Southern Rivers Energy: electric rates and average bill
Southern Rivers Energy is an electric cooperative that serves 20,770 homes in Georgia. In 2025, its average home used 1,269 kWh a month and paid $207.46 (16.4¢ per kWh), more than the Georgia average of $158.70.
- Electric cooperative
- 20,770 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Southern Rivers Energy at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Georgia | 20,770 |
| Average home bill | $207.46 a month (Georgia average $158.70) |
| Average price | 16.4¢ per kWh (Georgia average 14.7¢) |
| Average home use | 1,269 kWh a month (Georgia average 1,077) |
| Business customers | 8.4¢ per kWh, average bill $751.27 a month (1,181 businesses; Georgia business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.6 outages and 251 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 3.6 outages and 774 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Georgia utility, 141 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Bibb, Coweta, Crawford, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Upson |
Price rank: Southern Rivers Energy has the 52nd 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 Southern Rivers Energy. 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¢ |
| GreyStone Power | 142,841 | $149.26 | 12.6¢ |
| Flint Electric Membership Corporation | 85,358 | $170.22 | 13.4¢ |
| Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation | 83,660 | $163.68 | 13.2¢ |
| Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation | 62,546 | $167.67 | 13.1¢ |
| Diverse Power | 32,557 | $212.68 | 17.2¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | 21,329 | $186.10 | 15.8¢ |
| City of Griffin | 13,584 | $150.96 | 14.9¢ |
| Oconee Electric Membership Corporation | 10,868 | $181.27 | 15.7¢ |
| Newnan Water, Sewer & Light Commission | 9,259 | $119.29 | 13.2¢ |
Southern Rivers Energy rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Southern Rivers Energy yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Southern Rivers Energy 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.
- Southern Rivers Energy 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 Southern Rivers Energy electric bill (GA)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,269 kWh a month and paid $207.46 (16.4¢ per kWh), more than the Georgia average of $158.70.
How often does the power go out with Southern Rivers Energy (GA)?
In 2025, the average Southern Rivers Energy customer had 2.6 outages and 251 minutes without power, not counting major storms (3.6 outages and 774 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Southern Rivers Energy. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.