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Cobb Electric Membership electricity rates

What homes pay Cobb Electric Membership for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 205,382 homes in Georgia. EIA lists it as Cobb Electric Membership Corp.

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Average price
12.0¢ a kWh
Up 5.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$135 a month
Up 7.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,126 kWh
A month. Georgia 1,080 kWh
Price rank in Georgia
4 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Cobb Electric Membership homes paid 12.0¢ a kWh, against 15.2¢ across Georgia.

Cobb Electric Membership vs Georgia

Cobb Electric MembershipGeorgia
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.0¢15.2¢
Price in August 202610.8¢15.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$135$164
Bill in August 2026$182$234
Average monthly use1,126 kWh1,080 kWh
Price change, past year+5.9%+4.4%
Price change since 2019+8.3%+29%

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.

Up to and including August 2026