State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Georgia electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Georgia was 16.27¢ per kWh, compared with 15.56¢ in July 2025 (+4.6%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $158.70 for 1,077 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 16.27¢; +4.6% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $158.70; 1,077 kWh a month
2025 average price: 14.74¢; 4,870,227 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Georgia Power	2,480,484	Full service	16.28¢
Jackson Electric Member	245,849	Full service	11.87¢
Cobb Electric Membership	203,131	Full service	11.55¢
Sawnee Electric Membership	182,849	Full service	12.82¢
City of Chattanooga	176,219	Full service	12.92¢
GreyStone Power	142,841	Full service	12.55¢
Walton Electric Member	133,581	Full service	14.10¢
Snapping Shoals El Member	106,304	Full service	12.99¢
North Georgia Elec Member	90,932	Full service	12.93¢
Flint Electric Membership	85,358	Full service	13.41¢
Coweta-Fayette El Member	83,660	Full service	13.22¢
Colquitt Electric Membership	66,177	Full service	13.95¢
Central Georgia El Member	62,546	Full service	13.06¢
Satilla Rural Elec Member	54,207	Full service	14.65¢
Carroll Electric Member	53,707	Full service	13.94¢
Amicalola Electric Member	51,657	Full service	13.67¢
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC	46,903	Full service	14.80¢
Okefenoke Rural El Member	39,729	Full service	14.20¢
City of Marietta	36,288	Full service	11.92¢
Habersham Electric Membership	35,519	Full service	13.99¢
Jefferson Electric Member	34,651	Full service	14.59¢
Diverse Power Incorporated	33,154	Full service	17.24¢
Albany Utility Board	31,706	Full service	13.45¢
Haywood Electric Member	30,752	Full service	16.86¢
Hart Electric Member	30,698	Full service	13.11¢
Canoochee Electric Member	24,733	Full service	14.18¢
Excelsior Electric Member	23,762	Full service	13.91¢
Coastal Electric Member	21,397	Full service	14.38¢
Mitchell Electric Member	21,350	Full service	17.12¢
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)	21,329	Full service	15.79¢
Southern Rivers Energy	20,770	Full service	16.35¢
Altamaha Electric Member	19,623	Full service	16.30¢
Grady Electric Membership	19,416	Full service	15.03¢
Tri-State Electric Member	17,633	Full service	14.95¢
Rayle Electric Membership	16,474	Full service	14.64¢
Planters Electric Member	16,417	Full service	14.85¢
City of East Point	16,204	Full service	11.99¢
Washington Elec Member	15,170	Full service	15.36¢
Sumter Electric Member	15,145	Full service	14.62¢
City of Lawrenceville	14,747	Full service	15.01¢

Showing the 40 largest. The rest are linked from the utilities directory.

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 40 EIA respondents touch Georgia and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

City of Acworth - (GA) · Municipal
City of Adel- (GA) · Municipal
City of Barnesville - (GA) · Municipal
City of Blakely - (GA) · Municipal
City of Cairo - (GA) · Municipal
City of Camilla · Municipal
City of Commerce - (GA) · Municipal
City of Doerun - (GA) · Municipal
City of Elberton · Municipal
City of Ellaville · Municipal
City of Fairburn - (GA) · Municipal
City of Forsyth - (GA) · Municipal
City of Grantville - (GA) · Municipal
City of Hampton - (GA) · Municipal
City of Hogansville - (GA) · Municipal
City of Jackson - (GA) · Municipal
City of LaFayette - (GA) · Municipal
City of Mansfield - (GA) · Municipal
City of Monroe - (GA) · Municipal
City of Monticello - (GA) · Municipal
City of Moultrie - (GA) · Municipal
City of Norcross- (GA) · Municipal
City of Oxford - (GA) · Municipal
City of Palmetto - (GA) · Municipal
City of Quitman · Municipal
City of Sylvester - (GA) · Municipal
City of Thomaston - (GA) · Municipal
City of West Point - (GA) · Municipal
City of Whigham - (GA) · Municipal
Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm · Municipal
Fort Valley Utility Comm · Municipal
Irwin Electric Membership Corp · Cooperative
Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp · Cooperative
Middle Georgia El Member Corp · Cooperative
Municipal Electric Authority - (GA) · Municipal Mktg Authority
Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp · Cooperative
Slash Pine Elec Member Corp · Cooperative
Tennessee Valley Authority · Federal
Town of Brinson - (GA) · Municipal
Upson Elec Member Corp · Cooperative

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 16.27¢/kWh
500 kWh	$81.35
750 kWh	$122.03
1,000 kWh	$162.70
1,500 kWh	$244.05
2,000 kWh	$325.40

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Georgia Public Service Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Georgia are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.