15.79¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) / GA ]
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) electricity rates in Georgia
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.5%
vs 2024
21,329
residential customers
+23.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s average effective residential rate (15.79¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.19¢ | — | 19,110 |
| 2016 | 11.58¢ | +3.5% | 19,264 |
| 2017 | 12.34¢ | +6.6% | 19,353 |
| 2018 | 12.41¢ | +0.6% | 19,552 |
| 2019 | 12.64¢ | +1.9% | 19,658 |
| 2020 | 12.83¢ | +1.5% | 20,072 |
| 2021 | 13.28¢ | +3.5% | 20,329 |
| 2022 | 14.54¢ | +9.5% | 20,665 |
| 2023 | 14.60¢ | +0.4% | 20,892 |
| 2024 | 14.83¢ | +1.6% | 21,154 |
| 2025 | 15.79¢ | +6.5% | 21,329 |
How this compares
14.74¢
Georgia average, 2025
+7.1%
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) vs GA 2025 average
−8.4%
vs US 2025 average
#10
priciest in GA
Serves 8 counties in Georgia: Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson. 16 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s average residential rate has gone from 11.19¢ to 15.79¢ per kWh: +41.1% over 10 years, or about +3.5% a year. It rose in 10 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +9.5% in 2022.
For a home using 1,077 kWh a month, the Georgia average, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s 2025 rate works out to about $2,041 a year, $136 more than at Georgia's average rate of 14.74¢. Of the 58 Georgia utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 10th most expensive.
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) served 19,110 homes in 2015 and 21,329 in 2025 (+11.6%), under 1% of Georgia's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s rates
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) 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 Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) raising rates in 2026?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'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 +6.5% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) charge per kWh?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)'s average effective residential rate was 15.79¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Georgia's 2025 average was 14.74¢.
How much have Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) rates gone up in five years?
+23.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +20.8% for Georgia as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA) have in Georgia?
21,329 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, 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)