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Residential customers
31 thousand
30,698 homes
Average price
13.11 cents
Georgia average 14.74
Average bill
$151.07
Per month at 1,152 kWh
Price rank
13 of 47
Lowest to highest in Georgia
Hart Electric Membership Corporation rates and average bill
Hart Electric Membership Corporation reported 30,698 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,152 kWh a month on average at 13.11 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, Hart Electric Membership Corporation ranks 13 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Electric Membership Corporation | 13.11 | 1,152 | $151.07 |
| 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 Hart Electric Membership Corporation has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties in Georgia. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Georgia (6 counties)
Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Stephens
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Reliability
For 2025, Hart Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 83 minutes without power per customer and 1.04 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 80 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Hart Electric Membership Corporation had about 44 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Georgia figure across its utilities was 146 minutes. One interruption lasting 80 minutes and 1.04 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 83 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. Hart 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 shows 134 residential net-metered systems on the Hart Electric Membership Corporation grid in 2025, with 1.2 megawatts of capacity. 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.
Hart Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative based in Georgia.
Hart Electric Membership Corporation compared with Georgia
Of the 56 utilities listed for Georgia, Hart Electric Membership Corporation is the 23rd largest by homes, at roughly 0.63% of the state total. Its price of 13.11 cents per kWh is 1.18 cents below the median of 34 other cooperatives in Georgia (14.29 cents). Over a year, the typical Hart Electric Membership Corporation bill runs about $92 below the state average, with monthly use 76 kWh higher. Hart Electric Membership Corporation lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 134 of its residential customers use net metering, or 4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 30,698 | 13.11 |
| Albany Utility Board | Municipal | 31,706 | 13.45 |
| Haywood Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 30,752 | 16.86 |
| Canoochee Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 24,733 | 14.18 |
| Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 23,762 | 13.91 |
| Coastal Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 21,397 | 14.38 |
See every one on the electric companies in Georgia page.
Official site and where to get help
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Hart Electric Membership Corporation questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Hart Electric Membership Corporation?
Hart Electric Membership Corporation residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.11 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,152 kWh a month and an average bill of $151.07 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Georgia average was 14.74 cents.
How many customers does Hart Electric Membership Corporation have?
EIA reports about 30,698 residential customers for Hart Electric Membership Corporation in 2025.
Who regulates Hart 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 Hart Electric Membership Corporation?
For 2025, Hart Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 83 minutes of outage per customer and 1.04 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.