Electricity rates in Tennessee
Updated 2026-10-21 with EIA data through July 2026
Homes in Tennessee paid an average of 13.56¢ per kWh over the last 12 months, up from 10.41¢ in 2016. Businesses paid 13.26¢ and industry 6.72¢. Electricity is regulated, so your utility is set by your address.
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Tennessee electricity price trend
Annual average residential price, 2010–2025. Since 2016, prices have risen +27%.
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Electric utilities in Tennessee
87 utilities serve homes in Tennessee. Rates are average residential revenue per kWh, so they include fixed charges. Click a utility for rate plans, outage history and its service map.
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| Utility | Type | Homes served | Rate | Avg bill | Outage min/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Electric Service | Municipal | 425K | 14.22¢ | $148 | 0 |
| City of Memphis | Municipal | 385K | 13.77¢ | $157 | 349 |
| Middle Tennessee E M C | Electric cooperative | 312K | 12.61¢ | $163 | 50 |
| Knoxville Utilities Board | Municipal | 197K | 14.28¢ | $158 | 274 |
| City of Chattanooga | Municipal | 165K | 13.05¢ | $146 | 194 |
| Volunteer Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 105K | 13.63¢ | $165 | 685 |
| Cumberland Electric Member Corp. | Electric cooperative | 102K | 13.93¢ | $200 | 221 |
| City of Clarksville | Municipal | 78K | 13.93¢ | $162 | 117 |
| Johnson City | Municipal | 73K | 13.69¢ | $162 | 101 |
| Duck River Electric Member Corp. | Electric cooperative | 72K | 13.99¢ | $193 | 190 |
| City of Lenoir | Municipal | 63K | 13.28¢ | $165 | 157 |
| Upper Cumberland E M C | Electric cooperative | 46K | 14.38¢ | $176 | 344 |
| Appalachian Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 44K | 14.01¢ | $177 | 301 |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | Electric cooperative | 44K | 13.87¢ | $183 | 701 |
| Kingsport Power Co. | Investor-owned | 43K | 12.03¢ | $155 | 182 |
| Sevier County Electric System | Municipal | 36K | 12.41¢ | $146 | 376 |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 33K | 14.17¢ | $165 | 305 |
| City of Greeneville | Municipal | 33K | 13.04¢ | $162 | 238 |
| City of Jackson | Municipal | 32K | 12.93¢ | $141 | 186 |
| Columbia Power System | Municipal | 32K | 13.10¢ | $145 | 143 |
| City of Dickson | Municipal | 31K | 13.38¢ | $170 | 391 |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 31K | 13.20¢ | $181 | 530 |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 30K | 14.65¢ | $177 | 9 |
| City of Bristol | Municipal | 30K | 11.71¢ | $152 | 59 |
| Caney Fork Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 30K | 13.99¢ | $167 | 322 |
| City of Cleveland | Municipal | 30K | 13.77¢ | $154 | 57 |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp. | Electric cooperative | 29K | 13.96¢ | $185 | 312 |
| City of Alcoa Utilities | Municipal | 28K | 13.37¢ | $165 | — |
| City of Clinton | Municipal | 26K | 13.85¢ | $169 | 159 |
| Holston Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 26K | 14.38¢ | $171 | 184 |
| Tri-County Electric Member Corp (TN) | Electric cooperative | 25K | 13.30¢ | $173 | 528 |
| City of Gallatin | Municipal | 24K | 13.16¢ | $141 | 49 |
| City of Elizabethton | Municipal | 23K | 12.66¢ | $147 | — |
| Powell Valley Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 21K | 12.58¢ | $136 | 180 |
| City of LaFollette | Municipal | 20K | 14.75¢ | $162 | 791 |
| City of Newport | Municipal | 20K | 15.49¢ | $171 | — |
| Chickasaw Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 20K | 12.14¢ | $174 | 1,365 |
| Maryville Utilities | Municipal | 19K | 12.46¢ | $146 | 78 |
| City of Lawrenceburg | Municipal | 18K | 13.38¢ | $164 | — |
| City of Lexington | Municipal | 18K | 13.18¢ | $145 | — |
| Tennessee Valley Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 17K | 13.41¢ | $149 | 11 |
| City of Fayetteville | Municipal | 17K | 12.86¢ | $166 | 229 |
| Pickwick Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 17K | 13.81¢ | $173 | 580 |
| City of Paris | Municipal | 16K | 12.64¢ | $144 | 488 |
| City of Cookeville | Municipal | 16K | 12.20¢ | $120 | — |
| City of Oak Ridge | Municipal | 16K | 13.76¢ | $130 | — |
| Weakley County Mun Electric Sys | Municipal | 15K | 12.65¢ | $169 | 341 |
| Plateau Electric Cooperative | Electric cooperative | 14K | 14.44¢ | $142 | 26 |
| City of Morristown | Municipal | 14K | 13.79¢ | $151 | 126 |
| Loudon Utilities Board | Municipal | 13K | 12.59¢ | $161 | — |
| City of Pulaski | Municipal | 12K | 14.51¢ | $174 | 443 |
| Mountain Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 12K | 13.47¢ | $139 | 79 |
| Carroll County | Municipal | 12K | 13.03¢ | $161 | — |
| City of Rockwood | Municipal | 12K | 13.73¢ | $170 | 576 |
| Athens Utility Board | Municipal | 12K | 12.80¢ | $150 | — |
| City of Shelbyville | Municipal | 9,970 | 12.22¢ | $139 | 18 |
| City of Dyersburg | Municipal | 9,495 | 12.03¢ | $142 | 26 |
| City of Harriman | Municipal | 9,375 | 14.44¢ | $166 | 371 |
| Tullahoma Board-Public Utilities | Municipal | 9,324 | 12.06¢ | $141 | 74 |
| City of Dayton | Municipal | 9,149 | 12.92¢ | $140 | — |
| Bolivar Energy Authority | Municipal | 8,913 | 14.58¢ | $173 | 564 |
| Benton County | Municipal | 8,750 | 15.55¢ | $173 | — |
| Forked Deer Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 8,331 | 15.41¢ | $211 | 466 |
| City of Springfield | Municipal | 7,696 | 12.78¢ | $143 | — |
| Town of Erwin | Municipal | 7,669 | 13.52¢ | $139 | 109 |
| City of Sweetwater | Municipal | 7,584 | 12.63¢ | $165 | — |
| City of Milan | Municipal | 6,908 | 13.42¢ | $168 | 12,532 |
| McMinnville Electric System | Municipal | 6,702 | 13.35¢ | $133 | 31 |
| City of Winchester | Municipal | 5,325 | 12.84¢ | $143 | 208 |
| City of Union City | Municipal | 5,198 | 12.20¢ | $129 | — |
| City of Ripley | Municipal | 5,114 | 13.55¢ | $152 | 281 |
| City of Lewisburg | Municipal | 5,046 | 12.22¢ | $141 | 26 |
| City of Etowah | Municipal | 4,466 | 14.57¢ | $169 | — |
| City of Brownsville | Municipal | 4,076 | 12.53¢ | $131 | — |
| City of Covington | Municipal | 3,745 | 12.09¢ | $131 | — |
| City of Mt Pleasant | Municipal | 3,538 | 14.14¢ | $169 | — |
| City of Humboldt | Municipal | 3,535 | 12.52¢ | $133 | — |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp. | Electric cooperative | 2,834 | 15.33¢ | $160 | — |
| City of Smithville | Municipal | 2,441 | 13.07¢ | $121 | — |
| City of Sparta | Municipal | 2,270 | 12.86¢ | $125 | — |
| City of Trenton | Municipal | 1,959 | 13.97¢ | $141 | — |
| City of Jellico | Municipal | 1,621 | 14.46¢ | $167 | — |
| City of Newbern | Municipal | 1,500 | 11.21¢ | $128 | — |
| French Broad Electric Member Corp. | Electric cooperative | 1,003 | 16.88¢ | $130 | — |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Electric cooperative | 148 | 15.29¢ | $129 | — |
| Cumberland Valley Electric | Electric cooperative | 76 | 15.08¢ | $123 | — |
| Entergy Arkansas | Investor-owned | 1 | 12.83¢ | $374 | — |
Tennessee vs. neighboring states
Energy costs at a glance
| Natural gas (homes) | $1.60/therm |
| Gasoline (regular) | $4.14/gal |
| Driving cost: EV vs. gas | 4.2¢ vs. 15¢/mi |
| Solar output (1 kW, Nashville) | 1,339 kWh/yr |
| Avg. outage time (2025) | 4 hr 20 min/yr |
| Commercial rate | 13.26¢ |
| Industrial rate | 6.72¢ |
What appliances cost to run in Tennessee
| Appliance | Per month | Per year | vs. U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space heater | $22.36 | $112 | −$37 |
| Central air conditioner | $78.01 | $390 | −$127 |
| Refrigerator | $5.65 | $68 | −$22 |
| Electric car | $50.39 | $605 | −$198 |
| Electric clothes dryer | $9.30 | $112 | −$36 |
| Electric water heater | $50.85 | $610 | −$199 |
| Hot tub | $33.90 | $407 | −$133 |
| TV | $1.69 | $20 | −$7 |
| Pool pump (single-speed) | $56.13 | $281 | −$92 |
| Heat pump | $139 | $693 | −$227 |
Electricity rates by city in Tennessee
- Nashville
- Memphis
- Knoxville
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Murfreesboro
- East Chattanooga
- Franklin
- Cordova
- Jackson
- Johnson City
- Bartlett
- Hendersonville
- Kingsport
- Collierville
- Smyrna
- Cleveland
- Brentwood
- Germantown
- Hermitage
- Columbia
- Spring Hill
- La Vergne
- Gallatin
- Cookeville
- Mount Juliet
- Lebanon
- Morristown
- Oak Ridge
- Maryville
- Bristol
- Ellendale
- Farragut
- Shelbyville
- East Ridge
- Tullahoma
- Goodlettsville
- Springfield
- Dyersburg
- Sevierville
- Dickson
- East Brainerd
- Greeneville
- Elizabethton
- McMinnville
- Athens
- Soddy-Daisy
- Middle Valley
- Lakeland
- Portland
- Red Bank
- Arlington
- Lewisburg
- Crossville
- White House
- Millington
- Martin
- Seymour
- Collegedale
- Union City
- Lawrenceburg
- Manchester
- Paris
- Clinton
- Bloomingdale
- Brownsville
- Christiana
- Chuckey
- Alcoa
- Lenoir City
- Atoka
- Covington
- Winchester
- Signal Mountain
- Jefferson City
- Fairview
- Humboldt
- Ripley
- Lexington
- Milan
- Harrison
- Pulaski
- Oakland
- LaFollette
- Dayton
- Fayetteville
- Savannah
- Fairfield Glade
- Nolensville
- Colonial Heights
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Tennessee?
The average residential rate in Tennessee was 13.56¢ per kWh over the 12 months ending July 2026. That is 25% below the U.S. average of 17.99¢. In July 2026 alone it was 13.71¢, +3.8% from a year earlier.
What is the average electric bill in Tennessee?
About $160 a month. The average Tennessee home uses 1,180 kWh a month (EIA 2025), and we priced that at the current average rate. Bills vary with your utility, home size, heating type and season.
Is electricity expensive in Tennessee?
Tennessee ranks 8th cheapest of 51 (50 states plus DC) for residential electricity. That puts it among the cheapest states in the country.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Tennessee?
No. Tennessee homes buy electricity from the utility that serves their address: an investor-owned utility, electric cooperative or municipal utility.
Which electric company is cheapest in Tennessee?
Among utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, City of Newbern has the lowest average rate at 11.21¢/kWh. The highest is French Broad Electric Member Corp. at 16.88¢. Most homes can't switch utilities, since your address determines which one serves you.
How reliable is the power grid in Tennessee?
In 2025, the average Tennessee customer was without power for 4 hr 20 min (SAIDI, including major storms) across about 1.9 outages. Excluding major event days it was 2 hr 42 min. Figures are customer-weighted across utilities that report to EIA.
Sources: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue (through July 2026), EIA-861 2025 utility data, EIA fuel prices, NREL PVWatts. Methodology.