12.82¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation / GA ]
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation electricity rates in Georgia
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+11.1%
vs 2024
182,849
residential customers
+13.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's average effective residential rate (12.82¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.85¢ | — | 149,227 |
| 2016 | 9.65¢ | −2.0% | 154,063 |
| 2017 | 10.96¢ | +13.6% | 158,090 |
| 2018 | 10.44¢ | −4.7% | 160,224 |
| 2019 | 10.38¢ | −0.6% | 164,076 |
| 2020 | 11.34¢ | +9.3% | 169,011 |
| 2021 | 11.94¢ | +5.3% | 172,653 |
| 2022 | 12.05¢ | +0.9% | 174,430 |
| 2023 | 12.58¢ | +4.4% | 177,427 |
| 2024 | 11.54¢ | −8.3% | 181,600 |
| 2025 | 12.82¢ | +11.1% | 182,849 |
How this compares
14.74¢
Georgia average, 2025
−13.0%
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation vs GA 2025 average
−25.6%
vs US 2025 average
#49
priciest in GA
Serves 7 counties in Georgia: Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin. 27 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's average residential rate has gone from 9.85¢ to 12.82¢ per kWh: +30.1% over 10 years, or about +2.7% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +13.6% in 2017. The largest drop was −8.3% in 2024.
For a home using 1,077 kWh a month, the Georgia average, Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's 2025 rate works out to about $1,657 a year, $248 less than at Georgia's average rate of 14.74¢. Of the 58 Georgia utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 49th most expensive.
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation served 149,227 homes in 2015 and 182,849 in 2025 (+22.5%), about 4% of Georgia's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's rates
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Georgia Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Georgia Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation raising rates in 2026?
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Georgia Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +11.1% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation charge per kWh?
Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's average effective residential rate was 12.82¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Georgia's 2025 average was 14.74¢.
How much have Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation rates gone up in five years?
+13.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +20.8% for Georgia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation have in Georgia?
182,849 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)