Electricity rates — Georgia Power Co
Georgia Power Co's customers paid 15.5¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $153 a month for 989 kWh. Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only, the lowest of 3 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $1,802 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in Georgia. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Georgia Power Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $1,801.57 | — | 15.0¢ |
| Schedule R-30 Residential Servicepriced by season · tiered · in effect since January 2025 | $1,919.34 | +$117.77 | 16.0¢ |
| Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantagetime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $2,022.32 | +$220.75 | 16.9¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Schedule TOU-RD-11 Residential Demand Servicetime-of-use · demand charge · in effect since January 2025 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,212.21 | −$589.36 | 10.1¢ |
Price Georgia Power Co’s plans at your own usage — and see what moving from your current plan would save.
The cheapest Georgia Power Co plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $903.58 (Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only), dearest $1,095.14, a $191.56 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,801.57 (Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only), dearest $2,022.32, a $220.75 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,597.61 (Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only), dearest $3,876.60, a $278.99 spread
What a typical Georgia Power Co bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 3 generally available plans here run from $1,801.57 on Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only to $2,022.32 on Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantage, with a median of $1,919.34.
Effective rates span 15.0¢ to 16.9¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Georgia Power Co's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 989 kWh a month, what Georgia Power Co's customers used on average, its open plans come within 3% of what EIA reports they were billed in 2024: the plans here describe its bills well.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Georgia | 2,452,488 |
| Share of Georgia's households | 51% |
| Average use per home | 989 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $153.24 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 15.5¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 16.0¢ |
Georgia Power Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2013
Georgia Power Co's SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE cost $97.81 a month under its January 2013 version, filed then as SCHEDULE R-19 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, and costs $159.95 under its January 2025 one, 64% more. Its biggest single step, in August 2023, added $28.13 (25%). In Georgia, EIA's average price rose 29% between 2013 and 2025.
Every version of SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | $159.95 | +$5.44 (+3.5%) | URDB |
| May 2024as SCHEDULE R-29 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $154.51 | +$12.49 (+8.8%) | URDB |
| August 2023as SCHEDULE R-27 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $142.02 | +$28.13 (+24.7%) | URDB |
| January 2022as SCHEDULE R-25 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $113.89 | −$1.78 (−1.5%) | URDB |
| May 2021as SCHEDULE R-24 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $115.67 | −$0.47 (−0.4%) | URDB |
| May 2020as SCHEDULE R-23 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $116.14 | $0.00 (0.0%) | URDB |
| January 2019as SCHEDULE R-22 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $116.14 | +$3.16 (+2.8%) | URDB |
| April 2018as SCHEDULE R-22 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $112.98 | +$4.32 (+4.0%) | URDB |
| June 2016as SCHEDULE R-22 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $108.66 | +$9.81 (+9.9%) | URDB |
| January 2016as SCHEDULE R-22 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $98.85 | −$3.95 (−3.8%) | URDB |
| April 2015as SCHEDULE R-21 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $102.80 | +$4.99 (+5.1%) | URDB |
| January 2013as SCHEDULE R-19 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | $97.81 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Georgia Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 47th-lowest, 3% less than their median of $1,849.47. It sits between Progress Energy Florida Inc ($1,793.58) and Northern States Power Co - Wisconsin ($1,812.16).
In Georgia it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; Jackson Electric Member Corp starts lowest, at $1,381.37.
Its fixed charge, $0.46 a month on Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only, is lower than on the cheapest plan of 99 of the other 99 utilities.
SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE is tiered: past 650 kWh a month, each kWh costs 6.5¢ more. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the 7th-largest step.
SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE changes price with the season: a kWh costs 0.9¢ more in June to September than in October to May, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $181.66 in its dearest month against $148.11 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
Which plan from Georgia Power Co is cheapest as use rises
Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only is cheapest at every level tested — $903.58 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,597.61 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 4 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only — $1,801.57 a year, 15.0¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.46 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Schedule R-30 Residential Service — $1,919.34 a year, 16.0¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $0.46 daily standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantage — $2,022.32 a year, 16.9¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.46 daily standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Schedule TOU-RD-11 Residential Demand Service — $1,212.21 a year, 10.1¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use and demand-charged. It carries a $0.46 daily standing charge. In effect since January 2025. Not ranked: it bills on peak demand, which monthly use cannot price.
How Georgia Power Co's plans are structured
Of 4 priceable plans: 1 tiered, 3 time-of-use, 1 priced by season, 1 with demand charges.
Fixed monthly charges run from $0.46 to $13.81.
Georgia Power Co's published schedules
Georgia Power Co was found serving Atlanta, Georgia. 4 of its 4 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving among Georgia Power Co's plans
Moving from Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantage to Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only saves $220.75 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
When Georgia Power Co's time-of-use plans charge most
Schedule TOU-REO-18 Time of Use Residential Energy Only charges 40.8¢ a kWh weekdays 2 pm to 7 pm, June to September, against 13.0¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 5% of the year. Homes in Georgia typically put 7% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantage charges 40.8¢ a kWh weekdays 2 pm to 7 pm, June to September, against 6.7¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 5% of the year. Homes in Georgia typically put 7% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour
What the Georgia Power Co figures do not cover
3 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in Georgia, not this household's own hours.