Average electric bill in Georgia

A typical Georgia home paid about $160.67 a month for electricity in 2025, $1,928.07 for the year, using 1,091 kWh a month at 14.73 cents per kWh.

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Energy only, 14.73 ¢ per kWh; the slider starts at 1091 kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $160.67 a month$1,928.07 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 14 of 51+6% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 1,091 kWh a month8 of 51; +24% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 14.73 ¢/kWh32 of 51; -15% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $234.211,505 kWh at 15.56 ¢
Cheapest month: Apr $122.43826 kWh at 14.82 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 91%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Jul 2026: $167.09 a month+1.0% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.58%14 of 51; median household income $74,664
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +13.4%$141.63 to $160.67 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $870.66 a month11.50 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $62.08 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $98.59

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Typical monthly bill, Georgia

$122.43 in Apr to $234.21 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Georgia: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Jul
Jan	194	180
Feb	139	152
Mar	129	126
Apr	122	124
May	143	149
Jun	198	197
Jul	234	240
Aug	201	No data
Sep	168	No data
Oct	127	No data
Nov	123	No data
Dec	150	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Georgia and the states next to it in rank

$160.67 a month, rank 14 of 51.

dollars a month

Georgia161
U.S. average152
South Carolina161
Tennessee160

Georgia, Typical monthly bill, Georgia against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Georgia a month	Georgia a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Georgia
270 kWh, 0.25x the Georgia average	$39.77	$477.25	$46.71	-$7
550 kWh, 0.5x the Georgia average	$81.02	$972.18	$95.15	-$14
820 kWh, 0.75x the Georgia average	$120.79	$1,449.43	$141.86	-$21
1,090 kWh, 1x the Georgia average	$160.56	$1,926.68	$188.57	-$28
1,360 kWh, 1.25x the Georgia average	$200.33	$2,403.94	$235.28	-$35
1,640 kWh, 1.5x the Georgia average	$241.57	$2,898.86	$283.72	-$42
2,180 kWh, 2x the Georgia average	$321.11	$3,853.37	$377.14	-$56
3,270 kWh, 3x the Georgia average	$481.67	$5,780.05	$565.71	-$84

Georgia month by month in 2025

Month	Georgia kWh per account	Georgia price ¢/kWh	Georgia typical bill
Jan	1,436	13.50	$193.82
Feb	1,024	13.56	$138.87
Mar	878	14.69	$128.92
Apr	826	14.82	$122.43
May	953	14.98	$142.69
Jun	1,238	15.96	$197.61
Jul	1,505	15.56	$234.21
Aug	1,304	15.43	$201.22
Sep	1,099	15.30	$168.16
Oct	873	14.53	$126.78
Nov	854	14.42	$123.16
Dec	1,099	13.67	$150.20

Georgia typical bill over the years

Year	Georgia bill a month	Georgia a year	Georgia kWh per account	Georgia price ¢/kWh
2023	$141.63	$1,699.60	1,035	13.69
2024	$151.23	$1,814.80	1,074	14.08
2025	$160.67	$1,928.07	1,091	14.73

Georgia in 2026 so far

Month	Georgia kWh per account	Georgia price ¢/kWh	Georgia typical bill
Jan 2026	1,248	14.46	$180.44
Feb 2026	1,079	14.13	$152.46
Mar 2026	842	15.01	$126.36
Apr 2026	808	15.37	$124.22
May 2026	942	15.84	$149.25
Jun 2026	1,201	16.36	$196.50
Jul 2026	1,478	16.27	$240.41

Business and industry in Georgia

Customer type	Georgia bill a month, 2025	Georgia kWh per account	Georgia price ¢/kWh
Business	$870.66	7,570	11.50
Industry	$9,393.91	120,437	7.81

Georgia bill next to income

Georgia: 2.58% of median household income, rank 14; the four states closest to it:

State near Georgia	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Georgia
Ohio	$69,680	$1,797.72	2.58%
Pennsylvania	$76,081	$1,950.76	2.56%
Hawaii	$98,317	$2,487.82	2.53%
Oklahoma	$63,603	$1,685.57	2.65%

Weather and the bill

Georgia homes used the most power in Jul 2025 (1,505 kWh per account) and the least in Apr (826 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (813). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.72. 2025 had 2,623 heating and 1,839 cooling degree-days, 13% below and 10% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (3,015 and 1,673).

Georgia degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Georgia, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Georgia year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	2573	1852	3015	1673
2016	2544	2078	3015	1673
2017	2265	1733	3015	1673
2018	2798	1999	3015	1673
2019	2457	2095	3015	1673
2020	2403	1786	3015	1673
2021	2502	1658	3015	1673
2022	2682	1815	3015	1673
2023	2292	1738	3015	1673
2024	2388	1991	3015	1673
2025	2623	1839	3015	1673

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Georgia, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Georgia, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	1,436	13.50	$194	812	1	684	8
Feb	1,024	13.56	$139	400	9	548	4
Mar	878	14.69	$129	300	28	395	18
Apr	826	14.82	$122	74	78	156	33
May	953	14.98	$143	31	179	36	163
Jun	1,238	15.96	$198	0	363	1	330
Jul	1,505	15.56	$234	0	512	0	416
Aug	1,304	15.43	$201	0	345	0	395
Sep	1,099	15.30	$168	4	250	8	240
Oct	873	14.53	$127	124	59	147	56
Nov	854	14.42	$123	316	12	398	7
Dec	1,099	13.67	$150	562	3	642	3

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Georgia, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Georgia home account paid about $160.67 a month for energy in 2025, $1,928.07 over the year, which ranks 14 of 51 states, 6% above the U.S. typical bill. Georgia homes used 1,091 kWh a month (8 of 51, 24% over the U.S.) at 14.73 cents (32 of 51, 15% under), so the bill reflects heavy use. The year swings from $122.43 in April to $234.21 in July, a 91% gap, driven by use of 826 against 1,505 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $167.09 a month, +1.0% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $870.66 a month at 11.50 cents, 5.4 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.58% of the $74,664 median household income, 14 of 51 states. The typical bill was $141.63 a month in 2023, $151.23 in 2024 and $160.67 in 2025, +13.4% in two years, with use per account at 1,035, 1,074 and 1,091 kWh.

Georgia: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Georgia	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
South Carolina	$160.92	1,076	14.96
Tennessee	$160.41	1,217	13.18
Delaware	$159.60	932	17.13
Pennsylvania	$162.56	843	19.30

Questions on the Georgia bill

What is the average electric bill in Georgia?

Energy only: about $160.67 a month in 2025, or $1,928.07 a year.

How much electricity does a Georgia home use?

Rank 8 of 51: 1,091 kWh a month in 2025, +24% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Georgia?

July at $234.21; the lowest is April at $122.43.

Is the average electric bill in Georgia above the national average?

Above, by $8.81 a month or 6%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Georgia?

$147.30 at 14.73 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Georgia from the state with the lowest bill?

$62.08 a month: the lowest typical bill, $98.59 in New Mexico, against $160.67 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Georgia?

2.58% of the $74,664 median household income, 14 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Georgia bill change since 2023?

$141.63 a month in 2023, $160.67 in 2025, +13.4%.

What does a Georgia business pay a month for electricity?

$870.66 for a typical commercial account, at 11.50 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Georgia bill rising in 2026?

$167.09 a month so far, +1.0% on the same months of 2025.