14.1%below
the national average of 18.44¢/kWh
Electricity Rates in Georgia (May 2026)
The average residential rate is 15.84¢/kWh — that's about $149/month for a typical household.
#22out of 51 states (1 = cheapest)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Data as of May 2026.
$149/mo
based on 942 kWh average monthly usage
5.7%up
over the past 12 months
Rates by Sector
| Sector | Rate (¢/kWh) | vs National | Avg Monthly Usage | Avg Monthly Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 15.84¢/kWh | -14.1% | 942 kWh | $149 |
| Commercial | 10.88¢/kWh | — | 7,814 kWh | $850 |
| Industrial | 7.04¢/kWh | — | 116,746 kWh | $8,214 |
| National Average | 18.44¢/kWh | — | 736 kWh | $136 |
Electricity Providers in Georgia
Type | Service | Service Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Worth+152 moreless | ||||||
Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, White+9 moreless | ||||||
Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding+2 moreless | ||||||
Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin+4 moreless | ||||||
Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Paulding+5 moreless | ||||||
Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Greene, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton+7 moreless | ||||||
Butts, DeKalb, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton+5 moreless | ||||||
Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield+4 moreless | ||||||
Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs, Upson+14 moreless | ||||||
Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding, Troup+5 moreless |
Utility data from EIA Form 861, 2024
Power Outages in Georgia
462 customers currently without power in Georgia
Frequently Asked Questions
The average residential electricity rate in Georgia is 15.84¢ per kWh. Commercial customers pay an average of 10.88¢ per kWh and industrial customers pay 7.04¢ per kWh.