 | City of Cartersville (GA) | Municipal | 6,711 | 14.56c | 12.71c | 1 |
| 51 | City of Calhoun (GA) | Municipal | 4,944 | 14.01c | 14.29c | 1 |
| 52 | City of Douglas | Municipal | 4,124 | 9.64c | 8.22c | 1 |
| 53 | City of Buford | Municipal | 2,985 | 13.34c | 13.78c | 2 |
| 54 | City of Sandersville (GA) | Municipal | 2,234 | 10.90c | 4.48c | 1 |
| 55 | City of Sylvania (GA) | Municipal | 1,913 | 12.88c | 5.92c | 2 |
| 56 | City of Washington (GA) | Municipal | 1,856 | 16.11c | 4.75c | 1 |
| 57 | City of Chickamauga | Municipal | 831 | 13.62c | 12.01c | 1 |
| 58 | Haywood Electric Member Corpalso NC, SC | Cooperative | 433 | 17.33c | 23.08c | 1 |
Small utilities filing the EIA-861S short form (38): totals across all sectors, no residential split+
| Utility | Ownership | Customers (all) | Avg price (all) | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 12,992 | 14.88c | 5 |
| Irwin Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | 12,853 | 16.93c | 8 |
| Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp | Cooperative | 11,896 | 13.37c | 5 |
| Upson Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 9,665 | 13.50c | 6 |
| Slash Pine Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 9,387 | 14.17c | 7 |
| Middle Georgia El Member Corp | Cooperative | 8,594 | 20.44c | 7 |
| City of Acworth (GA) | Municipal | 7,266 | 16.33c | 2 |
| City of Monroe (GA) | Municipal | 7,051 | 12.27c | 1 |
| City of Moultrie (GA) | Municipal | 6,941 | 11.66c | 1 |
| Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm | Municipal | 6,062 | 11.25c | 1 |
| City of Norcross- (GA) | Municipal | 5,514 | 8.84c | 3 |
| Fort Valley Utility Comm | Municipal | 4,912 | 10.23c | 2 |
| City of Cairo (GA) | Municipal | 4,676 | 12.35c | 1 |
| City of Elberton | Municipal | 4,543 | 11.43c | 1 |
| City of Thomaston (GA) | Municipal | 4,524 | 12.24c | 1 |
| City of LaFayette (GA) | Municipal | 4,260 | 8.50c | 1 |
| City of Fairburn (GA) | Municipal | 3,488 | 11.21c | 1 |
| City of Barnesville (GA) | Municipal | 3,209 | 11.52c | 1 |
| City of Forsyth (GA) | Municipal | 3,191 | 11.81c | 1 |
| City of Commerce (GA) | Municipal | 3,153 | 14.81c | 1 |
| City of Adel- (GA) | Municipal | 3,118 | 8.16c | 2 |
| City of Camilla | Municipal | 2,839 | 10.67c | 1 |
| City of Sylvester (GA) | Municipal | 2,830 | 13.15c | 1 |
| City of Blakely (GA) | Municipal | 2,825 | 10.97c | 1 |
| City of Hampton (GA) | Municipal | 2,799 | 10.72c | 1 |
| City of Quitman | Municipal | 2,380 | 12.96c | 1 |
| City of Palmetto (GA) | Municipal | 2,043 | 8.79c | 2 |
| City of Hogansville (GA) | Municipal | 1,964 | 14.29c | 1 |
| City of West Point (GA) | Municipal | 1,884 | 6.76c | 2 |
| City of Jackson (GA) | Municipal | 1,780 | 10.66c | 1 |
| City of Monticello (GA) | Municipal | 1,329 | 12.14c | 1 |
| City of Grantville (GA) | Municipal | 1,007 | 14.28c | 2 |
| City of Ellaville | Municipal | 826 | 15.86c | 1 |
| City of Oxford (GA) | Municipal | 733 | 11.18c | 1 |
| City of Doerun (GA) | Municipal | 413 | 16.49c | 1 |
| City of Whigham (GA) | Municipal | 312 | 18.27c | 1 |
| City of Mansfield (GA) | Municipal | 303 | 12.99c | 1 |
| Town of Brinson (GA) | Municipal | 130 | 14.52c | 1 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 Annual, 2024 final data (public domain), retrieved 28 August 2026; prices are average realised revenue per kWh, not tariffs. Final 2024 file f8612024.zip (released 3 December 2025) from the EIA-861 detailed data files. Preliminary 2025 figures come from the early-release file f8612025er.zip (4 August 2026), which EIA has not yet validated; they are labelled as such wherever shown and never mixed into a final figure.