St. Marys electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power to St. Marys houses and what a typical house uses: about 1074 kWh of electricity a month.
Electricity: Georgia Power
Georgia Power residential rate R-31 (from June 2026): a $0.4603-a-day basic service charge; October-May all kWh at 8.2116 cents, June-September 8.7738 cents for the first 650 kWh, 14.5738 cents for the next 350 and 15.0828 cents over 1,000, plus fuel, environmental compliance, demand-side management and the municipal franchise fee. The City also tells residents to use the Georgia Power or REMC portal to report outages.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $16.48 a month |
| First 650 kWhs a month | 13.85¢ |
| Next 350 kWhs a month | 16.12¢ |
| Next kWhs above 1000 a month | 16.32¢ |
Ways to pay less
- Georgia Power Income Qualified Discount. Customers who are 65 or older with household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, who receive SSDI or SSI, or who are in the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program can get a monthly bill discount: $24.00 non-fuel and $9.50 fuel. How: Apply with Georgia Power; the Company must certify you.
Sources
- City of St. Marys Hurricane Helene update archive (Georgia Power and REMC outages)
- Georgia Power residential service schedule R-31
- Georgia Power fuel cost recovery schedule FCR-27
- Georgia Power environmental compliance cost recovery ECCR-15
- Georgia Power demand side management residential DSM-R-16
- Georgia Power municipal franchise fee MFF-11
- Georgia Power income qualified discount IQD-1
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.