Setting up utilities in Augusta
In Augusta, electricity depends on your address, you choose who sells your gas, water depends on your address, Augusta Utilities handles sewer, and Augusta Solid Waste handles trash pickup.
Moving to Augusta? Public Grid can set up Georgia Power for you.
Your utilities in Augusta
Who to call for each service in Augusta, and how to start it.
Electric
Depends on your address
Georgia Power
Most of Augusta
To start: Georgia Power asks for your Social Security number when you start service. Public Grid’s setup tells you exactly what you’ll need.
Or let Public Grid set it up →Jefferson Energy Cooperative
Jefferson Energy delivers electricity to its member-consumers.
Parts of south Augusta, in zips 30805, 30815 and 30906
To start: Apply online, by phone or at an area office with a government-issued picture ID and your Social Security number.
Gas
You chooseIn Augusta, you buy gas from a company you choose, and Atlanta Gas Light delivers it.
Delivers the gas
Atlanta Gas Light
Atlanta Gas Light runs the pipes that deliver gas but doesn’t sell the gas. The same for every Augusta home.
Sells it to you · you pick
A gas company you choose
Your price and your bill come from them. The state lists every company you can buy from.
How to start: if your home has a gas meter, pick a company from the list and sign up with them. They arrange the connection with Atlanta Gas Light.
No gas meter yet? Atlanta Gas Light adds service (opens atlantagaslight.com in a new tab)Water
Depends on your address
Augusta Utilities
The City operates water and wastewater service for Augusta.
Most of Augusta
To start: Complete a new account application with picture ID and a copy of your title or lease, or an owner’s notarized letter saying you’re the primary resident.
Blythe Waterworks
Blythe Waterworks provides water service for the City of Blythe.
Some areas near Blythe
Hephzibah Waterworks and Sewage
The City of Hephzibah runs Hephzibah Waterworks and Sewage.
Some areas near Hephzibah
Sewer
Augusta Utilities
The City operates water and wastewater service for Augusta.
To start: Complete a new account application with picture ID and a copy of your title or lease, or an owner’s notarized letter saying you’re the primary resident.
Trash & recycling
Augusta Solid Waste
Augusta Solid Waste provides residential curbside collection.
Residential customers get weekly garbage collection in a 65- or 95-gallon cart.
What Augusta homes pay for electricity
This is Georgia Power’s average for the homes it serves. Your own bill depends on your home’s size and how you heat it.
$163
Georgia Power’s average home bill, per month
16.4¢
Georgia Power’s average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
FAQ
Questions about moving to Augusta
Sources: Georgia Power, Jefferson Energy Cooperative, Atlanta Gas Light, Augusta Utilities, Blythe Waterworks, Hephzibah Waterworks and Sewage, Augusta Solid Waste, EIA.
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