20.3%below
the national average of 18.83¢/kWh
Electricity Rates in Georgia (March 2026)
The average residential rate is 15.01¢/kWh — that's about $126/month for a typical household.
#19out of 51 states (1 = cheapest)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Data as of March 2026.
$126/mo
based on 842 kWh average monthly usage
2.2%up
over the past 12 months
Rates by Sector
| Sector | Rate (¢/kWh) | vs National | Avg Monthly Usage | Avg Monthly Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 15.01¢/kWh | -20.3% | 842 kWh | $126 |
| Commercial | 11.57¢/kWh | — | 7,096 kWh | $821 |
| Industrial | 6.70¢/kWh | — | 122,752 kWh | $8,226 |
| National Average | 18.83¢/kWh | — | 748 kWh | $141 |
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
2,203 customers currently without power in Georgia
Frequently Asked Questions
The average residential electricity rate in Georgia is 15.01¢ per kWh. Commercial customers pay an average of 11.57¢ per kWh and industrial customers pay 6.70¢ per kWh.