Snapping Shoals EMC rates, bills and use per home

The 2025 average price per kWh

Snapping Shoals EMC (Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation) is a member-owned electric cooperative southeast of Atlanta. In 2025 it served 106,304 residential members and 110,819¹ accounts of every kind, according to Form EIA-861, the annual survey of every US utility.

Residential members paid an average of 12.99¢ per kWh¹ that year. This is average revenue per kWh: everything the cooperative billed its homes, fixed monthly charges included, divided by the kWh they bought. It is not a tariff rate. A member who uses little electricity pays more than this per kWh, because the fixed charge is spread over fewer kWh, and a heavy user pays less.

Measured against other utilities in 2025, the average was:

• the 10th lowest of 46 Georgia utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers;
• 11.9% below the Georgia average, which was 14.74¢ per kWh² across all providers;
• slightly below the 13.34¢ per kWh averaged by all of Georgia's electric cooperatives together, and 7.9% below the national average for electric cooperatives;
• 34th lowest of 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, whose median was 15.07¢ per kWh¹.

There is no official price for Snapping Shoals EMC after 2025. EIA's monthly survey, Form EIA-861M, covers a sample of utilities and this cooperative is not in it. The nearest recent figure is statewide and covers every Georgia provider, Georgia Power included: Georgia homes paid 15.17¢ per kWh over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, +4.4%³ on the 12 months before, with the 2026 months preliminary. It is a Georgia average, not a Snapping Shoals price.

More kWh per home than Georgia's other large utilities

The average Snapping Shoals EMC home used 1,287 kWh a month in 2025. The Georgia average across all providers was 1,077 kWh, a Georgia Power home used 990 kWh, and the US average was 874 kWh⁴. Of the other cooperatives large enough for their own page here, Walton EMC came closest at 1,240 kWh; Jackson EMC homes used 1,211 kWh and Cobb EMC homes 1,115 kWh¹. Among smaller Georgia utilities, a handful of cooperatives reported similar or higher use:

North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation1,364

Sumter Electric Membership Corporation1,303

Snapping Shoals EMC1,287

Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation1,283

Southern Rivers Energy1,269

Flint Electric Membership Corporation1,269

Coastal Electric Membership Corporation1,259

Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation1,255

Walton EMC1,240

Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation1,238

Diverse Power1,235

Carroll Electric Membership Corporation1,212

Jackson EMC1,211

Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation1,198

Sawnee EMC1,191

Georgia average1,077

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Utilities with 10,000 or more bundled (full-service) residential customers; the 15 highest of 46 shown. Revenue divided by kWh sold, all charges included, EIA-861 2025 final. Darker bars have their own page.

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Utility	kWh a month
North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation	1,364
Sumter Electric Membership Corporation	1,303
Snapping Shoals EMC	1,287
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation	1,283
Southern Rivers Energy	1,269
Flint Electric Membership Corporation	1,269
Coastal Electric Membership Corporation	1,259
Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation	1,255
Walton EMC	1,240
Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation	1,238
Diverse Power	1,235
Carroll Electric Membership Corporation	1,212
Jackson EMC	1,211
Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation	1,198
Sawnee EMC	1,191
Georgia average	1,077

EIA's annual data give use per home but not the reasons for it, such as house size, heating fuel or the share of homes with electric heat. What the data do show is the effect on the bill. A bill is roughly price times use plus fixed charges, and at this volume a price below the state average still produced a bill above it: $167.24 a month in 2025, against $158.70 for Georgia as a whole, $161.13 at Georgia Power and $150.68⁴ for the US. Georgia Power's customers paid 16.28¢ per kWh¹ on average, far more than Snapping Shoals members, but bought fewer kWh.

Jackson EMC (GA)$143.77

Georgia Power (GA)$161.13

Snapping Shoals EMC (GA)$167.24

Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GA)$167.67

Walton EMC (GA)$174.78

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

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Utility	average monthly residential bill
Jackson EMC (GA)	$143.77
Georgia Power (GA)	$161.13
Snapping Shoals EMC (GA)	$167.24
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GA)	$167.67
Walton EMC (GA)	$174.78

Central Georgia EMC, which reports service in five of Snapping Shoals EMC's counties, had a very similar profile in 2025: almost the same use per home and almost the same average bill. Walton EMC, which overlaps in five counties too, billed more.

2024 to 2025: the same kWh at a higher price

Snapping Shoals EMC homes used 1,287 kWh a month in 2024 and 1,287 kWh in 2025. The average price went from 12.37¢ per kWh to 12.99¢ per kWh, up 5.0%, and the average bill from $159.18⁵ to $167.24 (+5.1%¹). With use unchanged, the bill moved with the price.

The increase was a little above the statewide rise of 4.7%² over the same two years. Among the neighbours with their own pages, Walton EMC rose 8.5% and Georgia Power's 5.1%¹.

Jackson EMC (GA)11.87¢

Snapping Shoals EMC (GA)12.99¢

Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GA)13.06¢

Walton EMC (GA)14.10¢

Georgia Power (GA)16.28¢

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

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Utility	average residential price (bundled customers)
Jackson EMC (GA)	11.87¢
Snapping Shoals EMC (GA)	12.99¢
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GA)	13.06¢
Walton EMC (GA)	14.10¢
Georgia Power (GA)	16.28¢

The federal data measure the change but do not say which charge moved. Georgia Power's rates are set by the Georgia Public Service Commission, which describes its authority over the state's electric membership corporations as limited; Snapping Shoals EMC's own rate schedules and member notices set out its charges.

Southeast of Atlanta, every county shared with Georgia Power

EIA's service-territory records place Snapping Shoals EMC in 8 counties: Butts County, DeKalb County, Henry County, Jasper County, Morgan County, Newton County, Rockdale County and Walton County⁶. In every one of them at least one other utility also reports customers, and Georgia Power reports service in all of them. Walton EMC and Central Georgia EMC each overlap in five, and city systems such as Covington and Monroe serve parts of the area.

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Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 8 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.

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County	Other utilities reporting service
Butts County	Georgia Power, Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, City of Jackson
DeKalb County	Georgia Power, Walton EMC, City of Norcross
Henry County	Georgia Power, Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, City of College Park, City of Hampton
Jasper County	Georgia Power, Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation, City of Monticello
Morgan County	Georgia Power, Walton EMC, Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation, Rayle Electric Membership Corporation
Newton County	Georgia Power, Walton EMC, Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, City of Covington, City of Oxford, City of Mansfield
Rockdale County	Georgia Power, Walton EMC
Walton County	Georgia Power, Walton EMC, City of Covington, City of Monroe

Who serves a given address is fixed by territory, not by choice. Georgia homes cannot buy power from a retail supplier (0.0%¹ of the state's residential customers did in 2025). Under the Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act of 1973, the Public Service Commission resolves territorial disputes and publishes its staff's digital territorial maps. A county name or a city on a mailing address therefore does not decide the utility, and no city or ZIP code has a Snapping Shoals EMC price of its own.

Outages below the Georgia average

Counting every event, Snapping Shoals EMC members averaged 175 minutes without power in 2025, fewer than the Georgia average of 270 minutes. Each member saw 1.45 interruptions on average, against 1.85⁸ statewide. Both measures follow IEEE 1366.

Major event days, the days of unusually widespread outages that the standard reports separately, accounted for a sizeable part of the total. Without them the figure was 100 minutes, against 147 minutes for Georgia. For comparison on the same basis, Walton EMC reported 307 minutes including major events and Georgia Power 287 minutes⁸. The cooperative's own outage map shows current outages; EIA's figures are annual totals.

Business accounts pay close to the residential price

Snapping Shoals EMC's 4,466 commercial accounts paid an average of 11.83¢ per kWh in 2025, not far below the 12.99¢ per kWh paid by homes, with an average monthly bill of $599.79. At Walton EMC next door the commercial average was much lower, 7.81¢ per kWh. The cooperative's 49 industrial accounts paid 7.37¢ per kWh, and its average across every class of customer was 12.26¢ per kWh¹.

The territorial law leaves some room for larger businesses. The Public Service Commission notes that the act gives customers with large manufacturing or commercial loads, above a size threshold set in the law, a one-time choice of electric supplier. The act also lets eligible customers move from one supplier to another when all parties agree, with the commission approving the transfer.

Meters, rate options and help with bills

Every residential meter on the system was an advanced (smart) meter in 2025: 100.0%⁹ in EIA's count. Such meters record use at intervals through the day, which time-based rates require. EIA's 2025 meter file lists no residential enrollment in time-varying pricing and no net-metered rooftop solar systems for Snapping Shoals EMC; the cooperative's rate schedules show which residential rate options it offers, and the time-of-use guide explains how such rates change a bill.

Households that need help with an electric bill can apply to Georgia's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which received $96.1 million¹⁰ in federal funds for FY2026. The Georgia electricity page places Snapping Shoals EMC among the state's other cooperatives, city utilities and Georgia Power.