Electricity rates in Georgia

Georgia has no retail electricity choice. A territorial law assigns every area to a single provider: Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary regulated by the elected Georgia Public Service Commission, serves most of the population, while electric membership corporations, the state's cooperatives, serve large parts of suburban and rural Georgia, and some cities run municipal utilities.

Generation comes from natural gas, nuclear, a shrinking coal fleet, hydro and fast-growing solar. The recently completed reactors at Plant Vogtle were the first new nuclear units built in the country in decades. Hot, humid summers drive heavy air-conditioning use, and heat pumps make electric heating common in the mild winters. Rooftop solar programs have been more limited than in many states, and most households are on standard flat rates, although time-of-use options exist.