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Tennessee electricity rates by utility, 2025

Tennessee homes paid an average of 13.22¢ per kWh in 2025, the 11th lowest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and used 1,180 kWh a month for an average bill of $156. Among full-service utilities, averages ran from 10.89¢ (City of Newbern) to 16.40¢ (French Broad Elec Member Corp).

13.22¢Avg residential ¢/kWh (2025)+0.79¢ (+6.4%) vs 2024
$156Avg monthly billU.S.: $151
1,180 kWhAvg monthly useU.S.: 874 kWh
13.42¢August 2026 (preliminary)August 2025: 13.09¢

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Rate	¢/kWh	Monthly bill	Yearly
Tennessee average, 2025	13.22¢	$156	$1,872
Tennessee average, 2025	13.22¢	$156	$1,872
Tennessee, August 2026 (preliminary)	13.42¢	$158	$1,900
U.S. average, 2025	17.23¢	$203	$2,440

How Tennessee compares

U.S. residential average, 2025: 17.23¢ per kWh and $151 a month. Tennessee is 23% below it.
Change since 2024: +0.79¢ (+6.4%) per kWh (U.S.: +0.76¢ (+4.6%)).
August 2026 (preliminary): 13.42¢ per kWh, against 13.09¢ in August 2025 (+0.33¢ (+2.5%)).

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Tennessee residential electricity providers, 2025 (largest first)
Provider	Type	Customers	¢/kWh	Avg bill	Change vs 2024
Nashville Electric Service	Full-service utility	424,808	14.04¢	$146	+0.57¢ (+4.2%)
City of Memphis (TN)	Full-service utility	385,015	13.24¢	$151	+1.08¢ (+8.9%)
Middle Tennessee E M C	Full-service utility	311,520	12.47¢	$162	+0.71¢ (+6.0%)
Knoxville Utilities Board	Full-service utility	196,674	13.83¢	$153	+1.29¢ (+10.3%)
City of Chattanooga (TN)	Full-service utility	164,914	12.89¢	$144	+0.57¢ (+4.6%)
Volunteer Electric Coop	Full-service utility	105,248	13.08¢	$158	+0.89¢ (+7.3%)
Cumberland Elec Member Corp	Full-service utility	101,734	13.76¢	$198	+0.76¢ (+5.9%)
City of Clarksville (TN)	Full-service utility	77,509	13.67¢	$159	+0.90¢ (+7.0%)
Johnson City (TN)	Full-service utility	72,729	13.22¢	$156	+0.80¢ (+6.5%)
Duck River Elec Member Corp	Full-service utility	71,969	13.59¢	$188	+1.09¢ (+8.8%)
City of Lenoir (TN)	Full-service utility	63,379	12.82¢	$159	+0.86¢ (+7.2%)
Upper Cumberland E M C	Full-service utility	45,862	13.71¢	$168	+0.94¢ (+7.4%)
Appalachian Electric Coop	Full-service utility	44,280	13.58¢	$171	+0.65¢ (+5.0%)
Southwest Tennessee E M C	Full-service utility	43,847	13.72¢	$181	+0.81¢ (+6.3%)
Kingsport Power Co	Full-service utility	43,364	12.28¢	$158	−0.56¢ (-4.3%)
Sevier County Electric System	Full-service utility	36,001	12.06¢	$142	+0.73¢ (+6.5%)
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop	Full-service utility	33,315	13.77¢	$160	+0.80¢ (+6.2%)
City of Greeneville (TN)	Full-service utility	32,686	12.69¢	$158	+0.79¢ (+6.6%)
City of Jackson (TN)	Full-service utility	32,264	12.57¢	$137	+0.60¢ (+5.0%)
Columbia Power System (TN)	Full-service utility	32,032	12.73¢	$141	+0.73¢ (+6.1%)
City of Dickson	Full-service utility	31,000	13.00¢	$165	+1.35¢ (+11.6%)
Fort Loudoun Electric Coop	Full-service utility	30,743	12.83¢	$176	+0.72¢ (+5.9%)
Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop	Full-service utility	30,485	14.24¢	$172	+0.55¢ (+4.0%)
City of Bristol (TN)	Full-service utility	30,081	11.54¢	$150	+0.73¢ (+6.7%)
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc	Full-service utility	29,863	13.60¢	$162	+0.71¢ (+5.5%)
City of Cleveland (TN)	Full-service utility	29,740	13.34¢	$149	+0.81¢ (+6.5%)
Gibson Electric Members Corp	Full-service utility	29,483	13.72¢	$181	+0.71¢ (+5.5%)
City of Alcoa Utilities	Full-service utility	28,498	12.99¢	$160	+0.78¢ (+6.4%)
City of Clinton (TN)	Full-service utility	26,320	13.66¢	$167	+0.67¢ (+5.2%)
Holston Electric Coop, Inc	Full-service utility	25,947	13.97¢	$166	+0.92¢ (+7.1%)
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)	Full-service utility	25,085	12.92¢	$168	+0.59¢ (+4.8%)
City of Gallatin (TN)	Full-service utility	23,744	12.79¢	$137	+1.01¢ (+8.6%)
City of Elizabethton (TN)	Full-service utility	23,381	12.30¢	$143	+0.49¢ (+4.1%)
Powell Valley Electric Coop	Full-service utility	21,217	12.22¢	$132	+0.73¢ (+6.4%)
City of LaFollette	Full-service utility	20,083	14.33¢	$157	+0.83¢ (+6.1%)
City of Newport (TN)	Full-service utility	20,003	15.05¢	$166	+1.22¢ (+8.8%)
Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc	Full-service utility	19,723	11.80¢	$169	+0.80¢ (+7.3%)
Maryville Utilities	Full-service utility	19,485	12.11¢	$142	+0.84¢ (+7.4%)
City of Lawrenceburg	Full-service utility	18,239	13.00¢	$160	+0.78¢ (+6.4%)
City of Lexington (TN)	Full-service utility	17,991	12.80¢	$140	+0.77¢ (+6.4%)
Tennessee Valley Electric Coop	Full-service utility	16,919	13.03¢	$145	+0.62¢ (+5.0%)
City of Fayetteville	Full-service utility	16,729	12.49¢	$162	+0.57¢ (+4.7%)
Pickwick Electric Coop	Full-service utility	16,595	13.42¢	$168	+0.75¢ (+5.9%)
City of Paris (TN)	Full-service utility	16,316	12.29¢	$140	+0.74¢ (+6.4%)
City of Cookeville (TN)	Full-service utility	16,182	11.85¢	$117	+0.56¢ (+5.0%)
City of Oak Ridge	Full-service utility	15,586	13.37¢	$126	+0.90¢ (+7.3%)
Weakley County Mun Elec Sys	Full-service utility	15,323	12.29¢	$165	+1.00¢ (+8.9%)
Plateau Electric Cooperative	Full-service utility	14,323	14.04¢	$138	+0.83¢ (+6.3%)
City of Morristown (TN)	Full-service utility	13,571	13.40¢	$146	+0.65¢ (+5.1%)
Loudon Utilities Board	Full-service utility	12,846	12.24¢	$156	+0.79¢ (+6.9%)
City of Pulaski (TN)	Full-service utility	12,496	14.10¢	$169	+0.79¢ (+5.9%)
Mountain Electric Coop, Inc	Full-service utility	12,388	13.09¢	$135	+0.75¢ (+6.0%)
Carroll County (TN)	Full-service utility	12,348	12.66¢	$157	+0.74¢ (+6.2%)
City of Rockwood (TN)	Full-service utility	12,081	13.34¢	$165	+0.63¢ (+5.0%)
Athens Utility Board	Full-service utility	11,761	12.44¢	$146	+0.67¢ (+5.7%)
City of Shelbyville (TN)	Full-service utility	9,970	11.88¢	$135	+0.55¢ (+4.9%)
City of Dyersburg	Full-service utility	9,495	11.69¢	$138	+0.54¢ (+4.8%)
City of Harriman (TN)	Full-service utility	9,375	14.04¢	$161	+0.60¢ (+4.5%)
Tullahoma Board-Public Utils	Full-service utility	9,324	11.72¢	$137	+0.54¢ (+4.9%)
City of Dayton (TN)	Full-service utility	9,149	12.55¢	$136	+0.57¢ (+4.8%)
Bolivar Energy Authority	Full-service utility	8,913	14.17¢	$169	+0.67¢ (+5.0%)
Benton County	Full-service utility	8,750	15.11¢	$168	+1.24¢ (+8.9%)
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc	Full-service utility	8,331	14.97¢	$205	+0.64¢ (+4.5%)
City of Springfield (TN)	Full-service utility	7,696	12.42¢	$139	+0.96¢ (+8.3%)
Town of Erwin (TN)	Full-service utility	7,669	13.14¢	$135	+0.91¢ (+7.4%)
City of Sweetwater	Full-service utility	7,584	12.27¢	$160	+0.66¢ (+5.6%)
City of Milan (TN)	Full-service utility	6,908	13.04¢	$163	+0.95¢ (+7.9%)
McMinnville Electric System	Full-service utility	6,702	12.98¢	$129	+1.14¢ (+9.7%)
City of Winchester (TN)	Full-service utility	5,325	12.48¢	$139	+0.67¢ (+5.7%)
City of Union City	Full-service utility	5,198	11.86¢	$125	+0.54¢ (+4.8%)
City of Ripley (TN)	Full-service utility	5,114	13.17¢	$147	+0.82¢ (+6.6%)
City of Lewisburg (TN)	Full-service utility	5,046	11.88¢	$137	+0.65¢ (+5.8%)
City of Etowah	Full-service utility	4,466	14.16¢	$164	+0.54¢ (+4.0%)
City of Brownsville	Full-service utility	4,076	12.17¢	$128	+0.75¢ (+6.5%)
City of Covington (TN)	Full-service utility	3,745	11.75¢	$128	+0.64¢ (+5.8%)
City of Mt Pleasant (TN)	Full-service utility	3,538	13.74¢	$164	+0.68¢ (+5.2%)
City of Humboldt	Full-service utility	3,535	12.16¢	$129	+0.81¢ (+7.1%)
Tri-State Electric Member Corp	Full-service utility	2,834	14.90¢	$155	+0.87¢ (+6.2%)
City of Smithville (TN)	Full-service utility	2,441	12.70¢	$118	+0.59¢ (+4.9%)
City of Sparta	Full-service utility	2,270	12.50¢	$121	+0.56¢ (+4.7%)
City of Trenton (TN)	Full-service utility	1,959	13.58¢	$137	+0.70¢ (+5.5%)
City of Jellico	Full-service utility	1,621	14.06¢	$162	+1.00¢ (+7.6%)
City of Newbern	Full-service utility	1,500	10.89¢	$125	+0.55¢ (+5.4%)
French Broad Elec Member Corp	Full-service utility	1,003	16.40¢	$126	+1.49¢ (+10.0%)
South Kentucky Rural E C C	Full-service utility	148	14.03¢	$118	+0.26¢ (+1.9%)
Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.	Full-service utility	76	14.65¢	$120	+0.35¢ (+2.4%)
Entergy Arkansas LLC	Full-service utility	1	12.86¢	$375	+0.92¢ (+7.7%)

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.

Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.