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Electric companies in Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County, GA ranks 2nd of 159 Georgia counties for the highest median home value ($431,200). Fulton County, GA has 1,068,507 residents. Fulton County, GA: 7 utilities listed by EIA. Fulton County, GA: home electricity prices of 11.41 to 15.49 cents per kWh.

Fulton County, GA on the map

Fulton County, GA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsDouglasClaytonCobbCherokeeDeKalbFulton

Fulton County, GA darker: more storm events

Housing and heating in Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA: 166,418 of 500,404 homes were built before 1980 and 191,118 in 2000 or later. Fulton County, GA has 231,538 detached houses, 203,265 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 2,840 mobile homes, and 209,954 of 457,791 households rent.

Age of homes in Fulton County, GA

% of homes by decade built, Fulton County, GA

  1. 6pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 650s
  4. 860s
  5. 1070s
  6. 1480s
  7. 1590s
  8. 2200s
  9. 1410s
  10. 220+

Heating fuel in Fulton County, GA

% of homes by main fuel, Fulton County

  • Electricity49.0
  • Utility gas48.6
  • Propane1.6
Fulton County, GA housing against Georgia counties
Fulton County, GAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Fulton County, GA, median year built19921987+5 years45 of 159
Fulton County, GA, built before 198033.3%38.8%-5.5 points103 of 159
Fulton County, GA, built 2000 or later38.2%25.4%+12.8 points30 of 159
Fulton County, GA, detached houses46.3%64.6%-18.4 points155 of 159
Fulton County, GA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings40.6%4.0%+36.7 points1 of 159
Fulton County, GA, mobile homes0.6%22.1%-21.5 points159 of 159
Fulton County, GA, renter households45.9%28.6%+17.2 points12 of 159
Fulton County, GA, median home value$431,200$161,000+$270,2002 of 159
Fulton County, GA, median gross rent a month$1,635$847+$7886 of 159
Fulton County, GA, people per household2.262.61-0.35152 of 159

Facts about Fulton County, GA

Residents of Fulton County, GA, ACS 2023
1,068,5071 of 159 Georgia counties
Households in Fulton County, GA
457,7912.33 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Fulton County, GA
54.1%247,837 owner and 209,954 renter households
Median household income in Fulton County, GA
$91,49010 of 159 Georgia counties
Housing units in Fulton County, GA
500,40442,613 vacant or seasonal, 8.5% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Fulton County, GA
49.0%224,183 homes, 145 of 159 Georgia counties
Utilities listed for Fulton County, GA
77 with a home price: Cobb Electric Membership Corp, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, City of East Point
Lowest home price in Fulton County, GA
11.41 ¢/kWhCobb Electric Membership Corp, 26.4% below the highest
Highest home price in Fulton County, GA
15.49 ¢/kWhGeorgia Power Co
Monthly bill gap in Fulton County, GA
$44between the two at 1,074 kWh, $527 a year, 0.58% of the Fulton County, GA median income
ZIP areas touching Fulton County, GA
3830004 to 30363
Outage-linked storm events in Fulton County, GA
217NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Fulton County, GA
33.3%median year built 1992
Flood claims in Fulton County, GA
709NFIP 2015 to 2025, $27.8M paid
Home energy burden in Fulton County, GA
1.4%$1,481 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Fulton County, GA

Georgia Power Co charged Fulton County, GA homes 12.15 ¢/kWh in 2015. Fulton County, GA: 15.49 ¢ in 2024, 27% up. Fulton County, GA: against 22% up for the Georgia average.

Fulton County, GA: a 1,074 kWh month at that price. Fulton County, GA: $130 in 2015, $166 in 2024. Fulton County, GA: $1,997 a year, 2.2% of the $91,490 median income.

Fulton: 10 yearly prices
YearGeorgia Power Co, Fulton County, GAFulton: Gap to Georgia averageFulton: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Fulton12.15+0.61-0.50
2016, Fulton12.10+0.60-0.45
2017, Fulton12.38+0.48-0.51
2018, Fulton11.63+0.16-1.24
2019, Fulton12.10+0.34-0.91
2020, Fulton12.38+0.36-0.77
2021, Fulton13.22+0.71-0.44
2022, Fulton15.18+1.38+0.14
2023, Fulton14.62+0.93-1.38
2024, Fulton15.49+1.41-0.99

Fulton County, GA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Fulton County, GA price.

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Electric utilities in Fulton County, GA

Utility listed for Fulton County, GATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,074 kWhShare of Fulton County, GA median income of $91,490
Cobb Electric Membership Corp in Fulton County, GACooperative11.41$1,4701.61%
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation in Fulton County, GACooperative11.54$1,4871.63%
City of East Point in Fulton County, GAMunicipal11.97$1,5421.69%
GreyStone Power Corporation in Fulton County, GACooperative12.22$1,5751.72%
Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp in Fulton County, GACooperative12.80$1,6501.80%
City of College Park in Fulton County, GAMunicipal12.84$1,6551.81%
Georgia Power Co in Fulton County, GAInvestor Owned15.49$1,9962.18%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA: electricity $1,481 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,739, 1.4% of $128,071 income. 450,856 households in Fulton County, GA spend about $667.7 million a year on electricity and $784.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Fulton County, GA ($16,437 a year) spend 8.3% of income, 6.1 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Fulton County, GA

% of income on energy, Fulton County, GA

  • All households1.4
  • Lower income8.3
  • Owners1.2
  • Renters1.9
  • Georgia counties2.1
Fulton County, GA home energy cost by household group
Fulton County, GAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Fulton County, GA, all households450,856$128,071$1,481$249$91.4%
Fulton County, GA, lower income98,613$16,437$1,184$167$108.3%
Fulton County, GA, owners242,049$181,385$1,798$368$131.2%
Fulton County, GA, renters208,807$66,270$1,113$110$41.9%

Outage risk in Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 217 in all, 20.3 per 100,000 residents of 1,068,507, rank 3 of 159 Georgia counties. Property damage in Fulton County, GA: $3.9M, with 15 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Fulton County, GA

events a year, Fulton County, GA

  1. 15'15
  2. 13'16
  3. 17'17
  4. 16'18
  5. 15'19
  6. 16'20
  7. 5'21
  8. 8'22
  9. 58'23
  10. 25'24
  11. 29'25

Events by type

events by type, Fulton County, GA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind191
  • Tornado11
  • Winter storm and heavy snow9
  • Hurricane and tropical storm5
  • Ice storm1
Fulton County, GA outage-linked hazards
Fulton County, GAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Fulton County, GA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High93.63 of 1591912023 (58)$1.9M
Fulton County, GA, tornadoRelatively High97.03 of 159112016 (2)$1.4M
Fulton County, GA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Low74.965 of 15952017 (2)$500K
Fulton County, GA, ice stormRelatively High90.65 of 15912015 (1)$0
Fulton County, GA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate72.43 of 15992017 (4)$0
Fulton County, GA, heat waveRelatively Moderate92.46 of 1590none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA: 709 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $27.8M paid, median paid claim $20,754.

2,308 of 302,999 residential structures in Fulton County, GA carry an NFIP contract. 3,255 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Fulton County, GA on 8 Sep 2026. Fulton County, GA lists 329 repetitive-loss properties, 67 of them severe repetitive loss.

Fulton County, GA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Fulton County, GA

flood claims a year, Fulton County, GA

  1. 82'15
  2. 15'16
  3. 63'17
  4. 57'18
  5. 24'19
  6. 112'20
  7. 30'21
  8. 8'22
  9. 22'23
  10. 279'24
  11. 17'25
Fulton County, GA flood claims and flood insurance
Fulton County, GAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Fulton County, GA, claims 2015-2025709—3 of 91
Fulton County, GA, paid 2015-2025$27.8M—3 of 91
Fulton County, GA, median paid claim$20,754——
Fulton County, GA, claims per 1,000 homes2.31.122 of 91
Fulton County, GA, homes with flood insurance0.8%0.3%36 of 152
Fulton County, GA, policies in force3,255——
Fulton County, GA, repetitive-loss properties329——

Fulton County, GA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Fulton County, GA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA totals 2,961 heating degree days and 1,668 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Fulton County, GA is the 35th coldest of 159 counties in Georgia: 2,961 against a median of 2,315. For cooling, Fulton County, GA is the 124th hottest: 1,668 against a median of 2,094.

Fulton County, GA sits between climates, 1,293 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Fulton County, GA averaged 2,567 heating degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,961 normal, 13% fewer.

Fulton County, GA: 49.0% of 457,791 homes heat with electricity; 51.0% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Fulton County, GA

  • Heating degree days, 2,961 vs 2,315128
  • Cooling degree days, 1,668 vs 2,09480
  • Electric heat, 49.0% vs 74.7%66
  • GA median county100
Fulton County, GA: degree days, electric heat
Fulton County, GAValueGA median countyFulton County, GA, rank (1 = highest)
Fulton County, GA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,9612,31535 of 159
Fulton County, GA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,5672,03337 of 159
Fulton County, GA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,6682,094124 of 159
Fulton County, GA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,8742,240123 of 159
Fulton County, GA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202349.0%74.7%145 of 159

Fulton County, GA: ACS B25040, 457,791 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA counts 1,068,507 residents in 457,791 households. Fulton County, GA touches 38 ZIP areas, 30004 to 30363, about 28,119 residents each. Household income in Fulton County, GA is $91,490; 247,837 of its 457,791 households own.

224,183 of the 457,791 homes in Fulton County, GA heat with electricity. Fulton County, GA has 500,404 housing units, 42,613 (8.5%) vacant or seasonal, and 209,954 rented homes. Fulton County, GA logged 217 storm events for its 1,068,507 residents.

The median home in Fulton County, GA dates from 1992. Homes in Fulton County, GA pay $1,481 a year for electricity. Fulton County, GA home electricity prices run Cobb Electric Membership Corp to Georgia Power Co, $44 a month apart at 1,074 kWh.

Cities in Fulton County, GA

ZIP codes in Fulton County, GA

Georgia: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Fulton County, GA

Fulton County, GA: what do homes pay for electricity?

Fulton County, GA homes paid 11.41 to 15.49 cents per kWh in 2024 across 7 listed utilities: $122 to $166 a month at 1,074 kWh, 1.61% to 2.18% of Fulton County, GA income.

Fulton County, GA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Fulton County, GA: 224,183 of 457,791 occupied homes, 49.0%, rank 145 of 159.

Fulton County, GA: median household income?

$91,490 in Fulton County, GA, rank 10 of 159; 1,068,507 residents, 457,791 households.

Fulton County, GA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Fulton County, GA: 217 NWS events, peak year 2023.

Fulton County, GA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Fulton County, GA: 709 NFIP flood claims, $27.8M paid, 2.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.8% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Fulton County, GA?

Fulton County, GA: median home built 1992; 33.3% predate 1980, 46.3% detached, 40.6% in 5+ unit buildings.

Fulton County, GA: share of income for energy?

Fulton County, GA homes spend $1,481 a year on electricity, $1,739 on all energy: 1.4% of $128,071; 8.3% for lower incomes.

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Fulton County, GA ranks 2nd of 159 Georgia counties for the highest median home value ($431,200).