Sumter Electric Member Corp electricity rates in Georgia, 2025
Sumter Electric Member Corp’s 15,145 residential customers paid an average of 14.62¢ per kWh in 2025, 1% below the Georgia average of 14.74¢. The typical home used 1,303 kWh a month, for an average bill of $191.
- 14.62¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.48¢ (+3.4%) vs 2024
- $191Avg monthly billGeorgia: $159
- 1,303 kWhAvg monthly useGeorgia: 1,077 kWh
- 15,145Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 15,145 | 236,883 | $34,633,200 | 14.62¢ | 14.14¢ | +0.48¢ (+3.4%) |
| Commercial | 6,318 | 112,294 | $18,243,000 | 16.25¢ | 16.30¢ | −0.05¢ (-0.3%) |
| Industrial | 10 | 31,666 | $3,710,100 | 11.72¢ | 11.38¢ | +0.34¢ (+2.9%) |
| All sectors | 21,473 | 380,843 | $56,586,300 | 14.86¢ | 14.54¢ | +0.32¢ (+2.2%) |
How Sumter Electric Member 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, Sumter Electric Member Corp ranks 36 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 3.4%; the state average rose 4.7%.
- Sumter Electric Member Corp is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: SOCO.
Where Sumter Electric Member Corp serves
EIA lists 11 Georgia counties in its 2025 service territory: Chattahoochee, Dougherty, Lee, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster.
39 ZIP codes are matched to Sumter Electric Member Corp in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 31007, 31092, 31709, 31711, 31719, 31721, 31735, 31743, 31763, 31764, 31772, 31780, 31787, 31796, 31801, 31803, 31805, 31806, 31814, 31815, 31820, 31821, 31824, 31825, 31827, 31829, 31832, 31903, 31905, 31907, 39826, 39840, 39842, 39854, 39862, 39867, 39877, 39885, 39886. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Electric Member Corp (GA) | 14.38¢ | $181 | 21,397 |
| City of Cartersville (GA) | 14.58¢ | $144 | 7,507 |
| Jefferson Electric Member Corp | 14.59¢ | $163 | 34,651 |
| Rayle Electric Membership Corp | 14.64¢ | $164 | 16,474 |
| Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation | 14.65¢ | $174 | 54,207 |
| Blue Ridge Mountain EMC (GA) | 14.81¢ | $141 | 30,863 |
| City of Covington (GA) | 14.82¢ | $154 | 13,302 |
| Planters Electric Member Corp | 14.85¢ | $173 | 16,417 |
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.