Georgia Power Co in Georgia: 15.49 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

Georgia Power Co is an investor owned utility serving 2,804,103 customer accounts in Georgia; 2,452,488 of them are residential. Businesses and industry take 67% of the 87,225,926 MWh it sells; homes take 33%.

Georgia Power Plant Bowen near Cartersville, Georgia — Georgia Power - Plant Bowen - Near Cartersville. Photo by formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

Georgia Power Co: 989 kWh a month costs roughly $153 in energy at 15.49 ¢/kWh, +10.0% on the Georgia average of 14.08 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 67% of the 87,225,926 MWh it sells; homes take 33%.

Who buys power from Georgia Power Co

Business share of sales: 67%homes 33% of 87,225,926 MWh

The customer mix of Georgia Power Co is its own: 2,452,488 home accounts buy 33.4% of 87,225,926 MWh, 341,063 commercial accounts buy 39.3%, and the remaining 27.3% goes to 10,551 industrial and other accounts. A typical Georgia Power Co home uses 11,871 kWh a year, a typical business account 100,587.

How it compares

Georgia Power Co
Georgia Power Co, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Georgia Power Co	15.49 ¢/kWh	11.65 ¢/kWh	$153at 989 kWh	128 minSAIDI
Georgia average against this company, which is 26 of 29 on priceLowest in this table	-1.41 ¢/kWhcompany 10.0% above	-0.78 ¢/kWhcompany 7.2% above	-$14a month at 989 kWh	+0 mincompany 0 below
Southern Rivers Energy	16.41 ¢/kWhcompany 5.6% below	15.97 ¢/kWhcompany 27.0% below	$1629 more than company	237 mincompany 109 below

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Georgia Power Co: 2025

Georgia Power Co: +5.1% on 2024 for homes, Georgia +4.6%.

Georgia Power Co home price, 2025: 16.28 ¢/kWh+5.1% on 2024, early release
Georgia Power Co SAIDI, 2025: 155 min+21% on 2024, early release
Georgia Power Co against Georgia, 2025: +0.5 pointsGeorgia Power Co +5.1%, Georgia +4.6%, price in Georgia 14.73 ¢

Georgia Power Co: 16.28 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +5.1% from 15.49 ¢; Georgia as a whole went +4.6%, so Georgia Power Co kept pace with it by 0.5 points. Its SAIDI is 155 minutes against 128 in 2024.

Carbon context

Georgia Power Co serves 2,452,488 homes in Georgia. At 989 kWh a month that is about 320 kg of CO₂, or 3,844 kg a year, at the Georgia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Georgia generation mix.

Georgia Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 15.49 ¢ in 2024

12.15 ¢ in 2015, 15.49 ¢ in 2024 (+27.5%); Georgia 11.54 to 14.08 ¢.

Georgia Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Georgia Power Co	Gap to Georgia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.15	+0.61	-0.50
2016	12.10	+0.60	-0.45
2017	12.38	+0.48	-0.51
2018	11.63	+0.16	-1.24
2019	12.10	+0.34	-0.91
2020	12.38	+0.36	-0.77
2021	13.22	+0.71	-0.44
2022	15.18	+1.38	+0.14
2023	14.62	+0.93	-1.38
2024	15.49	+1.41	-0.99

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Georgia Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

115 min in 2015, 128 in 2024.

Georgia Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Georgia Power Co, no major events
2015	115
2016	138
2017	116
2018	125
2019	142
2020	142
2021	141
2022	142
2023	140
2024	128

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 127.9 min

127.9 min, 1.29x the median reporter, rank 415 of 673.

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Company, no major events127.9
Company, with major events1,516.2

Georgia Power Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Georgia Power Co billed homes 12.15 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 15.49 ¢ in 2024, +27.5% in all, and outpaced the Georgia average (+22.0%) by 5.5 points. Georgia Power Co's sharpest move came in 2022, +14.8%. The latest year is the high at 15.49 ¢; the low was 11.63 ¢ (2018). 2024: +5.9% here, +2.8% for the Georgia average. SAIDI at Georgia Power Co (major events excluded) went from 115 minutes in 2015 to 128 in 2024, +11%, between 115 (2015) and 142 (2022). Against the national median, Georgia Power Co came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 128 minutes, +28 from the median. 2024: 1516 minutes with major events, 128 without, the widest gap of any year. Georgia Power Co has 25 cheaper and 3 higher-priced Georgia peers among 29 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA), bills 14.83 ¢ (-0.66). Next higher-priced, Mitchell Electric Member Corp, bills 16.01 ¢ (+0.52).

Both measures lean against customers: 10.0% above the Georgia average on price and 1.3x the national median on outage minutes (128).

Home accounts at Georgia Power Co went from 2,118,033 in 2015 to 2,452,488 in 2024, +15.8%. Business customers paid 0.75 times the home price in 2024 (11.65 against 15.49 ¢); the ratio was 0.79 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.30 in 2015 to 1.02 in 2024, between 1.02 and 1.43.

Outages and home price of Georgia Power Co (EIA utility 7140), 2013 to 2024

Georgia Power Co customers lost power for 128 minutes in 2024, up from 103 in 2014 (+25%). Its best year was 2014 (103 min), its worst 2022 (142 min), across 11 filed years. Against a Georgia median of 127 minutes in 2024, Georgia Power Co was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Georgia Power Co home paid 15.90 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 16.59 ¢ in 2013, −4.1%; the bill itself went 12.00 ¢ to 15.49 ¢ (+29.1%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,990 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,908 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 44th cheapest of 73 in 2013, 49th of 57 in 2024 among Georgia utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Georgia Power Co outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 128 in 2024

Georgia Power Co at 128 min in 2024 and the Georgia median at 127.

Georgia Power Co home price since 2013: −4.1% after inflation

Georgia Power Co: 15.90 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 15.49 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Georgia Power Co, EIA utility 7140, year by year among Georgia utilities

Georgia Power Co 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Georgia Power Co	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Georgia Power	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Georgia Power	Georgia median SAIDI
2013	12.00	16.59	44 of 73	–	–	–	–
2014	12.37	16.83	49 of 73	103	1.20	12 of 21	97
2015	12.15	16.50	43 of 73	115	1.30	14 of 22	96
2016	12.10	16.23	42 of 73	138	1.43	18 of 22	99
2017	12.38	16.25	40 of 73	116	1.16	17 of 24	99
2018	11.63	14.91	30 of 73	125	1.21	16 of 24	110
2019	12.10	15.23	40 of 86	142	1.27	19 of 25	95
2020	12.38	15.41	33 of 56	142	1.33	16 of 26	113
2021	13.22	15.71	41 of 56	141	1.25	18 of 28	92
2022	15.18	16.70	52 of 56	142	1.27	17 of 28	118
2023	14.62	15.45	48 of 59	140	1.24	17 of 29	130
2024	15.49	15.90	49 of 57	128	1.02	15 of 28	127

Georgia Power Co, EIA utility 7140: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Georgia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 2,804,10351.4% of Georgia total
Residential accounts: 2,452,48850.9% of Georgia homes
Commercial accounts: 341,06312.2% of the base
Residential rate: 15.49 ¢/kWhplace 26 of 29, +10.0% against the state
Commercial rate: 11.65 ¢/kWhplace 19 of 49, +7.2% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 127.9 minbetter than 38% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.021.01x the median
SAIDI with major events: 1516.2 min91.6% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 98.6 MW11,722 installations
Counties served: 155all in Georgia
Average residential use: 11,871 kWh/yr989 a month
Implied monthly bill: $153-$10 on the U.S. rate, 989 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +27.5%12.15 to 15.49 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +11%115 min in 2015, 128 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Georgia Power Co

Georgia Power Co sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Georgia ¢/kWh
Residential	2,452,488	15.49	+1.41
Commercial	341,063	11.65	+0.78

Year by year, Georgia Power Co

Year	Home accounts, Georgia Power Co	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	2,118,033	12.15	9.56	0.79	115	1.30
2016	2,144,447	12.10	9.51	0.79	138	1.43
2017	2,173,557	12.38	9.74	0.79	116	1.16
2018	2,204,911	11.63	9.31	0.80	125	1.21
2019	2,238,149	12.10	9.65	0.80	142	1.27
2020	2,277,256	12.38	9.64	0.78	142	1.33
2021	2,315,910	13.22	10.42	0.79	141	1.25
2022	2,366,818	15.18	12.64	0.83	142	1.27
2023	2,387,722	14.62	11.05	0.76	140	1.24
2024	2,452,488	15.49	11.65	0.75	128	1.02

Peers of Georgia Power Co in Georgia, place 26 of 29 on home price

Utility near Georgia Power Co on price	SAIDI min, gap to Georgia Power Co	Home ¢, gap to Georgia Power Co	Gap % to Georgia Power Co	Accounts, Georgia Power Co = 1
23. Habersham Electric Membership Corp	+100	-1.47	-9.5%	0.01
24. Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp	+62	-1.25	-8.1%	0.01
25. Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)	No data	-0.66	-4.3%	0.01
26. Georgia Power Co (this utility)	128	15.49	-	1.00
27. Mitchell Electric Member Corp	No data	+0.52	+3.3%	0.01
28. Southern Rivers Energy	+109	+0.92	+5.9%	0.01
29. Diverse Power Incorporated	-19	+1.26	+8.1%	0.01

Who buys Georgia Power Co's electricity

Class at Georgia Power Co	Accounts	Of Georgia Power Co accounts	Of Georgia Power Co MWh sold	kWh a year per Georgia Power Co account
Residential	2,452,488	87.5%	33.4%	11,871
Commercial	341,063	12.2%	39.3%	100,587
Industrial and other	10,551	0.38%	27.3%	2,256,278

Georgia Power Co among Southern Company group

Georgia Power Co and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Georgia Power Co	Home ¢, gap to Georgia Power Co	Accounts, Georgia Power Co = 1
1. Mississippi Power Co (MS)	-46	-1.02	0.07
2. Georgia Power Co (GA, this utility)	128	15.49	1.00

Georgia Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Georgia Power Co	Georgia context	Georgia Power Co detail
Georgia Power Co home meters on AMI	100.0%	Georgia 93.0%	2,452,468 of 2,452,488 meters
Homes with daily digital access	2,452,488	Georgia figure not published	100% of the 2,452,488 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Georgia Power Co homes	Offered	10 of 26 Georgia utilities offer one	81,343 homes on dynamic pricing, 3.32% of 2,452,488
Net-metered installations	11,722	96% residential	4.6 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.4 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Georgia Power Co

kWh	Share of a 989 kWh month	Cost a month at 15.49 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	25%	$38.73	-$2.47	$465
500	51%	$77.45	-$4.95	$929
750	76%	$116.18	-$7.42	$1,394
1,000	101%	$154.91	-$9.89	$1,859
1,500	152%	$232.36	-$14.84	$2,788
2,000	202%	$309.82	-$19.78	$3,718

Outage record, Georgia Power Co

Measure, Georgia Power Co	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	127.9	1516.2	2.13 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.020	2.070	0.98 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	125.4	732.4	2.09 h

Territory of Georgia Power Co

155 Georgia counties, region SERC:

Georgia other states: 155 of 155 counties of Georgia Power Co drawn

Georgia Power Co: 155 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Baker
Baldwin
Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Bleckley
Brantley
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Camden
Candler
Carroll
Catoosa
Charlton
Chattahoochee
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
Colquitt
Columbia
Cook
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Dade
Dawson
DeKalb
Decatur
Dodge
Dooly
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Echols
Effingham
Elbert
Emanuel
Evans
Fayette
Floyd
Forsyth
Franklin
Fulton
Gilmer
Glascock
Glynn
Gordon
Grady
Greene
Gwinnett
Habersham
Hall
Hancock
Haralson
Harris
Hart
Heard
Henry
Houston
Irwin
Jackson
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jenkins
Johnson
Jones
Lamar
Lanier
Laurens
Lee
Liberty
Lincoln
Long
Lowndes
Lumpkin
Macon
Madison
Marion
McDuffie
McIntosh
Meriwether
Miller
Mitchell
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Murray
Muscogee
Newton
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Paulding
Peach
Pickens
Pierce
Pike
Polk
Pulaski
Putnam
Quitman
Rabun
Randolph
Richmond
Rockdale
Schley
Screven
Seminole
Spalding
Stephens
Stewart
Sumter
Talbot
Taliaferro
Tattnall
Taylor
Telfair
Terrell
Thomas
Tift
Toombs
Treutlen
Troup
Turner
Twiggs
Upson
Walker
Walton
Ware
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
White
Whitfield
Wilcox
Wilkes
Wilkinson
Worth

Questions on Georgia Power Co

How big is Georgia Power Co in Georgia, by customer accounts?

2,804,103 accounts in 2024: residential 2,452,488, commercial 341,063, industrial 10,551.

How many cents per kWh does Georgia Power Co charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 15.49 cents; against the Georgia average that is +10.0%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Georgia Power Co?

SAIDI 127.9 min and SAIFI 1.02 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.29, CAIDI 125 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Georgia Power Co?

11,722 installations with 98.6 MW, of which residential installations number 11,208.

What would a typical Georgia Power Co home pay each month?

989 kWh at 15.49 cents comes to about $153, energy only.

Is Georgia Power Co cheaper than other Georgia utilities?

Rank 26 of 29 in Georgia on price, +10.0% against the state average; 25 charge less than 15.49 ¢.

What share of Georgia Power Co sales do homes buy?

Homes take 33.4% of 87,225,926 MWh, commercial accounts 39.3%, industrial and other 27.3%; the 341,063 commercial accounts use 100,587 kWh each, 8.5 times a home.

At Georgia Power Co, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

2,452,468 of 2,452,488 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Georgia Power Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 81,343 customers use dynamic pricing, 3.32% of its homes.

Has Georgia Power Co moved up the Georgia price list since 2015?

19th cheapest of 26 in 2015, 26th of 29 in 2024; its price rose 27.5% while Georgia rose 22.0%.

Did Georgia Power Co cut or raise its 2025 home price?

16.28 cents per kWh, +5.1% on the 15.49 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Georgia Power Co at 15.49 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Southside Electric Coop, IncVirginia, 15.48 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
Mountain View Elec Assn, IncColorado, 15.52 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above
Aiken Electric Coop IncSouth Carolina, 15.53 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ above
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoPennsylvania, 15.45 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 5.9 to 40.8 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 4, e.g. SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE
Tiered: 1, e.g. SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
Demand charge: 1, e.g. SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE

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

Primary sources for Georgia Power Co in Georgia: 15.49 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Georgia Power Co in Georgia: 15.49 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Georgia Power Co in Georgia: 15.49 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Georgia Power Co in Georgia: 15.49 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, the state price average