Habersham Electric Membership Corp electricity rates in Georgia, 2025
Habersham Electric Membership Corp’s 35,519 residential customers paid an average of 13.99¢ per kWh in 2025, 5% below the Georgia average of 14.74¢. The typical home used 1,078 kWh a month, for an average bill of $151.
- 13.99¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)−0.03¢ (-0.2%) vs 2024
- $151Avg monthly billGeorgia: $159
- 1,078 kWhAvg monthly useGeorgia: 1,077 kWh
- 35,519Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,519 | 459,601 | $64,314,700 | 13.99¢ | 14.02¢ | −0.03¢ (-0.2%) |
| Commercial | 2,632 | 95,083 | $11,697,000 | 12.30¢ | 12.12¢ | +0.18¢ (+1.5%) |
| Industrial | 17 | 13,317 | $1,336,600 | 10.04¢ | 11.54¢ | −1.50¢ (-13.0%) |
| All sectors | 38,168 | 568,001 | $77,348,300 | 13.62¢ | 13.64¢ | −0.03¢ (-0.2%) |
How Habersham Electric Membership Corp 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, Habersham Electric Membership Corp ranks 28 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 fell 0.2%; the state average rose 4.7%.
- Habersham Electric Membership Corp is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: SOCO.
Where Habersham Electric Membership Corp serves
EIA lists 6 Georgia counties in its 2025 service territory: Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, White.
22 ZIP codes are matched to Habersham Electric Membership Corp in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 30506, 30510, 30511, 30523, 30525, 30527, 30528, 30531, 30533, 30535, 30545, 30546, 30552, 30554, 30563, 30564, 30568, 30571, 30576, 30577, 30580, 30598. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | 13.67¢ | $172 | 51,657 |
| Excelsior Electric Member Corp | 13.91¢ | $167 | 23,762 |
| Carroll Electric Member Corp (GA) | 13.94¢ | $169 | 53,707 |
| Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | 13.95¢ | $166 | 66,177 |
| City of Calhoun (GA) | 14.03¢ | $121 | 5,042 |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | 14.10¢ | $175 | 133,581 |
| Canoochee Electric Member Corp | 14.18¢ | $165 | 24,733 |
| Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp | 14.28¢ | $168 | 28,463 |
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.