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Albany Utility Board electricity rates in Georgia, 2025
Albany Utility Board’s 31,706 residential customers paid an average of 13.45¢ per kWh in 2025, 9% below the Georgia average of 14.74¢. The typical home used 916 kWh a month, for an average bill of $123.
- 13.45¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.59¢ (+4.6%) vs 2024
- $123Avg monthly billGeorgia: $159
- 916 kWhAvg monthly useGeorgia: 1,077 kWh
- 31,706Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 31,706 | 348,577 | $46,895,700 | 13.45¢ | 12.87¢ | +0.59¢ (+4.6%) |
| Commercial | 2,997 | 484,283 | $34,742,800 | 7.17¢ | 7.36¢ | −0.19¢ (-2.6%) |
| Industrial | 2 | 886 | $12,200 | 1.38¢ | 2.71¢ | −1.33¢ (-49.1%) |
| All sectors | 34,705 | 833,746 | $81,650,700 | 9.79¢ | 9.63¢ | +0.16¢ (+1.7%) |
How Albany Utility Board 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, Albany Utility Board ranks 22 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 4.6%; the state average rose 4.7%.
- Albany Utility Board is a municipal utility, owned by the local government; the city council or utility board sets rates. Balancing authority: SOCO.
Where Albany Utility Board serves
EIA lists 2 Georgia counties in its 2025 service territory: Dougherty, Lee.
6 ZIP codes are matched to Albany Utility Board in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 31701, 31702, 31703, 31705, 31706, 31707. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newnan Wtr, Sewer & Light Comm | 13.21¢ | $119 | 9,259 |
| Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp | 13.22¢ | $164 | 83,660 |
| City of Chattanooga (TN) | 13.35¢ | $154 | 11,305 |
| City of Sylvania (GA) | 13.39¢ | $133 | 1,909 |
| Flint Electric Membership Corp | 13.41¢ | $170 | 85,358 |
| City of Buford | 13.43¢ | $151 | 3,004 |
| City of Thomasville (GA) | 13.59¢ | $157 | 14,275 |
| Amicalola Electric Member Corp | 13.67¢ | $172 | 51,657 |
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.