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Georgia Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential

16.36¢ /kWh

▲ 2.5%vs. last year

Commercial

11.91¢ /kWh

▼ 2.1%vs. last year

Industrial

8.86¢ /kWh

▼ 4.2%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →

$161per month▲ 2.5% vs. the year before

15.04¢/kWh × 1,071 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 19th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Georgia		$161
U.S. average		$156
Alabama		$185
Florida		$168
South Carolina		$164
Tennessee		$163
North Carolina		$151

Georgia is $5 a month above (+3.3%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Georgia makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →

Renewable

12.5%

Carbon-free

47.0%

Largest source

Natural gas 40%

40%

14%

35%

Georgia electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
Source	Share	Generation
Natural gas	39.6%	58,472 GWh
Coal	13.9%	20,461 GWh
Nuclear	34.5%	50,962 GWh
Wind	0.0%	0 GWh
Solar	7.6%	11,269 GWh
Hydro	1.9%	2,788 GWh
Other	2.5%	3,623 GWh

147.6 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Georgia electricity prices in context

Georgia's residential electricity rate was 15.84¢/kWh as of May 2026, placing the state 30th among the 50 states and DC when ranked from most to least expensive. This rate sits 2.60¢/kWh below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, a difference of 14.1%. Among bordering states, Georgia falls in the middle: it is cheaper than Alabama at 16.77¢/kWh and South Carolina at 16.18¢/kWh, but more expensive than Florida at 15.17¢/kWh, North Carolina at 15.09¢/kWh, and Tennessee at 14.47¢/kWh.

The state's residential rate has risen substantially over longer periods. Since May 2021, it increased 20.4% from 13.16¢/kWh. Over two decades since May 2006, the rate has climbed 80.8% from 8.76¢/kWh. Since records began in January 2001, the increase reaches 134.7% from 6.75¢/kWh. The current rate remains slightly below the state's record high of 15.97¢/kWh in August 2022 and far above the record low of 6.42¢/kWh in December 2002.

Georgia's average monthly residential bill stands at $161 for 1,074 kWh per month, compared with the national average of $155 for 871 kWh per month. Although the rate is below average, higher consumption pushes the bill modestly above the national figure. Commercial and industrial rates in Georgia were 10.88¢/kWh and 7.04¢/kWh respectively.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01: 6.75¢
Now: 16.36¢
Change: ▲ 142.4%
Range: 6.42–16.36¢

Recent months

Month	Residential	Commercial	Industrial
June 2026	16.36	11.91	8.86
May 2026	15.84	10.88	7.04
April 2026	15.37	10.56	6.84
March 2026	15.01	11.57	6.70
February 2026	14.13	12.02	7.83
January 2026	14.46	12.19	8.35
December 2025	13.67	11.49	7.53
November 2025	14.42	11.14	6.83
October 2025	14.53	10.93	6.65
September 2025	15.30	11.24	7.47
August 2025	15.43	11.18	8.15
July 2025	15.56	12.49	10.87

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Georgia?

Residential electricity in Georgia costs 16.36¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 25th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 11.91¢ and industrial customers 8.86¢ per kilowatt-hour.

›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Georgia?

Georgia's residential rate of 16.36¢/kWh is -8.7% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Georgia home consumes 1,071 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $161.

›Have electricity prices in Georgia gone up?

Residential electricity in Georgia has moved +142.4% since 2001, reaching 16.36¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +2.5%.

›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Georgia?

Of the states bordering Georgia, North Carolina has the lowest average monthly bill at $151 and Alabama the highest at $185. Georgia averages $161 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.