NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Electricity prices in Georgia

What homes in Georgia pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
15.2¢ a kWh
Up 4.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$164 a month
Up 4.9% on a year ago
Average use
1,080 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
32 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Georgia homes paid 15.2¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Georgia vs the US

GeorgiaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.2¢18.0¢
Price in August 202615.9¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$164$158
Bill in August 2026$234$209
Average monthly use1,080 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+4.4%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+29%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Utilities in Georgia

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 60% of homes in Georgia; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Georgia PowerInvestor-owned16.4¢+1.8%$1632,502,926
Jackson Electric EMCCooperative12.9¢+11%$155251,907
Cobb Electric MembershipCooperative12.0¢+5.9%$135205,382
City of ChattanoogaMunicipal13.0¢-2.4%$15110,513

Heating fuels in Georgia: propane.