North Georgia EMC (North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation) commercial electricity rates

• Average commercial price, 202510.26¢per kWh, all commercial customers
• vs Georgia average−11%state commercial average 11.53¢
• Commercial customers16,2355th largest of 53 in Georgia
• Average use4,293 kWha month per commercial customer
• Average bill$441a month per commercial customer
• Since 2015+1.2%from 10.14¢ per kWh
• Outages176 mina year per customer · US average 124

North Georgia EMC (North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation) is an electric cooperative serving 7 counties in Georgia. Among the 53 Georgia utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 5th largest, with about 2.6% of the state’s commercial customers. EIA lists it as North Georgia Elec Member Corp.

North Georgia EMC commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025

In 2015 North Georgia EMC billed its commercial customers an average of 10.14¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 10.26¢, so it rose 1.2% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Georgia rose 17% over the same period. The highest year was 2022, at 10.93¢. Between 2024 and 2025 it rose 8.9%.

Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.

Residential, commercial and industrial prices at North Georgia EMC

In 2025 the average commercial price at North Georgia EMC was 21% below the residential figure and 34% above the industrial one. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.

How North Georgia EMC’s commercial rates are set

North Georgia EMC is a cooperative, owned by the members it serves. Its board sets its rates, and in some states the state commission reviews them as well. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. There is no competitive supply market for ordinary commercial accounts in Georgia, so the levers are the schedule, the peak and the amount used.

Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at North Georgia EMC

EIA counts 15,783 commercial meters at North Georgia EMC in 2025, and 15,783 of them (100%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.

At North Georgia EMC, 53 commercial customers were on a time-varying rate in 2025, about 0.3% of its commercial customers. A time-varying rate charges more in some hours than in others, so when a business uses power matters as well as how much. The kinds North Georgia EMC reports offering commercial customers are time-of-use pricing and real-time pricing.

How reliable is North Georgia EMC’s electric service?

North Georgia EMC customers went without power for an average of 176 minutes in 2025, excluding major storms, with about 2.12 interruptions per customer. The average across U.S. utilities reporting the same way is 124 minutes. With major storms counted the figure was 215 minutes. These are averages over every customer of every class, so they describe the system and not any one street.

Where North Georgia EMC serves

EIA records North Georgia EMC serving customers in 7 Georgia counties: Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.

EIA lists the Tennessee Valley Authority as its balancing authority, the body that keeps supply and demand matched minute by minute across the area.

Other utilities in Georgia

The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Georgia page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.

• Georgia Power (12.42¢)
• Jackson EMC (11.69¢)
• Cobb EMC (10.46¢)
• Sawnee EMC (11.78¢)
• GreyStone Power (13.23¢)
• Flint Energies (11.82¢)
• Walton EMC (7.81¢)

What these figures can and cannot tell you

• They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
• They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in North Georgia EMC’s tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
• They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Georgia page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.

For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.

Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: North Georgia EMC commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.

Common questions about North Georgia EMC

What is the average commercial electricity rate at North Georgia EMC?

North Georgia EMC billed its commercial customers in Georgia an average of 10.26¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 11% below the Georgia commercial average of 11.53¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.

How much is the average commercial electric bill at North Georgia EMC?

About $441 a month in 2025, on average use of about 4,293 kWh a month. That is North Georgia EMC’s commercial revenue divided by its 16,235 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.

Have North Georgia EMC’s commercial electricity rates gone up?

The average North Georgia EMC billed commercial customers rose 1.2% between 2015 and 2025, from 10.14¢ to 10.26¢ per kWh. The Georgia commercial average rose 17% over the same period.

How reliable is North Georgia EMC’s electric service?

North Georgia EMC customers averaged 176 minutes without power in 2025, excluding major storms, against a 124-minute average for U.S. utilities reporting the same way (EIA).

Does North Georgia EMC use smart meters for businesses?

EIA counts 15,783 advanced (AMI) meters among North Georgia EMC’s 15,783 commercial meters in 2025, which is 100%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.

Is this the rate my business will pay North Georgia EMC?

No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in North Georgia EMC’s tariff.