Electricity prices in Tennessee
Homes in Tennessee paid an average of 13.42 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in August 2026, compared with 13.09 cents a year earlier. Over the 12 months to August 2026 the average was 13.61 cents, the 44th highest of the 50 states and DC. The US average over the same period was 18.04 cents.
Residential price, August 2026 (preliminary)13.42¢+2.5% vs year earlier
12-month average price13.61¢+3.7% vs year earlier
Average monthly bill, last 12 months$161+4.8% vs year earlier
Average monthly use, last 12 months1,186 kWhUS: 875 kWh
Price change since August 2021+20.5%from 11.14¢
Business (commercial) price, August 202613.13¢per kWh
Monthly price since 2017
TennesseeUS average
Average residential revenue per kilowatt-hour sold, in cents, each month. Prices usually rise in summer in many states because of tiered and seasonal rates.
Year by year
| Year | Price (cents/kWh) | Average monthly bill | Average monthly use (kWh) | Residential customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.22 | $156 | 1,180 | 3,199,488 |
| 2024 | 12.42 | $143 | 1,154 | 3,166,100 |
| 2023 | 12.19 | $135 | 1,109 | 3,106,780 |
| 2022 | 12.25 | $145 | 1,188 | 3,058,392 |
| 2021 | 11.07 | $131 | 1,183 | 3,016,642 |
| 2020 | 10.76 | $126 | 1,168 | 2,930,481 |
| 2019 | 10.87 | $132 | 1,217 | 2,914,916 |
| 2018 | 10.71 | $137 | 1,283 | 2,882,983 |
| 2017 | 10.72 | $123 | 1,150 | 2,847,690 |
| 2016 | 10.41 | $129 | 1,238 | 2,812,288 |
| 2015 | 10.30 | $129 | 1,248 | 2,783,057 |
| 2014 | 10.32 | $133 | 1,286 | 2,756,931 |
| 2013 | 9.98 | $124 | 1,245 | 2,738,542 |
| 2012 | 10.10 | $123 | 1,217 | 2,721,098 |
| 2011 | 9.98 | $132 | 1,325 | 2,708,120 |
| 2010 | 9.23 | $129 | 1,393 | 2,704,051 |
Full calendar years with final EIA data. Bills and use are averages per residential customer account.
Last 24 months
| Month | Price (cents/kWh) | Average bill | Average use (kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 (preliminary) | 13.42 | $206 | 1,532 |
| July 2026 (preliminary) | 13.71 | $205 | 1,494 |
| June 2026 (preliminary) | 14.07 | $168 | 1,196 |
| May 2026 (preliminary) | 14.47 | $130 | 896 |
| April 2026 (preliminary) | 14.94 | $137 | 917 |
| March 2026 (preliminary) | 15.08 | $149 | 987 |
| February 2026 (preliminary) | 12.82 | $205 | 1,602 |
| January 2026 (preliminary) | 13.10 | $179 | 1,370 |
| December 2025 | 12.89 | $158 | 1,225 |
| November 2025 | 13.49 | $118 | 872 |
| October 2025 | 13.08 | $126 | 964 |
| September 2025 | 13.30 | $157 | 1,183 |
| August 2025 | 13.09 | $199 | 1,519 |
| July 2025 | 13.29 | $202 | 1,517 |
| June 2025 | 13.91 | $153 | 1,099 |
| May 2025 | 13.81 | $123 | 889 |
| April 2025 | 13.99 | $123 | 879 |
| March 2025 | 13.43 | $151 | 1,124 |
| February 2025 | 12.54 | $177 | 1,414 |
| January 2025 | 12.57 | $186 | 1,483 |
| December 2024 | 12.93 | $153 | 1,183 |
| November 2024 | 13.56 | $109 | 801 |
| October 2024 | 12.74 | $118 | 925 |
| September 2024 | 12.42 | $154 | 1,238 |
Utilities in Tennessee, 2025
Full-service (bundled) residential customers by utility for 2025, from the annual EIA-861 survey. Select a heading to sort.
| Nashville Electric Service | municipal utility | 424,808 | 14.04 | $146 |
| City of Memphis | municipal utility | 385,015 | 13.24 | $151 |
| Middle Tennessee E M C | electric cooperative | 311,520 | 12.47 | $162 |
| Knoxville Utilities Board | municipal utility | 196,674 | 13.83 | $153 |
| City of Chattanooga | municipal utility | 164,914 | 12.89 | $144 |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 105,248 | 13.08 | $158 |
| Cumberland Elec Member Corp | electric cooperative | 101,734 | 13.76 | $198 |
| City of Clarksville | municipal utility | 77,509 | 13.67 | $159 |
| Johnson City | municipal utility | 72,729 | 13.22 | $156 |
| Duck River Elec Member Corp | electric cooperative | 71,969 | 13.59 | $188 |
| City of Lenoir | municipal utility | 63,379 | 12.82 | $159 |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | electric cooperative | 45,862 | 13.71 | $168 |
| Appalachian Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 44,280 | 13.58 | $171 |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | electric cooperative | 43,847 | 13.72 | $181 |
| Kingsport Power Co | investor-owned utility | 43,364 | 12.28 | $158 |
| Sevier County Electric System | municipal utility | 36,001 | 12.06 | $142 |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 33,315 | 13.77 | $160 |
| City of Greeneville | municipal utility | 32,686 | 12.69 | $158 |
| City of Jackson | municipal utility | 32,264 | 12.57 | $137 |
| Columbia Power System | municipal utility | 32,032 | 12.73 | $141 |
| City of Dickson | municipal utility | 31,000 | 13.00 | $165 |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 30,743 | 12.83 | $176 |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 30,485 | 14.24 | $172 |
| City of Bristol | municipal utility | 30,081 | 11.54 | $150 |
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | electric cooperative | 29,863 | 13.60 | $162 |
| City of Cleveland | municipal utility | 29,740 | 13.34 | $149 |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | electric cooperative | 29,483 | 13.72 | $181 |
| City of Alcoa Utilities | municipal utility | 28,498 | 12.99 | $160 |
| City of Clinton | municipal utility | 26,320 | 13.66 | $167 |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc | electric cooperative | 25,947 | 13.97 | $166 |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp | electric cooperative | 25,085 | 12.92 | $168 |
| City of Gallatin | municipal utility | 23,744 | 12.79 | $137 |
| City of Elizabethton | municipal utility | 23,381 | 12.30 | $143 |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 21,217 | 12.22 | $132 |
| City of LaFollette | municipal utility | 20,083 | 14.33 | $157 |
| City of Newport | municipal utility | 20,003 | 15.05 | $166 |
| Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc | electric cooperative | 19,723 | 11.80 | $169 |
| Maryville Utilities | municipal utility | 19,485 | 12.11 | $142 |
| City of Lawrenceburg | municipal utility | 18,239 | 13.00 | $160 |
| City of Lexington | municipal utility | 17,991 | 12.80 | $140 |
| Tennessee Valley Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 16,919 | 13.03 | $145 |
| City of Fayetteville | municipal utility | 16,729 | 12.49 | $162 |
| Pickwick Electric Coop | electric cooperative | 16,595 | 13.42 | $168 |
| City of Paris | municipal utility | 16,316 | 12.29 | $140 |
| City of Cookeville | municipal utility | 16,182 | 11.85 | $117 |
| City of Oak Ridge | municipal utility | 15,586 | 13.37 | $126 |
| Weakley County Mun Elec Sys | municipal utility | 15,323 | 12.29 | $165 |
| Plateau Electric Cooperative | electric cooperative | 14,323 | 14.04 | $138 |
| City of Morristown | municipal utility | 13,571 | 13.40 | $146 |
| Loudon Utilities Board | municipal utility | 12,846 | 12.24 | $156 |
| City of Pulaski | municipal utility | 12,496 | 14.10 | $169 |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc | electric cooperative | 12,388 | 13.09 | $135 |
| Carroll County | municipal utility | 12,348 | 12.66 | $157 |
| City of Rockwood | municipal utility | 12,081 | 13.34 | $165 |
| Athens Utility Board | municipal utility | 11,761 | 12.44 | $146 |
| City of Shelbyville | municipal utility | 9,970 | 11.88 | $135 |
| City of Dyersburg | municipal utility | 9,495 | 11.69 | $138 |
| City of Harriman | municipal utility | 9,375 | 14.04 | $161 |
| Tullahoma Board-Public Utils | municipal utility | 9,324 | 11.72 | $137 |
| City of Dayton | municipal utility | 9,149 | 12.55 | $136 |
| Bolivar Energy Authority | municipal utility | 8,913 | 14.17 | $169 |
| Benton County | municipal utility | 8,750 | 15.11 | $168 |
| Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc | electric cooperative | 8,331 | 14.97 | $205 |
| City of Springfield | municipal utility | 7,696 | 12.42 | $139 |
| Town of Erwin | municipal utility | 7,669 | 13.14 | $135 |
| City of Sweetwater | municipal utility | 7,584 | 12.27 | $160 |
| City of Milan | municipal utility | 6,908 | 13.04 | $163 |
| McMinnville Electric System | municipal utility | 6,702 | 12.98 | $129 |
| City of Winchester | municipal utility | 5,325 | 12.48 | $139 |
| City of Union City | municipal utility | 5,198 | 11.86 | $125 |
| City of Ripley | municipal utility | 5,114 | 13.17 | $147 |
| City of Lewisburg | municipal utility | 5,046 | 11.88 | $137 |
| City of Etowah | municipal utility | 4,466 | 14.16 | $164 |
| City of Brownsville | municipal utility | 4,076 | 12.17 | $128 |
| City of Covington | municipal utility | 3,745 | 11.75 | $128 |
| City of Mt Pleasant | municipal utility | 3,538 | 13.74 | $164 |
| City of Humboldt | municipal utility | 3,535 | 12.16 | $129 |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp | electric cooperative | 2,834 | 14.90 | $155 |
| City of Smithville | municipal utility | 2,441 | 12.70 | $118 |
| City of Sparta | municipal utility | 2,270 | 12.50 | $121 |
| City of Trenton | municipal utility | 1,959 | 13.58 | $137 |
| City of Jellico | municipal utility | 1,621 | 14.06 | $162 |
| City of Newbern | municipal utility | 1,500 | 10.89 | $125 |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp | electric cooperative | 1,003 | 16.40 | $126 |
Reliability across Tennessee in 2025: the average customer was without power for 230 minutes over 1.63 interruptions, or 151 minutes excluding major storms and other major event days. This is EIA's state total for utilities reporting under any standard, covering 2,808,089 customers.
If your bill is hard to pay
The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps with heating and cooling bills. Find your state office on the LIHEAP page. Your state utility commission handles complaints about utility billing and rates.
Sources
- US Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 and 2024 detailed data (Sales to Ultimate Customers, Reliability, Service Territory, Average Bill)
- US Energy Information Administration, Electric power sales, revenue, and energy efficiency, Form EIA-861M detailed data (sales_revenue.xlsx), monthly 2010 to August 2026
- US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A and Table 5.6.B, average price of electricity by state (used to cross-check every state figure for August 2026)
Checked 29 October 2026. Figures for 2026 are preliminary and EIA may revise them. These are statewide averages, not the rate on your bill.