Georgia electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Georgia paid an average of 14.98¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (14.86¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Georgia was 14% below that. It ranked 30th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 4,595,450 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $142.67 on 953 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.98¢ | 14.86¢ | +0.8% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 11.06¢ | 10.32¢ | +7.2% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 6.95¢ | 6.36¢ | +9.3% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 11.58¢ | 11.12¢ | +4.1% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 4.6 TWh | 4.6 TWh | -0.7% |
| Sales, all sectors | 12.1 TWh | 12.1 TWh | +0.4% |
| Residential customers | 4,824,445 | 4,801,627 | +0.5% |
| Average residential bill | $142.67 | $143.19 | -0.4% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 953 | 963 | -1.0% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Georgia in May 2025?
14.98¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.06¢ for commercial and 6.95¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 14.86¢ in May 2024, a change of +0.8%. Residential sales changed by -0.7% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$142.67, on average use of 953 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Georgia page.