What ceiling fans costs to run in Georgia
Georgia homes use 310 kWh a year on ceiling fans. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $25.92 to $50.24 a year across 4 published Georgia plans — a $24.32 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE✓ cheapesttime-of-use · demand charge | $25.92 | — | 9.6¢ |
| Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantagetime-of-use | $43.70 | +$17.78 | 15.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE TOU-REO-18 TIME OF USE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ONLYtime-of-use | $44.53 | +$18.61 | 14.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICEtime-of-use · tiered | $50.24 | +$24.32 | 16.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $4.41 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $8.60, a $4.19 spread
- Average — cheapest $25.92 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $50.24, a $24.32 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $40.52 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $78.48, a $37.96 spread
What ceiling fans costs here
Across 4 plans priced in Georgia, ceiling fans adds $25.92 to $50.24 a year — $2.16 to $4.19 a month. The median plan puts ceiling fans at $44.11 a year.
Cheapest for ceiling fans: SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE, Georgia Power Co. Dearest: SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, Georgia Power Co.
Those 310 kWh are billed at 8.4¢–16.2¢, against a 14.9¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 1.3¢ per kWh.
What Georgia homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 310 kWh a year across 364 sampled homes that run one, 1.37× the national 227 kWh. The middle half spans 53 kWh to 484 kWh, so ceiling fans varies by 431 kWh between one household and another.
Every ceiling fan in the home across a year. That average covers homes with ceiling fans — 85% of homes here, against 72% nationally.
That makes ceiling fans about 2% of the electricity a Georgia home uses. The remaining 12,960 kWh is what ceiling fans is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of ceiling fans
A household in the lighter quarter runs ceiling fans for 53 kWh a year and pays $4.41 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 484 kWh and pays $40.52 — $36.11 more for ceiling fans on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Georgia, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 4 Georgia tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 33.7490, -84.3880.