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Residential customers
32 thousand
31,706 homes
Average price
13.45 cents
Georgia average 14.74
Average bill
$123.26
Per month at 916 kWh
Price rank
16 of 47
Lowest to highest in Georgia
Albany Utility Board rates and average bill
Albany Utility Board reported 31,706 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 916 kWh a month on average at 13.45 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 47 Georgia utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Albany Utility Board ranks 16 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Utility Board | 13.45 | 916 | $123.26 |
| Georgia (all utilities) | 14.74 | 1,077 | $158.70 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Albany Utility Board has distribution equipment. That covers 2 counties in Georgia. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Georgia (2 counties)
Dougherty, Lee
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Reliability
For 2025, Albany Utility Board reported an average of 141 minutes without power per customer and 1.58 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 89 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Albany Utility Board had about 13 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Georgia figure across its utilities was 146 minutes. One interruption lasting 89 minutes and 1.58 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 141 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Albany Utility Board does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 32 residential net-metered systems on the Albany Utility Board grid in 2025, with 0.2 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Albany Utility Board is a municipal utility based in Georgia.
Albany Utility Board compared with Georgia
By residential customers, Albany Utility Board ranks 22nd of the 56 utilities that report homes in Georgia, with about 0.65% of the state's homes. Its price of 13.45 cents per kWh is about the same as the median of 17 other municipal utilities in Georgia (13.39 cents). Albany Utility Board lists distribution equipment in 2 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 32 of its residential customers use net metering, or 1.0 per 1,000 homes, against 4.4 for Georgia as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Georgia with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Georgia utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Utility Board | Municipal | 31,706 | 13.45 |
| Jefferson Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 34,651 | 14.59 |
| Diverse Power Incorporated | Cooperative | 33,154 | 17.24 |
| Haywood Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 30,752 | 16.86 |
| Hart Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 30,698 | 13.11 |
| Canoochee Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 24,733 | 14.18 |
See every one on the electric companies in Georgia page.
Official site and where to get help
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Albany Utility Board questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Albany Utility Board?
Albany Utility Board residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.45 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 916 kWh a month and an average bill of $123.26 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Georgia average was 14.74 cents.
How many customers does Albany Utility Board have?
EIA reports about 31,706 residential customers for Albany Utility Board in 2025.
Who regulates Albany Utility Board?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for Georgia on the Georgia state page.
How reliable is Albany Utility Board?
For 2025, Albany Utility Board reported an average of 141 minutes of outage per customer and 1.58 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.