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Oconee County, Georgia Electricity Overview

Oconee County has a population of 41,006 residents.

Oconee County has emissions of 4,516.3 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the nationwide average of 4,159.32.

When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Oconee County saw a 3.25% decrease throughout the last 12 months.

The national average residential rate per kilowatt hour sits at 16.01 cents, while residents of Oconee County enjoy an average rate that is 15.21% less at 13.57 cents per kilowatt hour.

Walton EMC is the largest electricity company in Oconee County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

The average monthly residential electric bill in Oconee County totals $151.04. For comparison, the Georgia average bill is $146.25

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    534,743 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    13.04 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    185,195,358 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,516.3 kg

Recent Energy News in Watkinsville

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Watkinsville Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024

12.82¢ per kWh

  • 3.38% lower than last month
  • 0.38% higher than January last year
  • 1.21% higher than the Georgia average
  • 17.91% 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 has dropped by 56 since January last year
  • 9,640th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 716 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 554 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

14.48¢ per kWh

  • 0.03% higher than last month
  • 3.6% lower than January last year
  • 1.05% higher than the Georgia average
  • 14.7% 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 January last year
  • 11,702nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 462 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,508 since January last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$159.67 per month

  • 13.56% higher than last month
  • 21.03% higher than January last year
  • 0.13% higher than the Georgia average
  • 5.77% higher 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 January last year
  • 16,208th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 170 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 6,121 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$143.27 per month

  • 1.64% higher than last month
  • 7.73% lower than January last year
  • 0.36% higher than the Georgia average
  • 7.99% 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 January last year
  • 18,994th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 994 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,639 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

11.96¢ per kWh

  • 7.8% higher than last month
  • 8.55% higher than January last year
  • 0.32% higher than the Georgia average
  • 10.35% lower than the US average
  • 650th in the state out of 657 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since January last year
  • 13,222nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,796 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,125 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

11.1¢ per kWh

  • 0.71% higher than last month
  • 11.14% lower than January last year
  • 0.22% lower than the Georgia average
  • 21.59% 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 January last year
  • 8,839th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 798 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,022 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$1,006.35 per month

  • 16.32% higher than last month
  • 20.12% higher than January last year
  • 2.43% higher than the Georgia average
  • 38.25% 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 January last year
  • 24,122nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 876 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,013 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$912.65 per month

  • 1.56% higher than last month
  • 11.58% lower than January last year
  • 2.1% higher than the Georgia average
  • 44.24% 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 January last year
  • 22,665th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 36 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,615 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

8.01¢ per kWh

  • 37.37% higher than last month
  • 24.52% higher than January last year
  • 0.59% higher than the Georgia average
  • 18.49% lower than the US average
  • 639th in the state out of 657 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since January last year
  • 13,247th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 9,386 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 8,262 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

6.64¢ per kWh

  • 2.02% higher than last month
  • 27.58% lower than January last year
  • 0.52% lower than the Georgia average
  • 35.07% 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 January last year
  • 4,406th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 582 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 10,574 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$14,168.36 per month

  • 41.6% higher than last month
  • 28.55% higher than January last year
  • 2.78% lower than the Georgia average
  • 57.97% 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 January last year
  • 15,372nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,595 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,177 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$12,261.49 per month

  • 2.19% higher than last month
  • 28.61% lower than January last year
  • 4.13% lower than the Georgia average
  • 64.16% 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 January last year
  • 13,859th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 58 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,082 since January last year

Watkinsville, GA Electricity Overview

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Watkinsville's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 13.56 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 178th out of 675 cities in Georgia. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Walton EMC. The city deals with an average of 1 electrical outages per consumer per 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 an outage.

The residents of Watkinsville have to rely on power from outside city limits because they don't have any power plants in the city limits. As the 240th worst ranked city out of 675 cities in the state, the city releases 13,043,071.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use each year. Averaging 4,516.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 145th worst in Georgia for emissions per capita.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Watkinsville

Watkinsville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.193/kWh$0.081/kWh$266.98/mo.$78.37/mo.
178th13.56¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Watkinsville
540th$150.96Average residential monthly electricity bill for Watkinsville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Watkinsville, Georgia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Georgia PowerBUNDLED14.59143.3128,176,767.134,111,871,490
Walton EMCBUNDLED12.52158.611,932,954242,083,300

Bogart, GA Electricity Overview

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Bogart's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 13.46 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 148th out of 675 cities in Georgia. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Walton EMC. The city deals with an average of 1 electrical outages per consumer per 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 an outage.

The residents of Bogart have to rely on power from outside city limits because they don't have any power plants in the city limits. As the 321st worst ranked city out of 675 cities in the state, the city releases 7,253,176.25 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use each year. Averaging 4,516.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 145th worst in Georgia for emissions per capita.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bogart

Bogart residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.186/kWh$0.083/kWh$260.21/mo.$80.62/mo.
148th13.46¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bogart
510th$150.15Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bogart Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bogart, Georgia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Georgia PowerBUNDLED14.59143.3128,176,767.134,111,871,490
Jackson EMCBUNDLED11.64135.883,257,981379,388,000
Walton EMCBUNDLED12.52158.611,932,954242,083,300

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North High Shoals, GA Electricity Overview

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North High Shoals' average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 13.56 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 178th out of 675 cities in Georgia. Walton EMC is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. North High Shoals has 625 citizens, which is the 461st most populated city in the state.

The residents of North High Shoals have to rely on power from outside city limits because they don't have any power plants in the city limits. As the 456th worst ranked city out of 675 cities in the state, the city releases 2,822,686.9 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use each year. Averaging 4,516.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 145th worst in Georgia for emissions per capita.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in North High Shoals

North High Shoals residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.193/kWh$0.081/kWh$266.98/mo.$78.37/mo.
178th13.56¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of North High Shoals
540th$150.96Average residential monthly electricity bill for North High Shoals Residents

Electric Companies With Service in North High Shoals, Georgia

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Georgia PowerBUNDLED14.59143.3128,176,767.134,111,871,490
Walton EMCBUNDLED12.52158.611,932,954242,083,300

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Oconee County, Georgia Details

Oconee County, Georgia Net Metering

There are 3 companies in Oconee County selling electricity. Of those 3, 66.67% of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state has decent net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more realistic.

Energy Loss

Oconee County has 3 electricity companies who report energy loss. The average energy loss amount for these companies is 3.90%. The United States average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Oconee County a rank of 859th best in the country out of 3230 counties.

Power Companies in Oconee County, Georgia

Providers In Each City in Oconee County:

  • Bishop, Georgia:
    • Georgia Power: 100.00%
  • Bogart, Georgia:
    • Georgia Power: 47.33%
    • Walton EMC: 47.33%
    • Jackson EMC: 5.33%
  • North High Shoals, Georgia:
    • Georgia Power: 50.00%
    • Walton EMC: 50.00%
  • Watkinsville, Georgia:
    • Georgia Power: 50.00%
    • Walton EMC: 50.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Oconee County, Georgia?

The largest electricity supplier in Oconee County, Georgia by total customer count is Walton EMC.

What electricity companies offer service in Oconee County, Georgia?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Walton EMC26,090
2Georgia Power8,888
3Rayle Electric Membership Corporation87

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

Oconee County, Georgia has 3 electricity providers serving customers in the area.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-04-03