Laurens County, Georgia Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Laurens County, Georgia Electricity Overview
At an average residential rate of 14.38 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the national average 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, customers in Laurens County enjoy a 10.24% discount from the nationwide average.
Over the course of the last year, Laurens County has had a 10.11% increase in generation of electricity from solar power, up from 6,251 megawatt hours a year to 6,883 megawatt hours a year.
Laurens County produces 3.09 megawatt hours per citizen of the county from renewable fuels. This makes Laurens County the 33rd highest ranking county for renewable production per capita in the state out of 159 counties.
Laurens County is home to over 49,202 residents and produces 6,883 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.14 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Laurens County 46th in Georgia out of 159 counties for solar megawatt hours generated per person.
Roughly 24.52% of Laurens County's electricity is produced using non-renewable sources, making it the 25th highest ranked county out of 159 counties in the state for total megawatt hours produced from non-renewable fuel sources.
Laurens County ranks 42nd out of 159 counties in the state for total electricity consumption, with its population consuming 645,366.09 megawatt hours.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
645,366 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
201,500 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
152,090 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
49,410 MWh
Production per Capita
4.1 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
230,255,506 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,679.8 kg
Recent Energy News in Dublin
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 2,666 positions to 11,501st, from last year's value of 14,167th
- In Dublin, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 749 positions to 8,891st, from last month's value of 9,640th
- In Dublin, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 515 positions to 8,891st, from last year's value of 9,406th
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 201 positions to 11,501st, from last month's value of 11,702nd
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 4.51% to 14.46 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.14 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the residential electricity rate increased by 3.64% to 13.28 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.82 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the residential electricity rate decreased by 1.79% to 13.28 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.53 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.14% to 14.46 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 14.48 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 5,545 positions to 8,880th, from last year's value of 14,425th
- In Dublin, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 6,267 positions to 6,955th, from last month's value of 13,222nd
- In Dublin, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 155 positions to 6,955th, from last year's value of 7,110th
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 594th, from last year's value of 650th
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 41 positions to 8,880th, from last month's value of 8,839th
- In Dublin, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 594th, from last month's value of 650th
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 11.48% to 11.09 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.52 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 12.11% to 10.51 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.96 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.9% to 10.51 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 10.71 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.15% to 11.09 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.1 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 11,014 positions to 4,298th, from last year's value of 15,312th
- In Dublin, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 9,124 positions to 4,123rd, from last month's value of 13,247th
- In Dublin, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,120 positions to 4,123rd, from last year's value of 3,003rd
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 108 positions to 4,298th, from last month's value of 4,406th
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 74 positions to 583rd, from last year's value of 657th
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 28.49% to 6.57 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.18 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 583rd, from last month's value of 639th
- In Dublin, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 35.4% to 5.17 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 14.35% to 5.17 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.04 ¢ / kWh
- In Dublin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.09% to 6.57 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.64 ¢ / kWh
Dublin Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
13.28¢ per kWh
- 3.64% higher than last month
- 1.79% lower than February last year
- 0.96% higher than the Georgia average
- 18.48% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 8,891st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 749 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 515 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.46¢ per kWh
- 0.14% lower than last month
- 4.51% lower than February last year
- 1.11% higher than the Georgia average
- 14.65% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 11,501st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 201 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,666 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$120.08 per month
- 24.8% lower than last month
- 10.53% higher than February last year
- 0% higher than the Georgia average
- 4.22% lower than the US average
- 650th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 56 since February last year
- 11,988th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,220 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,654 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$144.22 per month
- 0.67% higher than last month
- 6.96% lower than February last year
- 0.43% higher than the Georgia average
- 8.82% higher than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 19,030th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 36 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,163 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
10.51¢ per kWh
- 12.11% lower than last month
- 1.9% lower than February last year
- 0.49% lower than the Georgia average
- 22.82% lower than the US average
- 594th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank has increased by 56 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 6,955th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 6,267 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 155 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.09¢ per kWh
- 0.15% lower than last month
- 11.48% lower than February last year
- 0.16% lower than the Georgia average
- 21.5% lower than the US average
- 594th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 56 since February last year
- 8,880th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 41 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,545 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$778.22 per month
- 22.67% lower than last month
- 3.6% higher than February last year
- 1.94% higher than the Georgia average
- 53.48% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 21,978th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,144 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 459 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$914.9 per month
- 0.25% higher than last month
- 11.56% lower than February last year
- 2.14% higher than the Georgia average
- 44.3% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 22,634th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 31 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,640 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
5.17¢ per kWh
- 35.4% lower than last month
- 14.35% lower than February last year
- 2.13% lower than the Georgia average
- 47.49% lower than the US average
- 583rd in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank has increased by 56 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 4,123rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 9,124 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,120 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.57¢ per kWh
- 1.09% lower than last month
- 28.49% lower than February last year
- 0.53% lower than the Georgia average
- 35.65% lower than the US average
- 583rd in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 74 since February last year
- 4,298th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 108 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 11,014 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$9,125.58 per month
- 35.59% lower than last month
- 9.52% lower than February last year
- 7.91% lower than the Georgia average
- 70.23% lower than the US average
- 576th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 13,095th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,277 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,366 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$12,181.43 per month
- 0.65% lower than last month
- 29.1% lower than February last year
- 4.27% lower than the Georgia average
- 64.27% lower than the US average
- 576th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 18 since February last year
- 13,920th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 61 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,001 since February last year
Dublin, GA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 14.33 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of Dublin, which is 5.23% higher than the state's average rate of 13.61 cents. This makes the city 412th out of 675 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. Selling an estimated 23,572.54 megawatt hours each year, Georgia Power is the largest supplier in the city. The city has an average of 1 electrical outages per customer each year. These outages are an average of 133.1 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.27 outages per customer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Approximately 4,545.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 29th worst polluter in the state out of 675 cities. With total emissions of 73,030,196.73 kilograms, the city ranks 76th highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The 210,745.44 megawatt hours of electricity consumed in the city must be sourced from neighboring cities or counties as there are no power plants that call the city home.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dublin
Dublin residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dublin, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamaha Electric Member Corporation | BUNDLED | 14.18 | 149.75 | 244,092 | 34,611,000 | |
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 | |
| Little Ocmulgee Electric | BUNDLED | 14.66 | 137.52 | 126,104.85 | 18,492,125.44 | |
| Oconee Electric Membership Corporation | BUNDLED | 14.12 | 160.59 | 144,165 | 20,352,200 | |
| Washington EMC | BUNDLED | 14.54 | 151.45 | 187,259 | 27,226,000 |
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East Dublin, GA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 14.29 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of East Dublin, which is 4.96% higher than the state's average rate of 13.61 cents. This makes the city 389th out of 675 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. Selling an estimated 6,480.71 megawatt hours each year, Georgia Power is the largest supplier in the city. The city has an average of 1 electrical outages per customer each year. These outages are an average of 133.1 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.27 outages per customer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Approximately 4,545.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 13th worst polluter in the state out of 675 cities. With total emissions of 13,531,517.75 kilograms, the city ranks 235th highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The 39,048.31 megawatt hours of electricity consumed in the city must be sourced from neighboring cities or counties as there are no power plants that call the city home.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Dublin
East Dublin residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in East Dublin, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamaha Electric Member Corporation | BUNDLED | 14.18 | 149.75 | 244,092 | 34,611,000 | |
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 | |
| Oconee Electric Membership Corporation | BUNDLED | 14.12 | 160.59 | 144,165 | 20,352,200 | |
| Washington EMC | BUNDLED | 14.54 | 151.45 | 187,259 | 27,226,000 |
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Dexter, GA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 14.34 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of Dexter, which is 5.33% higher than the state's average rate of 13.61 cents. This makes the city 414th out of 675 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. Selling an estimated 1,152.07 megawatt hours each year, Georgia Power is the largest supplier in the city. The city has an average of 1 electrical outages per customer each year. These outages are an average of 133.1 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.27 outages per customer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Approximately 4,545.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 29th worst polluter in the state out of 675 cities. With total emissions of 4,713,531.71 kilograms, the city ranks 378th highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The 13,601.98 megawatt hours of electricity consumed in the city must be sourced from neighboring cities or counties as there are no power plants that call the city home.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dexter
Dexter residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dexter, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 | |
| Oconee Electric Membership Corporation | BUNDLED | 14.12 | 160.59 | 144,165 | 20,352,200 |
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Electricity Production in Laurens County, Georgia
Power Plants in Laurens County, Georgia
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WestRock Southeast, LLC.WestRock Southeast, LLC (100.00%) | Laurens County | GA | Wood/Wood Waste Solids | 194,617.24 | 76,441,450.1 | 392.78 | ||
Dublin Solar IAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Laurens County | GA | Solar | 6,883 |
Laurens County, Georgia Details
Approximately 4,679.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the county from electricity consumption, ranking them as the 24th highest polluter in the state out of 159 counties. Total emissions in the county are 230,255,505.56 kilograms, which is the 46th worst total amount of pollution for all counties in Georgia. Electricity generating facilities in the county mainly use Wood/Wood Waste Solids, which accounts for 36.20% (or 72,949.11 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Tire-derived Fuels and Natural Gas are also important fuel sources in the county, with 64,222.12 (31.87%) and 49,409.84 (24.52%) megawatt hours produced from each, respectively. Laurens County has 2 power generation plants, which is 32nd most in Georgia.
Providers In Each City in Laurens County:
- Adrian, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 100.00%
- Cadwell, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 45.97%
- Little Ocmulgee Electric: 8.07%
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 45.97%
- Dexter, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
- Dublin, Georgia:
- Washington EMC: 0.65%
- Georgia Power: 38.24%
- Little Ocmulgee Electric: 4.26%
- Altamaha Electric Member Corporation: 18.61%
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 38.24%
- Dudley, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
- East Dublin, Georgia:
- Altamaha Electric Member Corporation: 33.00%
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 33.00%
- Washington EMC: 1.01%
- Georgia Power: 33.00%
- Montrose, Georgia:
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Rentz, Georgia:
- Oconee Electric Membership Corporation: 43.90%
- Little Ocmulgee Electric: 12.19%
- Georgia Power: 43.90%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Laurens County, Georgia?
The largest electricity supplier in Laurens County, Georgia by total customer count is Georgia Power.
How many electric companies offer service in Laurens County, Georgia?
There are 6 electricity providers offering service in Laurens County, Georgia.
How many power plants are in Laurens County, Georgia?
Laurens County, Georgia is home to 2 active electricity plants generating electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity companies offer service in Laurens County, Georgia?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Power | 38,487 |
| 2 | Oconee Electric Membership Corporation | 3,728 |
| 3 | Little Ocmulgee Electric | 3,547 |
| 4 | Altamaha Electric Member Corporation | 3,060 |
| 5 | Washington EMC | 853 |
| 6 | Ocmulgee EMC | 293 |
