EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Georgia electricity rates

Georgia homes paid 15.9¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +2.3% from a year earlier. That is #21 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

GA average15.9¢Aug 2026
12-month average15.1¢
Rank (cheapest)#21of 51
Utilities59
ZIP codes937

Georgia electricity price trend

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Georgia averageU.S. average
Aug 202615.9¢per kWh
vs. 1 year ago+2.3%15.6¢
vs. 5 years ago+20.2%13.2¢
Record high16.4¢Jun 2026
Avg. home bill$2341,471 kWh, Aug
EIA forecast, South Atlantic16.0¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the South Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.

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Utilities in Georgia

59 utilities · 4 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 4 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Georgia average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.
│ = GA average, same period
Georgia Power Co.
Investor Owned · monthly data
16.6¢Jan–Aug 2026		 +8% +7.5% $1532,452,488
Jackson Electric Member Corp (GA)
Cooperative · monthly data
13.1¢Jan–Aug 2026		 -15.1% +15% $138239,558
Cobb Electric Membership Corp
Cooperative · monthly data
12.2¢Jan–Aug 2026		 -20.7% +7.2% $128200,601
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation
Cooperative
11.5¢2024		 -17.7% — $136181,600
Adjustment 2024
13.8¢2024		 -1.3% — $144141,355
GreyStone Power Corporation
Cooperative
12.2¢2024		 -12.9% — $145139,028
Walton Electric Member Corp
Cooperative
13.0¢2024		 -7.4% — $161131,915
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp
Cooperative
12.4¢2024		 -11.8% — $159105,253
North Georgia Elec Member Corp
Cooperative
12.2¢2024		 -13.1% — $16490,182
Flint Electric Membership Corp
Cooperative
13.6¢2024		 -3.2% — $17183,739
Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp
Cooperative
12.8¢2024		 -8.7% — $15883,001
Colquitt Electric Membership Corp
Cooperative
13.2¢2024		 -5.9% — $15365,743
Central Georgia El Member Corp
Cooperative
12.2¢2024		 -12.7% — $15761,155
Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation
Cooperative
14.0¢2024		 -0.2% — $16054,115
Carroll Electric Member Corp (GA)
Cooperative
13.4¢2024		 -4.6% — $16053,299
Amicalola Electric Member Corp
Cooperative
12.4¢2024		 -11.5% — $15450,337
City of Marietta (GA)
Municipal
11.9¢2024		 -14.9% — $9936,273
Habersham Electric Membership Corp
Cooperative
14.0¢2024		 0% — $14835,011
Jefferson Electric Member Corp
Cooperative
13.3¢2024		 -5.4% — $14634,490
Diverse Power Incorporated
Cooperative
16.8¢2024		 +19.4% — $20731,998
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (GA)
Cooperative
14.0¢2024		 0% — $13030,599
Hart Electric Member Corp
Cooperative
13.2¢2024		 -6.2% — $15030,297
Albany Utility Board
Municipal
12.9¢2024		 -8.2% — $12529,517
Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp
Cooperative
14.2¢2024		 +1.5% — $16427,736
Canoochee Electric Member Corp
Cooperative
14.0¢2024		 -0.3% — $15824,180

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. GA avg.” use the Georgia average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Georgia

30002Avondale Estates30003Norcross30004Alpharetta30005Alpharetta30006Marietta30007Marietta30008Marietta30009Alpharetta30010Norcross30011Auburn30012Conyers30013Conyers30014Covington30015Covington30016Covington30017Grayson30018Jersey30019Dacula30021Clarkston30022Alpharetta30023Alpharetta30024Suwanee30025Social Circle30026North Metro30028Cumming30029North Metro30030Decatur30031Decatur30032Decatur30033Decatur30034Decatur30035Decatur30036Decatur30037Decatur30038Lithonia30039Snellville30040Cumming30041Cumming30042Lawrenceville30043Lawrenceville30044Lawrenceville30045Lawrenceville30046Lawrenceville30047Lilburn30048Lilburn30049Lawrenceville30052Loganville30054Oxford30055Mansfield30056Newborn30058Lithonia30060Marietta30061Marietta30062Marietta30063Marietta30064Marietta30065Marietta30066Marietta30067Marietta30068Marietta30070Porterdale30071Norcross30074Redan30075Roswell30076Roswell30077Roswell30078Snellville30079Scottdale30080Smyrna30081Smyrna30082Smyrna30083Stone Mountain30084Tucker30085Tucker30086Stone Mountain30087Stone Mountain30088Stone Mountain30090Marietta30091Norcross30092Peachtree Corners30093Norcross30094Conyers30095Duluth30096Duluth30097Duluth30098Duluth30099Duluth30101Acworth30102Acworth30103Adairsville30104Aragon30105Armuchee30106Austell30107Ball Ground30108Bowdon30109Bowdon Junction30110Bremen30111Clarkdale30112Carrollton30113Buchanan30114Canton30115Canton30116Carrollton30117Carrollton30118Carrollton30119Carrollton30120Cartersville30121Cartersville30122Lithia Springs30123Cassville30124Cave Spring30125Cedartown30126Mableton30127Powder Springs30129Coosa30132Dallas30133Douglasville30134Douglasville30135Douglasville30137Emerson30138Esom Hill30139Fairmount30140Felton30141Hiram30142Holly Springs30143Jasper30144Kennesaw30145Kingston30146Lebanon30147Lindale30148Marble Hill30149Mount Berry30150Mount Zion30151Nelson30152Kennesaw30153Rockmart30154Douglasville30156Kennesaw30157Dallas30160Kennesaw30161Rome30162Rome30164Rome30165Rome30168Austell30169Canton30170Roopville30171Rydal30172Shannon30173Silver Creek30175Talking Rock30176Tallapoosa30177Tate30178Taylorsville30179Temple30180Villa Rica30182Waco30183Waleska30184White30185Whitesburg30187Winston30188Woodstock30189Woodstock30204Barnesville30205Brooks30206Concord30212Experiment30213Fairburn30214Fayetteville30215Fayetteville30216Flovilla30217Franklin30218Gay30220Grantville30222Greenville30223Griffin30224Griffin30228Hampton30229Haralson30230Hogansville30233Jackson30234Jenkinsburg30236Jonesboro30237Jonesboro30238Jonesboro30240Lagrange30241Lagrange30248Locust Grove30250Lovejoy30251Luthersville30252Mcdonough30253Mcdonough30256Meansville30257Milner30258Molena30259Moreland30260Morrow30261Lagrange30263Newnan30264Newnan30265Newnan30266Orchard Hill30268Palmetto30269Peachtree City30270Peachtree City30271Newnan30273Rex30274Riverdale30275Sargent30276Senoia30277Sharpsburg30281Stockbridge30284Sunny Side30285The Rock30286Thomaston30287Morrow30288Conley30289Turin30290Tyrone30291Union City30292Williamson30293Woodbury30294Ellenwood30295Zebulon30296Riverdale30297Forest Park30298Forest Park30301Atlanta30302Atlanta30303Atlanta30304Atlanta30305Atlanta30306Atlanta30307Atlanta30308Atlanta30309Atlanta30310Atlanta30311Atlanta30312Atlanta30313Atlanta30314Atlanta30315Atlanta30316Atlanta30317Atlanta30318Atlanta30319Atlanta30321Atlanta30322Atlanta30324Atlanta30325Atlanta30326Atlanta30327Atlanta30328Atlanta30329Atlanta30331Atlanta30333Atlanta30336Atlanta30337Atlanta30338Atlanta30339Atlanta30340Atlanta30341Atlanta30342Atlanta30343Atlanta30344Atlanta30345Atlanta30346Atlanta30348Atlanta30349Atlanta30350Atlanta30353Atlanta30354Atlanta30355Atlanta30356Atlanta30357Atlanta30358Atlanta30359Atlanta30360Atlanta30361Atlanta30362Atlanta30363Atlanta30364Atlanta30366Atlanta30368Atlanta30369Atlanta30370Atlanta30371Atlanta30374Atlanta30375Atlanta30377Atlanta30378Atlanta30380Atlanta30384Atlanta30385Atlanta30388Atlanta30392Atlanta30394Atlanta30396Atlanta30398Atlanta30401Swainsboro30410Ailey30411Alamo30412Alston30413Bartow30414Bellville30415Brooklet30417Claxton30420Cobbtown30421Collins30423Daisy30424Dover30425Garfield30426Girard30427Glennville30428Glenwood30429Hagan30434Louisville30436Lyons30439Metter30441Midville30442Millen30445Mount Vernon30446Newington30447Norristown30448Nunez30449Oliver30450Portal30451Pulaski30452Register30453Reidsville30454Rockledge30455Rocky Ford30456Sardis30457Soperton30458Statesboro30459Statesboro30460Statesboro30461Statesboro30464Stillmore30467Sylvania30470Tarrytown30471Twin City30473Uvalda30474Vidalia30475Vidalia30477Wadley30499Reidsville30501Gainesville30502Chestnut Mountain30503Gainesville30504Gainesville30506Gainesville30507Gainesville30510Alto30511Baldwin30512Blairsville30513Blue Ridge30514Blairsville30515Buford30516Bowersville30517Braselton30518Buford30519Buford30520Canon30521Carnesville30522Cherry Log30523Clarkesville30525Clayton30527Clermont30528Cleveland30529Commerce30530Commerce30531Cornelia30533Dahlonega30534Dawsonville30535Demorest30536Ellijay30537Dillard30538Eastanollee30539East Ellijay30540Ellijay30541Epworth30542Flowery Branch30543Gillsville30545Helen30546Hiawassee30547Homer30548Hoschton30549Jefferson30552Lakemont30553Lavonia30554Lula30555Mc Caysville30557Martin30558Maysville30559Mineral Bluff30560Morganton30562Mountain City30563Mount Airy30564Murrayville30565Nicholson30566Oakwood30567Pendergrass30568Rabun Gap30571Sautee Nacoochee30572Suches30573Tallulah Falls30575Talmo30576Tiger30577Toccoa30580Turnerville30581Wiley30582Young Harris30597Dahlonega30598Toccoa Falls30599Commerce30601Athens30602Athens30603Athens30604Athens30605Athens30606Athens30607Athens30608Athens30609Athens30612Athens30619Arnoldsville30620Bethlehem30621Bishop30622Bogart30623Bostwick30624Bowman30625Buckhead30627Carlton30628Colbert30629Comer30630Crawford30631Crawfordville30633Danielsville30634Dewy Rose30635Elberton30638Farmington30639Franklin Springs30641Good Hope30642Greensboro30643Hartwell30645High Shoals30646Hull30647Ila30648Lexington30650Madison30655Monroe30656Monroe30660Rayle30662Royston30663Rutledge30664Sharon30665Siloam30666Statham30667Stephens30668Tignall30669Union Point30671Maxeys30673Washington30677Watkinsville30678White Plains30680Winder30683Winterville30701Calhoun30703Calhoun30705Chatsworth30707Chickamauga30708Cisco30710Cohutta30711Crandall30719Dalton30720Dalton30721Dalton30722Dalton30724Eton30725Flintstone30726Graysville30728La Fayette30730Lyerly30731Menlo30732Oakman30733Plainville30734Ranger30735Resaca30736Ringgold30738Rising Fawn30739Rock Spring30740Rocky Face30741Rossville30742Fort Oglethorpe30746Sugar Valley30747Summerville30750Lookout Mountain30751Tennga30752Trenton30753Trion30755Tunnel Hill30756Varnell30757Wildwood30802Appling30803Avera30805Blythe30806Boneville30807Camak30808Dearing30809Evans30810Gibson30811Gough30812Gracewood30813Grovetown30814Harlem30815Hephzibah30816Keysville30817Lincolnton30818Matthews30819Mesena30820Mitchell30821Norwood30822Perkins30823Stapleton30824Thomson30828Warrenton30830Waynesboro30833Wrens30901Augusta30903Augusta30904Augusta30905Augusta30906Augusta30907Augusta30909Augusta30914Augusta30916Augusta30917Augusta30919Augusta30999Augusta31001Abbeville31002Adrian31003Allentown31004Bolingbroke31005Bonaire31006Butler31007Byromville31008Byron31009Cadwell31010Cordele31011Chauncey31012Chester31013Clinchfield31014Cochran31015Cordele31016Culloden31017Danville31018Davisboro31019Dexter31020Dry Branch31021Dublin31022Dudley31023Eastman31024Eatonton31025Elko31026Eatonton31027East Dublin31028Centerville31029Forsyth31030Fort Valley31031Gordon31032Gray31033Haddock31034Hardwick31035Harrison31036Hawkinsville31037Mc Rae Helena31038Hillsboro31039Howard31040Dublin31041Ideal31042Irwinton31044Jeffersonville31045Jewell31046Juliette31047Kathleen31049Kite31050Knoxville31051Lilly31052Lizella31054Mc Intyre31055Mc Rae Helena31057Marshallville31058Mauk31059Milledgeville31060Milan31061Milledgeville31063Montezuma31064Monticello31065Montrose31066Musella31067Oconee31068Oglethorpe31069Perry31070Pinehurst31071Pineview31072Pitts31075Rentz31076Reynolds31077Rhine31078Roberta31079Rochelle31081Rupert31082Sandersville31083Scotland31084Seville31085Shady Dale31086Smarr31087Sparta31088Warner Robins31089Tennille31090Toomsboro31091Unadilla31092Vienna31093Warner Robins31094Warthen31095Warner Robins31096Wrightsville31097Yatesville31098Warner Robins31099Warner Robins31106Atlanta31107Atlanta31119Atlanta31126Atlanta31131Atlanta31136Atlanta31139Atlanta31141Atlanta31145Atlanta31146Atlanta31150Atlanta31156Atlanta31169Peachtree City31192Atlanta31193Atlanta31195Atlanta31196Atlanta31201Macon31202Macon31203Macon31204Macon31205Macon31206Macon31208Macon31209Macon31210Macon31211Macon31213Macon31216Macon31217Macon31220Macon31221Macon31294Macon31295Macon31296Macon31297Macon31301Allenhurst31302Bloomingdale31303Clyo31305Darien31307Eden31308Ellabell31309Fleming31310Hinesville31312Guyton31313Hinesville31314Fort Stewart31315Fort Stewart31316Ludowici31318Meldrim31319Meridian31320Midway31321Pembroke31322Pooler31323Riceboro31324Richmond Hill31326Rincon31327Sapelo Island31328Tybee Island31329Springfield31331Townsend31333Walthourville31401Savannah31402Savannah31403Savannah31404Savannah31405Savannah31406Savannah31407Port Wentworth31408Savannah31409Savannah31410Savannah31411Savannah31412Savannah31414Savannah31415Savannah31416Savannah31418Savannah31419Savannah31420Savannah31421Savannah31501Waycross31502Waycross31503Waycross31510Alma31512Ambrose31513Baxley31515Baxley31516Blackshear31518Bristol31519Broxton31520Brunswick31521Brunswick31522Saint Simons Island31523Brunswick31524Brunswick31525Brunswick31527Jekyll Island31532Denton31533Douglas31534Douglas31535Douglas31537Folkston31539Hazlehurst31542Hoboken31543Hortense31544Jacksonville31545Jesup31546Jesup31547Kings Bay31548Kingsland31549Lumber City31550Manor31551Mershon31552Millwood31553Nahunta31554Nicholls31555Odum31556Offerman31557Patterson31558Saint Marys31560Screven31561Sea Island31562Saint George31563Surrency31564Waresboro31565Waverly31566Waynesville31567West Green31568White Oak31569Woodbine31598Jesup31599Jesup31601Valdosta31602Valdosta31603Valdosta31604Valdosta31605Valdosta31606Valdosta31620Adel31622Alapaha31623Argyle31624Axson31625Barney31626Boston31627Cecil31629Dixie31630Du Pont31631Fargo31632Hahira31634Homerville31635Lakeland31636Lake Park31637Lenox31638Morven31639Nashville31641Naylor31642Pearson31643Quitman31645Ray City31647Sparks31648Statenville31649Stockton31650Willacoochee31698Valdosta31699Moody Afb31701Albany31702Albany31703Albany31704Albany31705Albany31706Albany31707Albany31708Albany31709Americus31711Andersonville31712Arabi31714Ashburn31716Baconton31719Americus31720Barwick31721Albany31722Berlin31727Brookfield31730Camilla31733Chula31735Cobb31738Coolidge31739Cotton31743De Soto31744Doerun31747Ellenton31749Enigma31750Fitzgerald31756Hartsfield31757Thomasville31758Thomasville31763Leesburg31764Leslie31765Meigs31768Moultrie31769Mystic31771Norman Park31772Oakfield31773Ochlocknee31774Ocilla31775Omega31776Moultrie31778Pavo31779Pelham31780Plains31781Poulan31782Putney31783Rebecca31784Sale City31787Smithville31788Moultrie31789Sumner31790Sycamore31791Sylvester31792Thomasville31793Tifton31794Tifton31795Ty Ty31796Warwick31798Wray31799Thomasville31801Box Springs31803Buena Vista31804Cataula31805Cusseta31806Ellaville31807Ellerslie31808Fortson31810Geneva31811Hamilton31812Junction City31814Louvale31815Lumpkin31816Manchester31820Midland31821Omaha31822Pine Mountain31823Pine Mountain Valley31824Preston31825Richland31826Shiloh31827Talbotton31829Upatoi31830Warm Springs31831Waverly Hall31832Weston31833West Point31836Woodland31901Columbus31902Columbus31903Columbus31904Columbus31905Fort Benning31906Columbus31907Columbus31908Columbus31909Columbus31914Columbus31917Columbus31993Columbus31995Fort Benning31997Columbus31998Columbus31999Columbus39813Arlington39815Attapulgus39817Bainbridge39818Bainbridge39819Bainbridge39823Blakely39824Bluffton39825Brinson39826Bronwood39827Cairo39828Cairo39829Calvary39832Cedar Springs39834Climax39836Coleman39837Colquitt39840Cuthbert39841Damascus39842Dawson39845Donalsonville39846Edison39851Fort Gaines39852Fowlstown39854Georgetown39859Iron City39861Jakin39862Leary39866Morgan39867Morris39870Newton39877Parrott39885Sasser39886Shellman39897Whigham39901Atlanta

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Georgia?

15.9¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 15.1¢.

How does Georgia compare with other states?

Georgia ranks #21 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Georgia has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Dalton Utilities averaged 10.1¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.