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Energy Profile

Georgia

vs

New Mexico

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated
GeorgiaMetricNew Mexico
14.73¢/kWhResidential15.08¢/kWh
11.50¢/kWhCommercial11.23¢/kWh
7.81¢/kWhIndustrial5.90¢/kWh
#20Price Rank#22
12.5%Renewable %49.4%

Generation Mix

Georgia

Coal
12.8%
Gas
40.7%
Nuclear
34.3%
Hydro
2.1%
Solar
6.6%

New Mexico

Coal
21.2%
Gas
29.3%
Hydro
0.4%
Wind
38.1%
Solar
10.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

Georgia has cheaper residential electricity at 14.73¢/kWh. The difference is 0.35¢/kWh between the two states. Georgia ranks #20 and New Mexico ranks #22 cheapest among all states.

Georgia gets 12.5% of electricity from renewables, while New Mexico gets 49.4%. New Mexico leads in renewable energy adoption.

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both Georgia and New Mexico. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Georgia versus New Mexico, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Georgia and New Mexico detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.