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Tennessee Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Tennessee, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
13.71¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
13.43¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
7.13¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$156/mo
2025, 1,180 kWh a month

Tennessee electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202613.71¢
Dec 202512.87¢
Dec 202412.93¢
Dec 202312.11¢
Dec 202212.16¢
Dec 202111.56¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202613.71¢/kWh+3.8%3,159,769
Jun 202614.07¢/kWh+1.8%3,156,051
May 202614.47¢/kWh+5.4%3,147,828
Apr 202614.94¢/kWh+7.4%3,143,230
Mar 202615.08¢/kWh+12.8%3,140,060
Feb 202612.82¢/kWh+2.2%3,141,100
Jan 202613.10¢/kWh+4.1%3,120,821
Dec 202512.87¢/kWh-0.5%3,129,608
Nov 202513.47¢/kWh-0.7%3,124,742
Oct 202513.06¢/kWh+2.5%3,124,923
Sep 202513.29¢/kWh+7.0%3,124,618
Aug 202513.02¢/kWh+6.3%3,099,876
Jul 202513.21¢/kWh+8.6%3,106,777
Jun 202513.82¢/kWh+11.7%3,097,822
May 202513.73¢/kWh+11.9%3,091,094
Apr 202513.91¢/kWh+10.6%3,086,903
Mar 202513.37¢/kWh+3.0%3,072,788
Feb 202512.54¢/kWh+6.2%3,069,894
Jan 202512.58¢/kWh+6.0%3,066,303
Dec 202412.93¢/kWh+6.8%3,187,213
Nov 202413.56¢/kWh+7.6%3,183,607
Oct 202412.74¢/kWh+2.0%3,183,374
Sep 202412.42¢/kWh+5.4%3,180,684
Aug 202412.25¢/kWh+2.7%3,181,130

Electric utilities in Tennessee

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

All 89

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
Nashville Electric ServiceMunicipal470,92714.04¢/kWh$146/mo
City of Memphis - (TN)Municipal429,09513.24¢/kWh$151/mo
Middle Tennessee E M CCooperative348,66012.47¢/kWh$162/mo
Knoxville Utilities BoardMunicipal222,35013.83¢/kWh$153/mo
City of Chattanooga - (TN)Municipal189,58912.89¢/kWh$144/mo
Volunteer Electric CoopCooperative129,77013.08¢/kWh$158/mo
Cumberland Elec Member CorpCooperative113,73413.76¢/kWh$198/mo
City of Clarksville - (TN)Municipal86,99813.67¢/kWh$159/mo
Duck River Elec Member CorpCooperative86,05513.59¢/kWh$188/mo
Johnson City - (TN)Municipal84,70513.22¢/kWh$156/mo
City of Lenoir - (TN)Municipal78,50412.82¢/kWh$159/mo
Sevier County Electric SystemMunicipal64,32812.06¢/kWh$142/mo
Upper Cumberland E M CCooperative54,52413.71¢/kWh$168/mo
Southwest Tennessee E M CCooperative52,53813.72¢/kWh$181/mo
Appalachian Electric CoopCooperative52,12613.58¢/kWh$171/mo
Kingsport Power CoInvestor Owned49,69412.28¢/kWh$158/mo
City of Greeneville - (TN)Municipal40,99612.69¢/kWh$158/mo
Sequachee Valley Electric CoopCooperative39,46513.77¢/kWh$160/mo
City of DicksonMunicipal39,28413.00¢/kWh$165/mo
City of Jackson - (TN)Municipal39,16012.57¢/kWh$137/mo
Columbia Power System - (TN)Municipal37,54212.73¢/kWh$141/mo
Meriwether Lewis Electric CoopCooperative37,01814.24¢/kWh$172/mo
Fort Loudoun Electric CoopCooperative36,57712.83¢/kWh$176/mo
Caney Fork Electric Coop, IncCooperative36,15913.60¢/kWh$162/mo
Gibson Electric Members CorpCooperative36,01713.72¢/kWh$181/mo
City of Bristol - (TN)Municipal34,99911.54¢/kWh$150/mo
City of Cleveland - (TN)Municipal34,80513.34¢/kWh$149/mo
City of Alcoa UtilitiesMunicipal32,97212.99¢/kWh$160/mo
Holston Electric Coop, IncCooperative32,72613.97¢/kWh$166/mo
City of Clinton - (TN)Municipal31,42913.66¢/kWh$167/mo
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)Cooperative30,83712.92¢/kWh$168/mo
City of Gallatin - (TN)Municipal27,52512.79¢/kWh$137/mo
City of Elizabethton - (TN)Municipal27,11512.30¢/kWh$143/mo
Powell Valley Electric CoopCooperative26,77112.22¢/kWh$132/mo
City of Lexington - (TN)Municipal23,67912.80¢/kWh$140/mo
City of Newport - (TN)Municipal23,67615.05¢/kWh$166/mo
City of LaFolletteMunicipal23,56314.33¢/kWh$157/mo
Chickasaw Electric Coop, IncCooperative23,29911.80¢/kWh$169/mo
City of Paris - (TN)Municipal22,91412.29¢/kWh$140/mo
Maryville UtilitiesMunicipal22,64012.11¢/kWh$142/mo

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Tennessee?
Homes in Tennessee paid an average of 13.71¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 13.21¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Tennessee?
Tennessee had the 47th highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Tennessee?
The average Tennessee home used 1,180 kWh a month and paid $156.03 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Tennessee?
Nashville Electric Service serves the most customers in Tennessee, about 470,927 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026