Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 11.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 46 minutes of SAIDI

In Georgia, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation bills 202,144 accounts, 89.8% residential, as an cooperative utility. Businesses and industry take 32% of the 3,790,212 MWh it sells; homes take 68%.

At 1,181 kWh a month a Sawnee Electric Membership home pays about $136 in energy: 11.54 ¢/kWh, 18.0% below the Georgia average of 14.08 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 32% of the 3,790,212 MWh it sells; homes take 68%.

Who buys power from Sawnee Electric Membership

Business share of sales: 32%homes 68% of 3,790,212 MWh

The customer mix of Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is its own: 181,600 home accounts buy 67.9% of 3,790,212 MWh, 20,437 commercial accounts buy 26.2%, and the remaining 5.9% goes to 107 industrial and other accounts. A typical Sawnee Electric Membership home uses 14,170 kWh a year, a typical business account 48,614.

How it compares

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Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation	11.54 ¢/kWh	10.82 ¢/kWh	$136at 1,181 kWh	46 minSAIDI
Georgia average against this company, which is 3 of 29 on price	+2.54 ¢/kWhcompany 18.0% below	+0.05 ¢/kWhcompany 0.4% below	+$30a month at 1,181 kWh	+83 mincompany 83 below
Cobb Electric Membership CorpLowest in this table	11.41 ¢/kWhcompany 1.2% above	10.16 ¢/kWhcompany 6.6% above	$1352 less than company	35 mincompany 11 above

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Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 2025

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

Sawnee Electric Membership 2024 against Georgia 2025: -3.19 ¢11.54 ¢ for Sawnee Electric Membership in 2024, 14.73 ¢ for Georgia in 2025

No 2025 line exists yet for Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, so 11.54 ¢/kWh and a SAIDI of 46 minutes (2024, 181,600 homes) are the latest figures.

Carbon context

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation serves 181,600 homes in Georgia. At 1,181 kWh a month that is about 382 kg of CO₂, or 4,588 kg a year, at the Georgia plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Georgia generation mix.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.54 ¢ in 2024

9.85 ¢ in 2015, 11.54 ¢ in 2024 (+17.2%); Georgia 11.54 to 14.08 ¢.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Sawnee Electric Membership C	Gap to Georgia residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	9.85	-1.69	-2.80
2016	9.65	-1.85	-2.90
2017	10.96	-0.94	-1.93
2018	10.44	-1.03	-2.43
2019	10.38	-1.38	-2.63
2020	11.35	-0.67	-1.80
2021	11.94	-0.57	-1.72
2022	12.05	-1.75	-2.99
2023	12.58	-1.11	-3.42
2024	11.54	-2.54	-4.94

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation SAIDI, 2015-2024

59 min in 2015, 46 in 2024.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Sawnee Electric Member, no major events
2015	59
2016	59
2017	78
2018	48
2019	44
2020	33
2021	39
2022	27
2023	25
2024	46

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 45.7 min

45.7 min, 0.46x the median reporter, rank 148 of 673.

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Company, no major events45.7
Company, with major events61.8

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 9.85 ¢ in 2015 to 11.54 ¢ in 2024, a move of +17.2%: Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation lagged its state (+22.0%) by 4.9 points, and -13.1 points against the U.S. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's sharpest move came in 2017, +13.6%. The high is 12.58 ¢ (2023) and the low 9.65 ¢ (2016). 2024: -8.3% here, +2.8% for the Georgia average. SAIDI at Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (major events excluded) fell from 59 minutes in 2015 to 46 in 2024, -22%; best year 2023 at 25. At 46 minutes in 2024, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation sat -54 from the national SAIDI median, with 10 of 10 years below it. 2015: 612 minutes with major events, 59 without, the widest gap of any year. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation has 2 cheaper and 26 higher-priced Georgia peers among 29 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Cobb Electric Membership Corp, bills 11.41 ¢ (-0.13). Next higher-priced, City of Marietta, bills 11.93 ¢ (+0.39).

The data favor customers here: bills run 18.0% under the Georgia norm, and 46 outage minutes sit 54% under the national median.

Home accounts at Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation went from 149,227 in 2015 to 181,600 in 2024, +21.7%. Business customers paid 0.94 times the home price in 2024 (10.82 against 11.54 ¢); the ratio was 0.97 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.46 in 2015 to 0.73 in 2024, between 0.44 and 1.46.

Outages and home price of Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (EIA utility 16865), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation customer sat through 46 minutes of outage, against 53 in 2013 (−14%). The low came in 2023 at 25, the high in 2017 at 78; 12 years were filed. The Georgia median in 2024 was 127 minutes, so Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation ran below it.

Home rates at Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation went from 10.80 ¢ in 2013 to 11.54 ¢ in 2024 (+6.9%), which is 14.92 ¢ to 11.84 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−20.6%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,791 in 2013 and $1,421 in 2024. Of 57 Georgia utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation stood 6th cheapest (22nd of 73 in 2013).

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 46 in 2024

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation at 46 min in 2024 and the Georgia median at 127.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation home price since 2013: −20.6% after inflation

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 11.84 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.54 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, EIA utility 16865, year by year among Georgia utilities

Sawnee Electric Membership Cor 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Sawnee Electric Me	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Sawnee Electri	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Sawnee Electri	Georgia median SAIDI
2013	10.80	14.92	22 of 73	53	1.06	2 of 19	89
2014	10.41	14.15	13 of 73	45	0.72	3 of 21	97
2015	9.85	13.38	6 of 73	59	1.46	4 of 22	96
2016	9.65	12.94	4 of 73	59	0.96	4 of 22	99
2017	10.96	14.40	17 of 73	78	1.28	7 of 24	99
2018	10.44	13.38	9 of 73	48	0.88	4 of 24	110
2019	10.38	13.07	8 of 86	44	0.69	4 of 25	95
2020	11.35	14.11	15 of 56	33	0.65	1 of 26	113
2021	11.94	14.19	23 of 56	39	0.79	4 of 28	92
2022	12.05	13.26	15 of 56	27	0.70	2 of 28	118
2023	12.58	13.29	18 of 59	25	0.44	3 of 29	130
2024	11.54	11.84	6 of 57	46	0.73	2 of 28	127

Sawnee Electric Membersh, EIA utility 16865: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Georgia real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 202,1443.7% of Georgia total
Residential accounts: 181,6003.8% of Georgia homes
Commercial accounts: 20,43710.1% of the base
Residential rate: 11.54 ¢/kWhplace 3 of 29, -18.0% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.82 ¢/kWhplace 13 of 49, -0.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 45.7 minbetter than 78% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.730.72x the median
SAIDI with major events: 61.8 min26.1% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 6.6 MW914 installations
Counties served: 7all in Georgia
Average residential use: 14,170 kWh/yr1,181 a month
Implied monthly bill: $136-$58 on the U.S. rate, 1,181 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +17.2%9.85 to 11.54 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -22%59 min in 2015, 46 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Georgia ¢/kWh
Residential	181,600	11.54	-2.54
Commercial	20,437	10.82	-0.05

Year by year, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

Year	Home accounts, Sawnee Electric Member	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	149,227	9.85	9.57	0.97	59	1.46
2016	154,063	9.65	9.29	0.96	59	0.96
2017	158,090	10.96	10.25	0.93	78	1.28
2018	160,224	10.44	9.84	0.94	48	0.88
2019	164,076	10.38	9.70	0.93	44	0.69
2020	169,011	11.35	10.69	0.94	33	0.65
2021	172,653	11.94	10.83	0.91	39	0.79
2022	174,430	12.05	10.95	0.91	27	0.70
2023	177,427	12.58	11.37	0.90	25	0.44
2024	181,600	11.54	10.82	0.94	46	0.73

Peers of Sawnee Electric Membership in Georgia, place 3 of 29 on home price

Utility near Sawnee Electric Membership on price	SAIDI min, gap to Sawnee Electric Membership	Home ¢, gap to Sawnee Electric Membership	Gap % to Sawnee Electric Membership	Accounts, Sawnee Electric Membership = 1
1. Jackson Electric Member Corp	+28	-0.16	-1.4%	1.30
2. Cobb Electric Membership Corp	-11	-0.13	-1.2%	1.11
3. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (this utility)	46	11.54	-	1.00
4. City of Marietta	+83	+0.39	+3.4%	0.21
5. North Georgia Elec Member Corp	+137	+0.64	+5.6%	0.53
6. GreyStone Power Corporation	+49	+0.68	+5.9%	0.75

Who buys Sawnee Electric Membership's electricity

Class at Sawnee Electric Membership	Accounts	Of Sawnee Electric Membership accounts	Of Sawnee Electric Membership MWh sold	kWh a year per Sawnee Electric Membership account
Residential	181,600	89.8%	67.9%	14,170
Commercial	20,437	10.1%	26.2%	48,614
Industrial and other	107	0.05%	5.9%	2,088,252

Sawnee Electric Membership among Georgia cooperatives

Sawnee Electric Membership and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Sawnee Electric Membership	Home ¢, gap to Sawnee Electric Membership	Accounts, Sawnee Electric Membership = 1
1. Jackson Electric Member Corp (GA)	+28	-0.16	1.30
2. Cobb Electric Membership Corp (GA)	-11	-0.13	1.11
3. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (GA, this utility)	46	11.54	1.00
4. GreyStone Power Corporation (GA)	+49	+0.68	0.75
5. Central Georgia El Member Corp (GA)	+35	+0.70	0.33
6. Amicalola Electric Member Corp (GA)	+404	+0.87	0.28
7. Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp (GA)	+70	+1.26	0.44

Sawnee Electric Membership: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Sawnee Electric Membership	Georgia context	Sawnee Electric Membership detail
Sawnee Electric Membership home meters on AMI	99.9%	Georgia 93.0%	181,422 of 181,600 meters
Homes with daily digital access	181,422	Georgia figure not published	100% of the 181,600 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Sawnee Electric Membership homes	Offered	10 of 26 Georgia utilities offer one	755 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.42% of 181,600
Net-metered installations	914	94% residential	4.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.2 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

kWh	Share of a 1,181 kWh month	Cost a month at 11.54 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	21%	$28.85	-$12.35	$346
500	42%	$57.69	-$24.71	$692
750	64%	$86.54	-$37.06	$1,039
1,000	85%	$115.39	-$49.41	$1,385
1,500	127%	$173.08	-$74.12	$2,077
2,000	169%	$230.78	-$98.82	$2,769

Outage record, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

Measure, Sawnee Electric Memb	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	45.7	61.8	0.76 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.730	0.880	1.37 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	62.6	70.2	1.04 h

Territory of Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

7 Georgia counties, region SERC:

Georgia other states: 7 of 7 counties of Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation drawn

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Cherokee
Dawson
Forsyth
Fulton
Gwinnett
Hall
Lumpkin

Questions on Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation

How many customers does Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation serve in Georgia?

202,144 accounts in 2024: residential 181,600, commercial 20,437, industrial 107.

What is the average residential rate of Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation?

In 2024 homes paid 11.54 cents; against the Georgia average that is -18.0%.

How reliable is Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 45.7 min and SAIFI 0.73 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.46, CAIDI 63 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation grid?

914 installations with 6.6 MW, of which residential installations number 863.

What is the monthly bill at Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation for average use?

1,181 kWh at 11.54 cents comes to about $136, energy only.

How does Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation rank on price within Georgia?

Rank 3 of 29 in Georgia on price, -18.0% against the state average; 2 charge less than 11.54 ¢.

How much of the Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation load is business?

Homes take 67.9% of 3,790,212 MWh, commercial accounts 26.2%, industrial and other 5.9%; the 20,437 commercial accounts use 48,614 kWh each, 3.4 times a home.

Does Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation have smart meters or TOU rates?

181,422 of 181,600 home meters are AMI, 99.9%. Sawnee Electric Membership offers a home time-of-use rate; 755 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.42% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation become cheaper than other Georgia utilities?

4th cheapest of 26 in 2015, 3rd of 29 in 2024; its price rose 17.2% while Georgia rose 22.0%.

Where does Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation stand among 14 peers?

Place 3 of 15 on home price at 11.54 ¢ (Georgia cooperatives); median 12.99 ¢, cheapest member 11.38 ¢.

Has Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation filed 2025 data with EIA?

Sawnee Electric Membership has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 11.54 cents and 46 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation at 11.54 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

EnergyUnited Elec Member CorpNorth Carolina, 11.54 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Southwest Louisiana E M CLouisiana, 11.55 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above
Farmers Electric Coop, IncTexas, 11.51 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyWashington, 11.51 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 4.5 to 28.0 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 2, e.g. Residential Time of Use Rate (Schedule TU-24) Single Phase
Tiered: 2, e.g. Residential Service Three Phase (Schedule H-20)

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

Primary sources for Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 11.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 46 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 11.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 46 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 11.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 46 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation: 11.54 ¢/kWh for homes, 46 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average