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Electric utilities serving Early County, Georgia
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Early County, Georgia, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 5 utilities for 2024; Georgia Power Co, Diverse Power Incorporated and Mitchell Electric Member Corp are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Their average residential prices ran from 15.49¢ to 16.94¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 16.38¢, against a Georgia average of 14.08¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Georgia customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 648.3 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Georgia utilities reporting was 392.5.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 10,455. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Georgia operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power Co | Investor-owned | 2,452,488 | 15.49¢ | $153.24 | 1,516.2 | 127.9 |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Cooperative | 31,998 | 16.75¢ | $207.24 | 233.9 | 108.6 |
| Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | 21,293 | 16.01¢ | $187.28 | 628.6 | 399.4 |
| Three Notch Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | 13,695 | 16.94¢ | $153.41 | 668.0 | 269.0 |
| City of Blakely short form | Municipal | 2,825 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Georgia. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was City of Blakely 10.97¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Early County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 16.38¢ median | 14.08¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $170.35 median | $151.25 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 648.3 median | 392.5 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 198.5 median | 151.3 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 5 | 58 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Early County itself.
Population: 10,455 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 5,491 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Georgia counties
- Decatur County 5
- DeKalb County 4
- Dodge County 4
- Dooly County 4
- Dougherty County 5
- Douglas County 2
- Echols County 3
- Effingham County 3
- Elbert County 3
- Emanuel County 7
- Evans County 3
- Fannin County 3
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Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Early County?
Georgia Power Co, Diverse Power Incorporated, Mitchell Electric Member Corp, Three Notch Elec Member Corp and City of Blakely list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Early County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 15.49¢ to 16.94¢ per kilowatthour across their Georgia customers in 2024; the state average was 14.08¢.
How reliable is power in Early County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 648.3 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 198.5 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.