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Residential customers
47 thousand
46,903 homes
Average price
14.80 cents
Georgia average 14.74
Average bill
$141.46
Per month at 956 kWh
Price rank
31 of 47
Lowest to highest in Georgia
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation rates and average bill
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation reported 46,903 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 956 kWh a month on average at 14.80 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, Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation ranks 31 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation | 14.80 | 956 | $141.46 |
| Georgia (all utilities) | 14.74 | 1,077 | $158.70 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Figures cover all of Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation's states together. A utility with a large territory can have different rates in different places.
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 Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation has distribution equipment. That covers 5 counties in Georgia, North Carolina. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Georgia (4 counties)
Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union
North Carolina (1 county)
Cherokee
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Reliability
For 2025, Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 289 minutes without power per customer and 3.05 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 95 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation had about 162 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Georgia figure across its utilities was 146 minutes. One interruption lasting 95 minutes and 3.05 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 289 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. Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation 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 does not show residential net-metered solar for Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation in 2025. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative based in Georgia, and it also reports customers in 1 other state.
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation compared with Georgia
Of the 56 utilities listed for Georgia, Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation is the 16th largest by homes, at roughly 0.63% of the state total. At $141.46 a month, an average Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation home pays about $207 a year less than the Georgia average of $158.70, and uses 121 kWh a month less. Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation reports customers in 2 states, and this profile uses its largest, Georgia, for comparisons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 46,903 | 14.80 |
| Carroll Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 53,707 | 13.94 |
| Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 51,657 | 13.67 |
| Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 39,729 | 14.20 |
| City of Marietta | Municipal | 36,288 | 11.92 |
| Habersham Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 35,519 | 13.99 |
See every one on the electric companies in Georgia page.
Official site and where to get help
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Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation?
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 14.80 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 956 kWh a month and an average bill of $141.46 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Georgia average was 14.74 cents.
How many customers does Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation have?
EIA reports about 46,903 residential customers for Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation in 2025.
Who regulates Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Georgia on the Georgia state page.
How reliable is Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation?
For 2025, Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 289 minutes of outage per customer and 3.05 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.