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Residential customers
21 thousand
21,329 homes
Average price
15.79 cents
Georgia average 14.74
Average bill
$186.10
Per month at 1,179 kWh
Price rank
40 of 47
Lowest to highest in Georgia
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation rates and average bill
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation reported 21,329 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,179 kWh a month on average at 15.79 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, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation ranks 40 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | 15.79 | 1,179 | $186.10 |
| 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 Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation has distribution equipment. That covers 8 counties in Georgia. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Georgia (8 counties)
Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
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Reliability
For 2025, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 177 minutes without power per customer and 2.17 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 82 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation had about 50 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Georgia figure across its utilities was 146 minutes. One interruption lasting 82 minutes and 2.17 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 177 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under other standard. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Tri-County 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 63 residential net-metered systems on the Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation grid in 2025, with 0.4 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.
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative based in Georgia.
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation compared with Georgia
Georgia has 56 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation is 28th by size and serves about 0.44% of the state's homes. Its price of 15.79 cents per kWh is 1.60 cents above the median of 34 other cooperatives in Georgia (14.19 cents). At $186.10 a month, an average Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation home pays about $329 a year more than the Georgia average of $158.70, and uses 102 kWh a month more. Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation lists distribution equipment in 8 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 63 of its residential customers use net metering, or 3.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 21,329 | 15.79 |
| Coastal Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 21,397 | 14.38 |
| Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 21,350 | 17.12 |
| Southern Rivers Energy | Cooperative | 20,770 | 16.35 |
| Altamaha Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 19,623 | 16.30 |
| Grady Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 19,416 | 15.03 |
See every one on the electric companies in Georgia page.
Official site and where to get help
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Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation?
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 15.79 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,179 kWh a month and an average bill of $186.10 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Georgia average was 14.74 cents.
How many customers does Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation have?
EIA reports about 21,329 residential customers for Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation in 2025.
Who regulates Tri-County 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 Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation?
For 2025, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 177 minutes of outage per customer and 2.17 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (other standard). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.