Cobb Electric Membership Corp electricity: 224,124 accounts in Georgia, SAIDI 35

Roughly 224,124 Georgia accounts belong to Cobb Electric Membership Corp, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 200,601. Its SAIDI of 35 minutes is 0.35 times the national median reporter (99).

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Cobb Electric Membership Corp: 1,126 kWh a month costs roughly $128 in energy at 11.41 ¢/kWh, -19.0% on the Georgia average of 14.08 ¢.

Its SAIDI of 35 minutes is 0.35 times the national median reporter (99).

Cobb Electric Membership Corp: outage minutes

SAIDI against national median: 0.35x35 minutes against 99

Reliability is the sharpest contrast for Cobb Electric Membership Corp: 35 minutes a year without power per customer, 0.35 times the national median of 99. Among 23 Georgia utilities that report SAIDI it ranks 1 (1 = fewest minutes); the Georgia median is 128.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.75 interruptions a customer a year, 0.74 times the national median (1.01), with 47 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Cobb Electric Membership Corp
Cobb Electric Membership Corp, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Cobb Electric Membership Corp	11.41 ¢/kWh	10.16 ¢/kWh	$128at 1,126 kWh	35 minSAIDI
Georgia average against this company, which is 2 of 29 on price	+2.67 ¢/kWhcompany 19.0% below	+0.71 ¢/kWhcompany 6.6% below	+$30a month at 1,126 kWh	+93 mincompany 93 below
Jackson Electric Member CorpLowest in this table	11.38 ¢/kWhcompany 0.2% above	11.34 ¢/kWhcompany 10.5% below	$1280 less than company	74 mincompany 39 below

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Cobb Electric Membership Corp: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Cobb Electric Membership Corp; 2024 stays the latest year.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp 2024 against Georgia 2025: -3.32 ¢11.41 ¢ for Cobb Electric Membership Corp in 2024, 14.73 ¢ for Georgia in 2025

Cobb Electric Membership Corp has no 2025 early-release row; for its 200,601 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 11.41 ¢/kWh and 35 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

Cobb Electric Membership Corp serves 200,601 homes in Georgia. At 1,126 kWh a month that is about 365 kg of CO₂, or 4,374 kg a year, at the Georgia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Georgia generation mix.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.41 ¢ in 2024

10.49 ¢ in 2015, 11.41 ¢ in 2024 (+8.7%); Georgia 11.54 to 14.08 ¢.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Cobb Electric Membership Cor	Gap to Georgia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.49	-1.05	-2.16
2016	10.47	-1.03	-2.08
2017	11.62	-0.28	-1.27
2018	10.92	-0.55	-1.95
2019	11.10	-0.66	-1.91
2020	11.54	-0.48	-1.61
2021	11.71	-0.80	-1.95
2022	11.89	-1.91	-3.15
2023	11.67	-2.02	-4.33
2024	11.40	-2.68	-5.08

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Cobb Electric Membership Corp SAIDI, 2015-2024

30 min in 2015, 35 in 2024.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Cobb Electric Membersh, no major events
2015	30
2016	34
2017	39
2018	31
2019	33
2020	34
2021	28
2022	33
2023	33
2024	35

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 35.1 min

35.1 min, 0.35x the median reporter, rank 105 of 673.

min

Company, no major events35.1
Company, with major events60.4

Cobb Electric Membership Corp, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Cobb Electric Membership Corp billed homes 10.49 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 11.40 ¢ in 2024, +8.7% in all, and lagged the Georgia average (+22.0%) by 13.3 points. Cobb Electric Membership Corp's sharpest move came in 2017, +10.9%. The high is 11.89 ¢ (2022) and the low 10.47 ¢ (2016). 2024: -2.3% here, +2.8% for the Georgia average. SAIDI at Cobb Electric Membership Corp (major events excluded) rose from 30 minutes in 2015 to 35 in 2024, +17%; worst year 2017 at 39. Against the national median, Cobb Electric Membership Corp came in lower on SAIDI in 10 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 35 minutes, -64 from the median. 2020: 376 minutes with major events, 34 without, the widest gap of any year. Cobb Electric Membership Corp has 1 cheaper and 27 higher-priced Georgia peers among 29 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Jackson Electric Member Corp, bills 11.38 ¢ (-0.02). Next higher-priced, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, bills 11.54 ¢ (+0.13).

Two good signs together. Rates are 19.0% below Georgia and outage time of 35 minutes beats the national median by 65%.

Home accounts at Cobb Electric Membership Corp went from 179,794 in 2015 to 200,601 in 2024, +11.6%. Business customers paid 0.89 times the home price in 2024 (10.16 against 11.40 ¢); the ratio was 0.92 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.54 in 2015 to 0.75 in 2024, between 0.49 and 0.85.

Outages and home price of Cobb Electric Membership Corp (EIA utility 3916), 2013 to 2024

The average Cobb Electric Membership Corp customer saw 35 outage minutes in 2013 and 35 in 2024 (+0%). Its best year was 2021 (28 min), its worst 2017 (39 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Georgia median of 127 minutes in 2024, Cobb Electric Membership Corp was below the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Cobb Electric Membership Corp home paid 11.71 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 15.17 ¢ in 2013, −22.9%; the bill itself went 10.98 ¢ to 11.40 ¢ (+3.9%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,821 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,405 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 25th cheapest of 73 in 2013, 5th of 57 in 2024 among Georgia utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 35 in 2024

Cobb Electric Membership Corp at 35 min in 2024 and the Georgia median at 127.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp home price since 2013: −22.9% after inflation

Cobb Electric Membership Corp: 11.71 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.40 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Cobb Electric Membership Corp, EIA utility 3916, year by year among Georgia utilities

Cobb Electric Membership Corp 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Cobb Electric Memb	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Cobb Electric	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Cobb Electric	Georgia median SAIDI
2013	10.98	15.17	25 of 73	35	0.67	1 of 19	89
2014	10.98	14.94	19 of 73	36	0.58	1 of 21	97
2015	10.49	14.25	12 of 73	30	0.54	2 of 22	96
2016	10.47	14.05	14 of 73	34	0.57	2 of 22	99
2017	11.62	15.26	26 of 73	39	0.52	2 of 24	99
2018	10.92	14.01	15 of 73	31	0.50	1 of 24	110
2019	11.10	13.98	18 of 86	33	0.54	2 of 25	95
2020	11.54	14.36	18 of 56	34	0.49	2 of 26	113
2021	11.71	13.91	17 of 56	28	0.58	1 of 28	92
2022	11.89	13.08	8 of 56	33	0.73	3 of 28	118
2023	11.67	12.33	5 of 59	33	0.85	4 of 29	130
2024	11.40	11.71	5 of 57	35	0.75	1 of 28	127

Cobb Electric Membership, EIA utility 3916: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Georgia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 224,1244.1% of Georgia total
Residential accounts: 200,6014.2% of Georgia homes
Commercial accounts: 23,46010.5% of the base
Residential rate: 11.41 ¢/kWhplace 2 of 29, -19.0% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.16 ¢/kWhplace 10 of 49, -6.6% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 35.1 minbetter than 85% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.750.74x the median
SAIDI with major events: 60.4 min41.9% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 7.6 MW642 installations
Counties served: 5all in Georgia
Average residential use: 13,509 kWh/yr1,126 a month
Implied monthly bill: $128-$57 on the U.S. rate, 1,126 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +8.7%10.49 to 11.40 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +17%30 min in 2015, 35 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Cobb Electric Membership Corp

Cobb Electric Membership Corp sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Georgia ¢/kWh
Residential	200,601	11.41	-2.67
Commercial	23,460	10.16	-0.71

Year by year, Cobb Electric Membership Corp

Year	Home accounts, Cobb Electric Membersh	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	179,794	10.49	9.64	0.92	30	0.54
2016	182,132	10.47	9.22	0.88	34	0.57
2017	184,095	11.62	9.93	0.85	39	0.52
2018	185,848	10.92	9.61	0.88	31	0.50
2019	188,518	11.10	9.49	0.86	33	0.54
2020	191,477	11.54	9.86	0.85	34	0.49
2021	193,774	11.71	9.91	0.85	28	0.58
2022	196,155	11.89	10.15	0.85	33	0.73
2023	197,597	11.67	10.16	0.87	33	0.85
2024	200,601	11.40	10.16	0.89	35	0.75

Peers of Cobb Electric Membership Corp in Georgia, place 2 of 29 on home price

Utility near Cobb Electric Membership Corp on price	SAIDI min, gap to Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Home ¢, gap to Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Gap % to Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Accounts, Cobb Electric Membership Corp = 1
1. Jackson Electric Member Corp	+39	-0.02	-0.2%	1.17
2. Cobb Electric Membership Corp (this utility)	35	11.41	-	1.00
3. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation	+11	+0.13	+1.2%	0.90
4. City of Marietta	+94	+0.53	+4.6%	0.19
5. North Georgia Elec Member Corp	+147	+0.78	+6.8%	0.47

Who buys Cobb Electric Membership Corp's electricity

Class at Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Accounts	Of Cobb Electric Membership Corp accounts	Of Cobb Electric Membership Corp MWh sold	kWh a year per Cobb Electric Membership Corp account
Residential	200,601	89.5%	66.0%	13,509
Commercial	23,460	10.5%	30.5%	53,313
Industrial and other	63	0.03%	3.5%	2,299,016

Cobb Electric Membership Corp among Georgia cooperatives

Cobb Electric Membership Corp and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Home ¢, gap to Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Accounts, Cobb Electric Membership Corp = 1
1. Jackson Electric Member Corp (GA)	+39	-0.02	1.17
2. Cobb Electric Membership Corp (GA, this utility)	35	11.41	1.00
3. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (GA)	+11	+0.13	0.90
4. GreyStone Power Corporation (GA)	+60	+0.81	0.68
5. Central Georgia El Member Corp (GA)	+46	+0.83	0.30
6. Amicalola Electric Member Corp (GA)	+414	+1.01	0.25

Cobb Electric Membership Corp: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Georgia context	Cobb Electric Membership Corp detail
Cobb Electric Membership Corp home meters on AMI	99.8%	Georgia 93.0%	200,297 of 200,601 meters
Homes with daily digital access	200,601	Georgia figure not published	100% of the 200,601 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Cobb Electric Membership Corp homes	Offered	10 of 26 Georgia utilities offer one	2,606 homes on dynamic pricing, 1.30% of 200,601
Net-metered installations	642	93% residential	3.0 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.8 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Cobb Electric Membership Corp

kWh	Share of a 1,126 kWh month	Cost a month at 11.41 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	22%	$28.51	-$12.69	$342
500	44%	$57.03	-$25.37	$684
750	67%	$85.54	-$38.06	$1,026
1,000	89%	$114.05	-$50.75	$1,369
1,500	133%	$171.08	-$76.12	$2,053
2,000	178%	$228.11	-$101.49	$2,737

Outage record, Cobb Electric Membership Corp

Measure, Cobb Electric Member	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	35.1	60.4	0.59 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.750	0.990	1.33 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	46.8	61.0	0.78 h

Territory of Cobb Electric Membership Corp

5 Georgia counties, region SERC:

Georgia other states: 5 of 5 counties of Cobb Electric Membership Corp drawn

Cobb Electric Membership Corp: 5 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Bartow
Cherokee
Cobb
Fulton
Paulding

Questions on Cobb Electric Membership Corp

How big is Cobb Electric Membership Corp in Georgia, by customer accounts?

224,124 accounts in 2024: residential 200,601, commercial 23,460, industrial 63.

How many cents per kWh does Cobb Electric Membership Corp charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 11.41 cents; against the Georgia average that is -19.0%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Cobb Electric Membership Corp?

SAIDI 35.1 min and SAIFI 0.75 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.35, CAIDI 47 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Cobb Electric Membership Corp?

642 installations with 7.6 MW, of which residential installations number 598.

What would a typical Cobb Electric Membership Corp home pay each month?

1,126 kWh at 11.41 cents comes to about $128, energy only.

Is Cobb Electric Membership Corp cheaper than other Georgia utilities?

Rank 2 of 29 in Georgia on price, -19.0% against the state average; 1 charge less than 11.41 ¢.

What share of Cobb Electric Membership Corp sales do homes buy?

Homes take 66.0% of 4,105,486 MWh, commercial accounts 30.5%, industrial and other 3.5%; the 23,460 commercial accounts use 53,313 kWh each, 3.9 times a home.

At Cobb Electric Membership Corp, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

200,297 of 200,601 home meters are AMI, 99.8%. Cobb Electric Membership Corp offers a home time-of-use rate; 2,606 customers use dynamic pricing, 1.30% of its homes.

Has Cobb Electric Membership Corp moved up the Georgia price list since 2015?

8th cheapest of 26 in 2015, 2nd of 29 in 2024; its price rose 8.7% while Georgia rose 22.0%.

How does Cobb Electric Membership Corp compare with 14 similar utilities?

Place 2 of 15 on home price at 11.41 ¢ (Georgia cooperatives); median 12.99 ¢, cheapest member 11.38 ¢.

Has Cobb Electric Membership Corp filed 2025 data with EIA?

Cobb Electric Membership Corp has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 11.41 cents and 35 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Cobb Electric Membership Corp at 11.41 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Bluebonnet Electric Coop, IncTexas, 11.42 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above
City of LakelandFlorida, 11.40 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
Provo City CorpUtah, 11.39 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
City of BryanTexas, 11.38 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.1 to 19.7 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 2, e.g. Residential Service Critical Peak Pricing: Rate 12CPP
Tiered: 1, e.g. Residential Service R-12: Rate 10

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Cobb Electric Membership Corp electricity: 224,124 accounts in Georgia, SAIDI 35

EIA-861 annual report entry for Cobb Electric Membership Corp electricity: 224,124 accounts in Georgia, SAIDI 35, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Cobb Electric Membership Corp electricity: 224,124 accounts in Georgia, SAIDI 35, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Cobb Electric Membership Corp electricity: 224,124 accounts in Georgia, SAIDI 35, the state price average