Flint Energies Rate Selection Guide
Flint Energies (Flint Electric Membership Corporation) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative serving roughly 97,000-100,000 meters across 17 central Georgia counties. It provides billing and 13-month usage history through the e-bill.flintemc.com portal and the My Energy Account app, with interval/smart-meter data expanding as its fiber/AMI rollout completes (targeted 2026).
Flint Energies Rate Schedule Comparison
| Schedule | Type | Rate | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Service Demand (FGS-25) | commercial | $45/mo; $6.58/kW demand; 8.13 cents/kWh; + WPCA | Standard commercial accounts with measurable demand |
| Large General Service Demand (FLGS-8) | industrial | $45/mo; $6.55/kW demand; 7.45 cents/kWh; + WPCA | Industrial / large commercial accounts >= 300 kW |
| General Service Non-Demand (FSGS-33) | commercial | $37/mo; 10.97 cents/kWh; + WPCA | Small businesses under 20 kW / 4,000 kWh per month |
| Commercial EV Charging (CEV-1) | ev | $100/mo; 19.00 cents/kWh; 1.38% facilities charge | Stand-alone commercial EV charging stations |
Market Overview
Georgia assigns electric service territories under the Territorial Electric Service Act; cooperative members do not shop for a competitive supplier. Flint is member-owned with board-set rates and takes wholesale power as a Georgia EMC. C&I members take service under Flint's published rate schedules.
Need to pull your actual usage data to compare rates? See the Flint Energies Data Access Guide →
Current Rate Schedules
Verified commercial and large general service rates from Flint Energies' published 2025 rate schedule book. Demand-rate accounts include a Service Charge, a Billing Demand charge ($/kW), and an energy charge (cents/kWh), all subject to the Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment (WPCA) rider. Billing demand uses the highest 15-minute demand over the current and prior eleven months (greater of 100% current or 85% of June-September peak), a demand ratchet.
Effective: April 1, 2025 · Full Tariff Book →
| Schedule | Type | Applicability | Structure | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Service Demand (Schedule FGS-25) | commercial | Nonresidential consumers (excluding irrigation and poultry house loads) at one metering point not billed under another schedule. | Service Charge $45/month; All kW of Billing Demand $6.58/kW; All kWh 8.13 cents/kWh; plus WPCA. Churches and seasonal sub-rates differ slightly. Demand ratchet applies. | — |
| Large General Service Demand (Schedule FLGS-8) | industrial | Nonresidential accounts whose usage equals or exceeds 300 kW in any month. | Service Charge $45/month; All kW of Billing Demand $6.55/kW; All kWh 7.45 cents/kWh; plus WPCA. Demand ratchet applies. | — |
| General Service Non-Demand (Schedule FSGS-33) | commercial | Nonresidential accounts averaging <= 4,000 kWh/month over 12 months and not exceeding 20 kW in any month. | Service Charge $37/month (single or three-phase); All kWh 10.97 cents/kWh; plus WPCA. Effective April 1, 2025. | — |
| Commercial EV Charging Station (Schedule CEV-1) | ev | Commercial/industrial/governmental separately metered, stand-alone EV charging stations. | Service Charge $100/month; Energy 19.00 cents/kWh; Facilities Charge 1.38% per dollar of dedicated local facilities investment; plus WPCA (per 2024 schedule). | — |
| Off-Peak Service (Schedule FOS-30) | commercial | Parking lot lighting and similar off-peak loads. | Service Charge $36/month; All kWh 9.91 cents/kWh; plus WPCA. Effective April 1, 2025. | — |
Rate Recommendations by Use Case
Industrial / large facility (>= 300 kW)
Take the Large General Service Demand (FLGS-8) rate for the lower 7.45 cents/kWh energy rate, and manage the summer demand ratchet.
Above 300 kW the energy rate drops to 7.45 cents/kWh, and the June-September peak sets billing demand for up to a year.
- Stagger large equipment to cap the summer 15-minute peak
- Evaluate the LM-9 Load Management Rider for peak-shed credits
- Use battery storage or generation to shave coincident peaks
Mid-size commercial (demand-metered, <300 kW)
General Service Demand (FGS-25) accounts pay $6.58/kW and 8.13 cents/kWh; the demand ratchet rewards a flat summer profile.
Billing demand is the greater of 100% of the current month or 85% of the summer peak, so a single hot-day spike is costly for a year.
- Sequence HVAC and process startups to avoid coincident peaks
- Watch June-September demand closely
- Consider on-site solar (net metering) to trim daytime demand
Small business (non-demand, < 20 kW)
General Service Non-Demand (FSGS-33) is a flat energy rate with no demand charge, best for small, steady loads.
Below 20 kW and 4,000 kWh/month the non-demand rate avoids demand charges entirely.
- Stay under the 20 kW / 4,000 kWh thresholds to remain non-demand
- Reduce total kWh since energy is the only variable cost
- Enroll in E-Billing and set usage reminders in the app
Energy/analytics platform integrating Flint data
With no API, Green Button, or aggregator, plan for manual bill ingestion and customer-authorized data delivery.
Flint exposes only PDF bills and case-by-case Business Services delivery; automated integration is not available pre-2026 AMI.
- Use customer-downloaded PDF bills for ingestion
- Submit signed authorization to Business Services for batch reports
- Re-evaluate after the 2026 fiber/AMI rollout for possible CMD
Historical Rate Trends
Flint adjusts rates on an April 1 cycle. The April 1, 2025 changes raised the residential and general-service base/service charges (e.g., General Service Non-Demand service charge rose to $37/month and residential to $36/month) while energy rates were largely held. The net-metering avoided-cost rate declined from 3.347 cents/kWh (2024) to 3.127 cents/kWh (2025).
April 1, 2025
Annual rate update: General Service Non-Demand service charge to $37/mo, residential service charge to $36/mo; net-metering avoided cost to 3.127 cents/kWh.
n/aApril 1, 2024
Prior annual update: residential base charge increased; net-metering avoided cost 3.347 cents/kWh.
n/aOverall trend: Gradual base/service-charge increases on an annual April 1 cycle; demand and energy rates relatively stable.
Next expected change: Next adjustment expected April 1, 2026; monitor Flint's rate-change announcements.
Cost Optimization Strategies
The dominant cost lever for Flint C&I demand-rate accounts is the demand ratchet tied to the June-September peak. Holding down the summer 15-minute peak protects demand charges for the following year.
Summer peak ratchet management
For: FGS-25 and FLGS-8 demand-rate accounts
Limit the single highest 15-minute summer demand (June-September), since 85% of it can set billing demand for up to twelve months.
Large General Service rate qualification
For: High-usage C&I accounts near the 300 kW threshold
Accounts at or above 300 kW take the lower 7.45 cents/kWh energy rate on FLGS-8 versus 8.13 cents/kWh on FGS-25.
Load Management Rider (LM-9) credits
For: C&I accounts able to shed >= 100 kW or 50% during peaks
Reduce demand during top-10/top-5 system peaks for annual credits ($64.62/kW-year top-10, $25.59/kW-year top-5 in 2024).
To implement these strategies, you need your 15-minute interval data. Learn how to download Flint Energies interval data →
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a C&I customer get interval (15-minute) usage data from Flint Energies?▾
Not today. Bills show daily kWh and a 13-month comparison, but Flint does not expose 15-minute interval data to customers. For demand-rate accounts, billing demand is derived from the highest 15-minute demand internally. Granular interval data and possible Green Button support are expected after Flint's fiber/AMI rollout, targeted for 2026.
Does Flint Energies support Green Button, a public API, or third-party data platforms?▾
No. There is no Green Button and no public API/developer portal from the utility itself. Flint's privacy policy states it does not divulge customer information to third parties. Third-party access is case-by-case via Business Services with written customer authorization. Nectar provides API access to this utility's billing and interval data — see docs.nectarclimate.com.
How is commercial billing demand determined?▾
On the General Service Demand (FGS-25) and Large General Service Demand (FLGS-8) schedules, monthly billing demand is the highest 15-minute demand in the current month and prior eleven months, and is the greater of 100% of the current month or 85% of the peak demand in June-September. This 'demand ratchet' means a summer peak can drive demand charges for up to a year.
What are Flint's commercial and large-power rates?▾
General Service Demand (FGS-25): $45/month, $6.58/kW billing demand, 8.13 cents/kWh. Large General Service Demand (FLGS-8, accounts >=300 kW): $45/month, $6.55/kW, 7.45 cents/kWh. General Service Non-Demand (FSGS-33, 2025): $37/month, 10.97 cents/kWh. All are subject to the Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment (WPCA) rider.
How can a third party access our Flint Energies data?▾
Have the customer download and share bill PDFs, or submit a signed authorization letter to Business Services (1-800-342-3616 / hello@flintemc.com) and request periodic data delivery. Approval is discretionary and typically takes 2-4 weeks; there is no utility-provided automated or API-based option.
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