Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia: 16.75 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

In Georgia, Diverse Power Incorporated bills 37,321 accounts, 85.7% residential, as an cooperative utility. Its home price sits 19.0% over the Georgia average and ranks 29 of 29 among larger utilities.

Diverse Power Incorporated: 1,237 kWh a month costs roughly $207 in energy at 16.75 ¢/kWh, +19.0% on the Georgia average of 14.08 ¢.

Its home price sits 19.0% over the Georgia average and ranks 29 of 29 among larger utilities.

Diverse Power Incorporated on price: 19.0% over Georgia

Home price against Georgia: +19.0%place 29 of 29, cheapest first

Home price is where Diverse Power Incorporated departs furthest from the Georgia pattern: 16.75 ¢ against a state average of 14.08 ¢, place 29 of 29 among Georgia utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Jackson Electric Member Corp at 11.38 ¢ (-5.37 ¢ from here), the most expensive Diverse Power Incorporated at 16.75 ¢ (+0.00 ¢).

A home using 1,237 kWh a month pays about $207 in energy here; at the Georgia average the same use would cost $174, a difference of +$33 a month.

How it compares

Diverse Power Incorporated
Diverse Power Incorporated, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Diverse Power Incorporated	16.75 ¢/kWh	16.30 ¢/kWh	$207at 1,237 kWh	109 minSAIDI
Georgia average against this company, which is 29 of 29 on priceLowest in this table	-2.67 ¢/kWhcompany 19.0% above	-5.43 ¢/kWhcompany 49.9% above	-$33a month at 1,237 kWh	+20 mincompany 20 below
Southern Rivers Energy	16.41 ¢/kWhcompany 2.1% above	15.97 ¢/kWhcompany 2.1% above	$2034 less than company	237 mincompany 128 below

Compare 55 Georgia companies

Diverse Power Incorporated: 2025

Diverse Power Incorporated: +2.8% on 2024 for homes, Georgia +4.6%.

Diverse Power Incorporated home price, 2025: 17.23 ¢/kWh+2.8% on 2024, early release
Diverse Power Incorporated SAIDI, 2025: 115 min+6% on 2024, early release
Diverse Power Incorporated against Georgia, 2025: -1.8 pointsDiverse Power Incorporated +2.8%, Georgia +4.6%, price in Georgia 14.73 ¢

Diverse Power Incorporated reported 17.23 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +2.8% on its 2024 figure of 16.75, while the Georgia average moved +4.6%. Its SAIDI is 115 minutes against 109 in 2024.

Carbon context

Diverse Power Incorporated serves 31,998 homes in Georgia. At 1,237 kWh a month that is about 401 kg of CO₂, or 4,806 kg a year, at the Georgia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Georgia generation mix.

Diverse Power Incorporated charts

Residential price since 2015: 16.75 ¢ in 2024

12.09 ¢ in 2015, 16.75 ¢ in 2024 (+38.6%); Georgia 11.54 to 14.08 ¢.

Diverse Power Incorporated residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Diverse Power Incorporated	Gap to Georgia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.09	+0.55	-0.56
2016	12.64	+1.14	+0.09
2017	13.45	+1.55	+0.56
2018	14.03	+2.56	+1.16
2019	14.41	+2.65	+1.40
2020	14.44	+2.42	+1.29
2021	14.88	+2.37	+1.22
2022	17.02	+3.22	+1.98
2023	17.61	+3.92	+1.61
2024	16.75	+2.67	+0.27

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Diverse Power Incorporated SAIDI, 2017-2024

97 min in 2017, 109 in 2024.

Diverse Power Incorporated SAIDI by year, 2017 to 2024: 8 rows

Year	Diverse Power Incorpor, no major events
2017	97
2018	110
2019	121
2020	116
2021	68
2022	86
2023	49
2024	109

8 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 108.6 min

108.6 min, 1.09x the median reporter, rank 360 of 673.

min

Company, no major events108.6
Company, with major events233.9

Diverse Power Incorporated, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Diverse Power Incorporated billed homes 12.09 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 16.75 ¢ in 2024, +38.6% in all, and outpaced the Georgia average (+22.0%) by 16.6 points. Diverse Power Incorporated's sharpest move came in 2022, +14.4%. The high is 17.61 ¢ (2023) and the low 12.09 ¢ (2015). 2024: -4.8% here, +2.8% for the Georgia average. SAIDI at Diverse Power Incorporated (major events excluded) went from 97 minutes in 2017 to 109 in 2024, +12%, between 49 (2023) and 121 (2019). Against the national median, Diverse Power Incorporated came in lower on SAIDI in 3 of 8 years, and 2024 ended at 109 minutes, +9 from the median. 2018: 795 minutes with major events, 110 without, the widest gap of any year. Diverse Power Incorporated has 28 cheaper and 0 higher-priced Georgia peers among 29 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Southern Rivers Energy, bills 16.41 ¢ (-0.34).

A 19.0% premium over Georgia, with outage minutes at 1.09x the national median.

Home accounts at Diverse Power Incorporated went from 28,972 in 2015 to 31,998 in 2024, +10.4%. Business customers paid 0.97 times the home price in 2024 (16.30 against 16.75 ¢); the ratio was 1.02 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.20 in 2017 to 1.44 in 2024, between 0.79 and 1.53.

Outages and home price of Diverse Power Incorporated (EIA utility 19219), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Diverse Power Incorporated: 97 minutes in 2017, 109 in 2024, a rise of 12%. The low came in 2023 at 49, the high in 2019 at 121; 8 years were filed. The Georgia median in 2024 was 127 minutes, so Diverse Power Incorporated ran below it.

Home rates at Diverse Power Incorporated climbed from 11.83 ¢ in 2013 to 16.75 ¢ in 2024 (+41.6%), or 16.35 ¢ to 17.19 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+5.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,962 in 2013 and $2,063 in 2024. Of 57 Georgia utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Diverse Power Incorporated stood 56th cheapest (36th of 73 in 2013).

Diverse Power Incorporated outage minutes a customer, 2017 to 2024: 109 in 2024

Diverse Power Incorporated at 109 min in 2024 and the Georgia median at 127.

Diverse Power Incorporated home price since 2013: +5.1% after inflation

Diverse Power Incorporated: 17.19 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 16.75 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Diverse Power Incorporated, EIA utility 19219, year by year among Georgia utilities

Diverse Power Incorporated 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Diverse Power Inco	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Diverse Power	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Diverse Power	Georgia median SAIDI
2013	11.83	16.35	36 of 73	–	–	–	–
2014	12.56	17.08	54 of 73	–	–	–	–
2015	12.09	16.42	40 of 73	–	–	–	–
2016	12.64	16.96	55 of 73	–	–	–	–
2017	13.45	17.67	63 of 73	97	1.20	12 of 24	99
2018	14.03	17.99	70 of 73	110	1.40	12 of 24	110
2019	14.41	18.14	84 of 86	121	1.53	17 of 25	95
2020	14.44	17.96	56 of 56	116	1.31	14 of 26	113
2021	14.88	17.68	55 of 56	68	0.79	9 of 28	92
2022	17.02	18.72	56 of 56	86	1.08	10 of 28	118
2023	17.61	18.60	59 of 59	49	1.15	5 of 29	130
2024	16.75	17.19	56 of 57	109	1.44	10 of 28	127

Diverse Power Incorporat, EIA utility 19219: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Georgia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 37,3210.7% of Georgia total
Residential accounts: 31,9980.7% of Georgia homes
Commercial accounts: 5,29414.2% of the base
Residential rate: 16.75 ¢/kWhplace 29 of 29, +19.0% against the state
Commercial rate: 16.30 ¢/kWhplace 48 of 49, +49.9% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 108.6 minbetter than 47% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.441.42x the median
SAIDI with major events: 233.9 min53.6% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 0.5 MW64 installations
Counties served: 14Georgia plus 1 more
Average residential use: 14,844 kWh/yr1,237 a month
Implied monthly bill: $207+$3 on the U.S. rate, 1,237 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +38.6%12.09 to 16.75 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +12%97 min in 2017, 109 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Diverse Power Incorporated

Diverse Power Incorporated sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Georgia ¢/kWh
Residential	31,998	16.75	+2.67
Commercial	5,294	16.30	+5.43

Year by year, Diverse Power Incorporated

Year	Home accounts, Diverse Power Incorpor	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	28,972	12.09	12.35	1.02	No data	No data
2016	29,145	12.64	12.63	1.00	No data	No data
2017	29,248	13.45	13.75	1.02	97	1.20
2018	28,441	14.03	14.45	1.03	110	1.40
2019	29,544	14.41	14.40	1.00	121	1.53
2020	29,775	14.44	14.70	1.02	116	1.31
2021	30,171	14.88	15.07	1.01	68	0.79
2022	30,728	17.02	17.34	1.02	86	1.08
2023	31,239	17.61	17.61	1.00	49	1.15
2024	31,998	16.75	16.30	0.97	109	1.44

Peers of Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia, place 29 of 29 on home price

Utility near Diverse Power Incorporated on price	SAIDI min, gap to Diverse Power Incorporated	Home ¢, gap to Diverse Power Incorporated	Gap % to Diverse Power Incorporated	Accounts, Diverse Power Incorporated = 1
26. Georgia Power Co	+19	-1.26	-7.5%	75.13
27. Mitchell Electric Member Corp	No data	-0.75	-4.5%	0.69
28. Southern Rivers Energy	+128	-0.34	-2.1%	0.58
29. Diverse Power Incorporated (this utility)	109	16.75	-	1.00

Who buys Diverse Power Incorporated's electricity

Class at Diverse Power Incorporated	Accounts	Of Diverse Power Incorporated accounts	Of Diverse Power Incorporated MWh sold	kWh a year per Diverse Power Incorporated account
Residential	31,998	85.7%	63.1%	14,844
Commercial	5,294	14.2%	19.3%	27,507
Industrial and other	29	0.08%	17.6%	4,576,483

Diverse Power Incorporated among Georgia cooperatives

Diverse Power Incorporated and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Diverse Power Incorporated	Home ¢, gap to Diverse Power Incorporated	Accounts, Diverse Power Incorporated = 1
11. Carroll Electric Member Corp (GA)	+14	-3.38	1.51
12. Flint Electric Membership Corp (GA)	-4	-3.19	2.59
13. Habersham Electric Membership Corp (GA)	+119	-2.73	1.01
14. Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp (GA)	+81	-2.52	0.80
15. Diverse Power Incorporated (GA, this utility)	109	16.75	1.00

Diverse Power Incorporated: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Diverse Power Incorporated	Georgia context	Diverse Power Incorporated detail
Diverse Power Incorporated home meters on AMI	100.0%	Georgia 93.0%	31,998 of 31,998 meters
Homes with daily digital access	31,998	Georgia figure not published	100% of the 31,998 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Diverse Power Incorporated homes	Not on file	10 of 26 Georgia utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Diverse Power Incorporated
Net-metered installations	64	100% residential	2.0 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.8 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Diverse Power Incorporated

kWh	Share of a 1,237 kWh month	Cost a month at 16.75 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	20%	$41.88	+$0.68	$503
500	40%	$83.77	+$1.37	$1,005
750	61%	$125.65	+$2.05	$1,508
1,000	81%	$167.53	+$2.73	$2,010
1,500	121%	$251.30	+$4.10	$3,016
2,000	162%	$335.06	+$5.46	$4,021

Outage record, Diverse Power Incorporated

Measure, Diverse Power Incorp	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	108.6	233.9	1.81 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.435	1.981	0.70 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	75.7	118.1	1.26 h

Territory of Diverse Power Incorporated

14 Georgia counties plus 1 other state, region SERC:

Georgia other states: 15 of 15 counties of Diverse Power Incorporated drawn

Diverse Power Incorporated: 15 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Calhoun
Clay
Coweta
Dougherty
Early
Harris
Heard
Meriwether
Muscogee
Quitman
Randolph
Stewart
Terrell
Troup

Questions on Diverse Power Incorporated

How big is Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia, by customer accounts?

37,321 accounts in 2024: residential 31,998, commercial 5,294, industrial 29.

How many cents per kWh does Diverse Power Incorporated charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 16.75 cents; against the Georgia average that is +19.0%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Diverse Power Incorporated?

SAIDI 108.6 min and SAIFI 1.44 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.09, CAIDI 76 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Diverse Power Incorporated?

64 installations with 0.5 MW, of which residential installations number 64.

What would a typical Diverse Power Incorporated home pay each month?

1,237 kWh at 16.75 cents comes to about $207, energy only.

Is Diverse Power Incorporated cheaper than other Georgia utilities?

Rank 29 of 29 in Georgia on price, +19.0% against the state average; 28 charge less than 16.75 ¢.

What share of Diverse Power Incorporated sales do homes buy?

Homes take 63.1% of 753,317 MWh, commercial accounts 19.3%, industrial and other 17.6%; the 5,294 commercial accounts use 27,507 kWh each, 1.9 times a home.

At Diverse Power Incorporated, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

31,998 of 31,998 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Diverse Power Incorporated reports no home time-of-use rate; 10 of 26 Georgia filers do.

Has Diverse Power Incorporated moved up the Georgia price list since 2015?

18th cheapest of 26 in 2015, 29th of 29 in 2024; its price rose 38.6% while Georgia rose 22.0%.

Where does Diverse Power Incorporated stand among 14 peers?

Place 15 of 15 on home price at 16.75 ¢ (Georgia cooperatives); median 12.99 ¢, cheapest member 11.38 ¢.

What did Diverse Power Incorporated charge homes in 2025?

17.23 cents per kWh, +2.8% on the 16.75 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Diverse Power Incorporated at 16.75 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Alabama Power CoAlabama, 16.77 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
La Plata Electric Assn, IncColorado, 16.71 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ below
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.New York, 16.67 ¢/kWh, 0.08 ¢ below
Value Based Brands LLCTexas, 16.85 ¢/kWh, 0.10 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 7.7 to 14.2 ¢/kWh.

Tiered: 1, e.g. Residential

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

Primary sources for Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia: 16.75 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia: 16.75 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia: 16.75 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Diverse Power Incorporated in Georgia: 16.75 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, the state price average