Coastal Electric Membership Corporation: electric rates and average bill
Coastal Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative that serves 21,397 homes in Georgia. In 2025, its average home used 1,259 kWh a month and paid $181.06 (14.4¢ per kWh), more than the Georgia average of $158.70.
- Electric cooperative
- 21,397 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Coastal Electric Membership Corporation at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Georgia | 21,397 |
| Average home bill | $181.06 a month (Georgia average $158.70) |
| Average price | 14.4¢ per kWh (Georgia average 14.7¢) |
| Average home use | 1,259 kWh a month (Georgia average 1,077) |
| Business customers | 15.3¢ per kWh, average bill $372.53 a month (3,327 businesses; Georgia business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.3 outages and 198 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.5 outages and 228 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Georgia utility, 141 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 158 homes enrolled |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Bryan, Liberty, Long, McIntosh |
Price rank: Coastal Electric Membership Corporation has the 33rd lowest average price of the 56 Georgia utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Coastal Electric Membership Corporation. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia PowerBill calculator on this site | 2,480,484 | $161.13 | 16.3¢ |
| Canoochee Electric Membership Corporation | 24,733 | $164.89 | 14.2¢ |
| Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation | 23,762 | $166.66 | 13.9¢ |
Coastal Electric Membership Corporation rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Coastal Electric Membership Corporation yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Coastal Electric Membership Corporation rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Coastal Electric Membership Corporation website
- State regulator: Georgia Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Georgia, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Coastal Electric Membership Corporation electric bill (GA)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,259 kWh a month and paid $181.06 (14.4¢ per kWh), more than the Georgia average of $158.70.
How often does the power go out with Coastal Electric Membership Corporation (GA)?
In 2025, the average Coastal Electric Membership Corporation customer had 2.3 outages and 198 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.5 outages and 228 minutes with them).
Does Coastal Electric Membership Corporation (GA) have time-of-use rates?
Coastal Electric Membership Corporation reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 158 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Coastal Electric Membership Corporation. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.