Georgia energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Georgia

Georgia plants pay 7.04 cents per kWh for industrial power as of May 2026, which puts the state 19.2% under the national average and 9 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Georgia

  • Industrial electricity: 7.04 cents per kWh (May 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Georgia typically pays: 10.88 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 5.32 per Mcf (May 2026), 24.6% above the national average.
  • Just below Georgia on the price ladder: Arkansas at 6.69, Louisiana at 6.88, Montana at 6.97 cents. Just above: Kentucky at 7.13, Idaho at 7.21, South Carolina at 7.23 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 2,816 in electricity at Georgia rates versus 3,484 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 14,080 versus 17,420, and at 200 kW it is 56,320 versus 69,680.
  • For site selection and quoting, Georgia sits on the favorable side of the power map. Processes that live or die on electricity cost, from electrolysis to induction heating, price out better here than in most states.

What factory labor pays in Georgia

  • Industrial production managers: $61.45/hr median in Georgia versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $48.12/hr median in Georgia versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $33.25/hr median in Georgia versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $29.39/hr median in Georgia versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $28.86/hr median in Georgia versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $25.29/hr median in Georgia versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Georgia employs about 427,000 manufacturing workers as of Jun 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Georgia

  • Georgia has 7,874 manufacturing establishments employing about 409,333 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (1,227), food manufacturing (766), printing and related support (708), chemical manufacturing (493), furniture and related products (467).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Georgia observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.