How many electric cooperatives are in Georgia?

42 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail electricity sales to customers in Georgia in 2024, according to EIA. The largest is Jackson Electric Member Corp, with 262,629 customers.

How many municipal and public power utilities are in Georgia?

53 — 52 municipal utilities, 1 public utility district — reported bundled retail sales in Georgia in 2024. The largest is City of Marietta, with 42,506 customers.

How do public power utilities and co-ops in Georgia buy?

Municipal utilities and public utility districts are local government entities, so they generally follow Georgia's public procurement laws, with purchases approved by a city council or utility board. Electric co-ops are private, member-owned nonprofits that set their own purchasing policies, though projects financed through USDA's Rural Utilities Service follow its rules. See how utilities buy.

Where does this data come from?

From the U.S. Energy Information Administration's table "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), based on forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. It counts customers who buy both electricity and delivery from the utility.

Georgia Public Power & Electric Co-ops: Full List

Key takeaways

95 community-owned utilities: 52 municipal utilities, 1 public utility district and 42 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in Georgia in 2024.
Together they served 2,654,905 of the state's 5,459,008 bundled retail customers (49%); 1 investor-owned utility served most of the rest.
The largest public power utility is City of Marietta, with 42,506 customers.
The largest electric co-op is Jackson Electric Member Corp, with 262,629 customers.

Every public power utility and co-op in Georgia

Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.

Showing all 95 utilities

#	Utility	Type	Customers	Sales, MWh	Avg. price
1	Jackson Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	262,629	5,963,696	10.78¢
2	Cobb Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	224,124	4,105,486	10.91¢
3	Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation	Cooperative	202,144	3,790,212	11.11¢
4	GreyStone Power Corporation	Cooperative	152,146	3,093,770	11.83¢
5	Walton Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	142,923	4,014,607	9.88¢
6	Snapping Shoals El Member Corp	Cooperative	109,742	2,118,165	11.72¢
7	North Georgia Elec Member Corp	Cooperative	106,316	2,455,073	10.89¢
8	Flint Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	96,707	1,976,779	12.60¢
9	Coweta-Fayette El Member Corp	Cooperative	89,694	1,729,188	12.40¢
10	Colquitt Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	72,978	1,304,982	12.64¢
11	Central Georgia El Member Corp	Cooperative	67,135	1,478,043	10.92¢
12	Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation	Cooperative	59,549	1,159,497	11.94¢
13	Amicalola Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	56,407	879,625	12.63¢
14	Carroll Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	56,190	1,181,038	11.94¢
15	City of Marietta	Municipal	42,506	969,043	11.92¢
16	Hart Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	39,869	641,076	12.93¢
17	Blue Ridge Mountain EMC	Cooperative	38,824	522,101	14.34¢
18	Habersham Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	37,655	550,458	13.64¢
19	Diverse Power Incorporated	Cooperative	37,321	753,317	14.96¢
20	Jefferson Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	36,931	639,495	12.45¢
21	Albany Utility Board	Municipal	33,921	834,357	9.63¢
22	Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp	Cooperative	29,975	672,148	10.56¢
23	Mitchell Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	25,680	457,212	15.32¢
24	Canoochee Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	25,476	495,374	12.54¢
25	Excelsior Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	25,471	547,578	11.41¢
26	Coastal Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	23,978	572,277	11.96¢
27	Tri-County Elec Member Corp (GA)	Cooperative	23,373	409,606	13.79¢
28	Altamaha Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	21,870	577,379	11.97¢
29	Southern Rivers Energy	Cooperative	21,595	375,144	16.01¢
30	Sumter Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	21,314	373,938	14.54¢
31	Grady Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	20,531	316,121	14.63¢
32	Rayle Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	19,919	299,147	14.07¢
33	Planters Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	18,198	282,048	14.32¢
34	Dalton Utilities	Municipal	18,022	3,296,824	5.77¢
35	City of East Point	Municipal	17,872	437,258	10.19¢
36	City of Thomasville	Municipal	16,582	496,012	12.03¢
37	Tri-State Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	16,409	250,103	14.22¢
38	Washington Elec Member Corp	Cooperative	16,337	446,598	10.98¢
39	City of Griffin	Municipal	16,007	412,778	14.02¢
40	Three Notch Elec Member Corp	Cooperative	15,281	229,153	17.69¢
41	City of Covington	Municipal	14,475	472,002	11.84¢
42	City of La Grange	Municipal	14,312	516,336	10.07¢
43	Oconee Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	13,418	258,625	13.63¢
44	Ocmulgee Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	12,992	190,495	14.88¢
45	Irwin Electric Membership Corp	Cooperative	12,853	189,468	16.93¢
46	City of Lawrenceville	Municipal	12,613	338,347	12.98¢
47	Crisp County Power Comm	Public utility district	12,095	379,673	13.29¢
48	Little Ocmulgee El Member Corp	Cooperative	11,896	190,857	13.37¢
49	City of Chattanooga	Municipal	11,434	239,885	10.90¢
50	Newnan Wtr, Sewer & Light Comm	Municipal	11,050	364,260	11.16¢
51	Upson Elec Member Corp	Cooperative	9,665	132,124	13.50¢
52	Slash Pine Elec Member Corp	Cooperative	9,387	187,805	14.17¢
53	City of College Park	Municipal	8,932	553,451	8.75¢
54	Middle Georgia El Member Corp	Cooperative	8,594	148,228	20.44¢
55	City of Cartersville	Municipal	8,184	579,647	10.46¢
56	City of Acworth	Municipal	7,266	99,365	16.33¢
57	City of Monroe	Municipal	7,051	160,871	12.27¢
58	City of Moultrie	Municipal	6,941	195,996	11.66¢
59	City of Calhoun	Municipal	6,254	360,612	10.62¢
60	Fitzgerald Wtr Lgt & Bond Comm	Municipal	6,062	199,406	11.25¢
61	City of Douglas	Municipal	5,932	384,981	8.47¢
62	City of Norcross	Municipal	5,514	162,851	8.84¢
63	Fort Valley Utility Comm	Municipal	4,912	133,653	10.23¢
64	City of Cairo	Municipal	4,676	131,697	12.35¢
65	City of Elberton	Municipal	4,543	127,846	11.43¢
66	City of Thomaston	Municipal	4,524	123,131	12.24¢
67	City of LaFayette	Municipal	4,260	165,632	8.50¢
68	City of Buford	Municipal	4,060	214,098	12.04¢
69	City of Fairburn	Municipal	3,488	98,725	11.21¢
70	City of Barnesville	Municipal	3,209	79,046	11.52¢
71	City of Forsyth	Municipal	3,191	92,387	11.81¢
72	City of Commerce	Municipal	3,153	56,393	14.81¢
73	City of Adel	Municipal	3,118	184,179	8.16¢
74	City of Camilla	Municipal	2,839	138,998	10.67¢
75	City of Sandersville	Municipal	2,835	1,570,000	4.67¢
76	City of Sylvester	Municipal	2,830	56,955	13.15¢
77	City of Blakely	Municipal	2,825	72,659	10.97¢
78	City of Hampton	Municipal	2,799	39,625	10.72¢
79	City of Quitman	Municipal	2,380	50,065	12.96¢
80	City of Sylvania	Municipal	2,376	822,930	4.56¢
81	City of Washington	Municipal	2,230	766,204	5.19¢
82	City of Palmetto	Municipal	2,043	52,292	8.79¢
83	City of Hogansville	Municipal	1,964	28,021	14.29¢
84	City of West Point	Municipal	1,884	174,600	6.76¢
85	City of Jackson	Municipal	1,780	51,949	10.66¢
86	City of Monticello	Municipal	1,329	23,920	12.14¢
87	City of Grantville	Municipal	1,007	11,764	14.28¢
88	City of Chickamauga	Municipal	973	21,692	12.77¢
89	City of Ellaville	Municipal	826	25,344	15.86¢
90	City of Oxford	Municipal	733	18,669	11.18¢
91	Haywood Electric Member Corp	Cooperative	439	3,661	17.37¢
92	City of Doerun	Municipal	413	6,063	16.49¢
93	City of Whigham	Municipal	312	5,221	18.27¢
94	City of Mansfield	Municipal	303	6,734	12.99¢
95	Town of Brinson	Municipal	130	1,632	14.52¢

Public power vs. co-ops in Georgia

Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.

Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.

Selling to Georgia utilities

Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.

Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.

About this data

Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov

Public power utilities and electric co-ops in Georgia.