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City of Douglas electricity rates in Georgia, 2025
City of Douglas’s 4,129 residential customers paid an average of 10.42¢ per kWh in 2025, 29% below the Georgia average of 14.74¢. The typical home used 1,181 kWh a month, for an average bill of $123.
- 10.42¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.78¢ (+8.1%) vs 2024
- $123Avg monthly billGeorgia: $159
- 1,181 kWhAvg monthly useGeorgia: 1,077 kWh
- 4,129Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 4,129 | 58,492 | $6,093,100 | 10.42¢ | 9.64¢ | +0.78¢ (+8.1%) |
| Commercial | 1,782 | 261,904 | $23,783,100 | 9.08¢ | 8.22¢ | +0.86¢ (+10.5%) |
| Industrial | 4 | 56,800 | $4,503,400 | 7.93¢ | 8.54¢ | −0.61¢ (-7.2%) |
| All sectors | 5,915 | 377,196 | $34,379,600 | 9.11¢ | 8.47¢ | +0.64¢ (+7.6%) |
How City of Douglas compares
- Georgia residential average, 2025: 14.74¢ per kWh, 1,077 kWh a month, $159 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 56 full-service utilities in Georgia with at least 1,000 residential customers, City of Douglas ranks 2 of 56 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Georgia homes paid 15.90¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 15.55¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 8.1%; the state average rose 4.7%.
- City of Douglas is a municipal utility, owned by the local government; the city council or utility board sets rates. Balancing authority: SOCO.
Where City of Douglas serves
EIA lists 1 Georgia county in its 2025 service territory: Coffee.
3 ZIP codes are matched to City of Douglas in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 31533, 31534, 31535. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Georgia full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Utilities | 10.34¢ | $103 | 13,473 |
| City of Sandersville (GA) | 10.51¢ | $105 | 2,215 |
| Cobb Electric Membership Corp | 11.55¢ | $129 | 203,131 |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp (GA) | 11.87¢ | $144 | 245,849 |
| City of College Park (GA) | 11.89¢ | $98 | 7,794 |
| City of Marietta (GA) | 11.92¢ | $99 | 36,288 |
| City of East Point (GA) | 11.99¢ | $100 | 16,204 |
| GreyStone Power Corporation | 12.55¢ | $149 | 142,841 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.