How much is the average electric bill in Georgia?

The average residential electric bill in Georgia is about $197 per month, reflecting average monthly usage of 1,201 kWh at a residential rate of 16.36¢ per kWh.

Is electricity expensive in Georgia?

At 16.36¢ per kWh, Georgia's residential electricity rate is 10.8% lower than the U.S. average of 18.34¢ per kWh. That makes it the 27th-cheapest of 51 states and DC ranked by residential price.

Electricity Rates in Georgia (June 2026)

The average residential rate is 16.36¢/kWh — that's about $197/month for a typical household.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Data as of June 2026.

#27

out of 51 states (1 = cheapest)

$197/mo

based on 1,201 kWh average monthly usage

10.8%below

the national average of 18.34¢/kWh

2.5%up

over the past 12 months

Rates by Sector

Sector	Rate (¢/kWh)	vs National	Avg Monthly Usage	Avg Monthly Bill	vs National
Residential	16.36¢/kWh	-10.8%	1,201 kWh	$197	-10.8%
Commercial	11.91¢/kWh	-16.1%	8,772 kWh	$1,045	-16.1%
Industrial	8.86¢/kWh	-3.4%	132,376 kWh	$11,735	-3.4%
National Avg — Residential	18.34¢/kWh	—	930 kWh	$171	—
National Avg — Commercial	14.19¢/kWh	—	6,854 kWh	$972	—
National Avg — Industrial	9.17¢/kWh	—	79,069 kWh	$7,248	—

Electricity Providers in Georgia

	Type	Service				Service Area
Georgia Power Co	IOU	Bundled	15.49¢/kWh	$153	2,452,488	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
Jackson Electric Member Corp - (GA)	Co-op	Bundled	11.38¢/kWh	$138	239,558	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, White+9 moreless
Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Co-op	Bundled	11.41¢/kWh	$128	200,601	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding+2 moreless
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation	Co-op	Bundled	11.54¢/kWh	$136	181,600	Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin+4 moreless
GreyStone Power Corporation	Co-op	Bundled	12.22¢/kWh	$145	139,028	Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Paulding+5 moreless
Walton Electric Member Corp	Co-op	Bundled	12.99¢/kWh	$161	131,915	Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Greene, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton+7 moreless
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp	Co-op	Bundled	12.37¢/kWh	$159	105,253	Butts, DeKalb, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton+5 moreless
North Georgia Elec Member Corp	Co-op	Bundled	12.18¢/kWh	$164	90,182	Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield+4 moreless
Flint Electric Membership Corp	Co-op	Bundled	13.57¢/kWh	$171	83,739	Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs, Upson+14 moreless
Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp	Co-op	Bundled	12.80¢/kWh	$158	83,001	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding, Troup+5 moreless

Utility data from EIA Form 861, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average residential electricity rate in Georgia is 16.36¢ per kWh. Commercial customers pay an average of 11.91¢ per kWh and industrial customers pay 8.86¢ per kWh.

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