Lincoln County, GA: 2 Electric Providers

Lincoln County, Georgia Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Lincoln County, Georgia Electricity Overview

Residents of Lincoln County are paying, on average, 11.43% less per kilowatt hour at home than the nationwide average price, at 14.30 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.14 cents per kilowatt hour.

Emitting 34,141,945.86 kilograms of CO2 gases, Lincoln County has the 2426th highest pollution level due to electricity use out of 3230 counties in the country.

No electricity production takes place in Lincoln County, meaning the county must import their electricity from outside of their borders.

With a state average residential electric bill of $148.13, Lincoln County residents pay about 1.27% more than other residents in the state.

Lincoln County has a population of 7,686 citizens.

The largest electricity provider in Lincoln County by number of customers is Georgia Power.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    101,410 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    13.19 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    34,141,946 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,442.1 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Lincolnton

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Lincolnton Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for May, 2024

16.93¢ per kWh

  • 16.79% higher than last month
  • 14.37% higher than May last year
  • 13.52% higher than the Georgia average
  • 2.71% higher than the US average
  • 657th in the state out of 675 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 62 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 31 since May last year
  • 20,429th in the US out of 31,747 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 6,356 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,413 since May last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

14.71¢ per kWh

  • 1.22% higher than last month
  • 2% lower than May last year
  • 7.08% higher than the Georgia average
  • 8.89% lower than the US average
  • 635th in the state out of 675 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since May last year
  • 16,063rd in the US out of 31,747 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 384 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,702 since May last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for May, 2024

$152.49 per month

  • 36.6% higher than last month
  • 21.14% higher than May last year
  • 5.7% higher than the Georgia average
  • 22.76% higher than the US average
  • 583rd in the state out of 675 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 144 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 88 since May last year
  • 27,551st in the US out of 31,747 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 9,230 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,169 since May last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$146.71 per month

  • 1.53% higher than last month
  • 3.51% lower than May last year
  • 0.08% lower than the Georgia average
  • 7.3% higher than the US average
  • 441st in the state out of 675 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since May last year
  • 20,711th in the US out of 31,747 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,000 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,565 since May last year

Lincolnton, GA Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity rate for Lincolnton is about 14.71 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 7.08% above Georgia's average rate of 13.74 cents, ranking the city at 635th best for average electricity rate out of 675 cities in the state. Georgia Power has an estimated 637 total residential customers, which is more than all other vendors in the city. The city deals with an average of 1.19 electrical outages per customer a year. These outages are on average 126.36 minutes. In contrast, the national average is 1.45 outages per customer and 171.11 minutes each outage.

Emissions in Lincolnton average 4,442.1 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, making them the 119th worst polluting city out of 675 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. At 4,442.1 kilograms per person and 1,808 people in the city, the city emits 8,031,308.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year. This is the 304th worst rank in the state for total emissions. All of the 23,854.95 megawatt hours of electricity consumed in Lincolnton must be sourced from neighboring cities or counties as there are no power facilities in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lincolnton

Lincolnton residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.193/kWh$0.081/kWh$266.98/mo.$78.37/mo.
635th14.71¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lincolnton
441st$146.71Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lincolnton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lincolnton, Georgia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Georgia PowerBUNDLED14.79146.6128,603,154.84,229,306,775

Lincoln County, Georgia Details

Lincoln County, Georgia Net Metering

There are 2 companies in Lincoln County providing electricity. Of those 2, only one of them offers some type of net metering option for their customers, which makes solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. Georgia has pretty good regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Lincoln County averages out to about 4.49% of the total electricity transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The United States average is 2.87%, resulting in Lincoln County receiving a rank of 1326th best in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Power Companies in Lincoln County, Georgia

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Lincoln County, Georgia?

The largest electricity supplier in Lincoln County, Georgia by total revenue is Georgia Power.

What electricity companies offer service in Lincoln County, Georgia?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Georgia Power19,460
2Rayle Electric Membership Corporation2,467

How many electric companies offer service in Lincoln County, Georgia?

There are 2 electricity suppliers serving consumers in Lincoln County, Georgia.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2024-08-23