Average electric bill in Tennessee

A typical Tennessee home paid about $156.07 a month for electricity in 2025, $1,872.81 for the year, using 1,181 kWh a month at 13.22 cents per kWh.

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The numbers

Typical bill 2025: $156.07 a month$1,872.81 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 18 of 51+4% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 1,181 kWh a month3 of 51; +35% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 13.22 ¢/kWh41 of 51; -23% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $201.641,517 kWh at 13.29 ¢
Cheapest month: Nov $117.64872 kWh at 13.49 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 71%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Aug 2026: $172.37 a month+5.0% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.79%8 of 51; median household income $67,097
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +15.4%$135.24 to $156.07 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $713.38 a month12.87 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $61.41 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $94.66

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Typical monthly bill, Tennessee

$117.64 in Nov to $201.64 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Tennessee: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Aug
Jan	186	179
Feb	177	205
Mar	151	149
Apr	123	137
May	123	130
Jun	153	168
Jul	202	205
Aug	199	206
Sep	157	No data
Oct	126	No data
Nov	118	No data
Dec	158	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Tennessee and the states next to it in rank

$156.07 a month, rank 18 of 51.

dollars a month

Tennessee156
U.S. average151
New Hampshire157
New York155

Tennessee, Typical monthly bill, Tennessee against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Tennessee a month	Tennessee a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Tennessee
300 kWh, 0.25x the Tennessee average	$39.66	$475.92	$51.69	-$12
590 kWh, 0.5x the Tennessee average	$78.00	$935.98	$101.66	-$24
890 kWh, 0.75x the Tennessee average	$117.66	$1,411.90	$153.35	-$36
1,180 kWh, 1x the Tennessee average	$156.00	$1,871.95	$203.31	-$47
1,480 kWh, 1.25x the Tennessee average	$195.66	$2,347.87	$255.00	-$59
1,770 kWh, 1.5x the Tennessee average	$233.99	$2,807.93	$304.97	-$71
2,360 kWh, 2x the Tennessee average	$311.99	$3,743.90	$406.63	-$95
3,540 kWh, 3x the Tennessee average	$467.99	$5,615.86	$609.94	-$142

Tennessee month by month in 2025

Month	Tennessee kWh per account	Tennessee price ¢/kWh	Tennessee typical bill
Jan	1,483	12.57	$186.44
Feb	1,414	12.54	$177.35
Mar	1,124	13.43	$150.94
Apr	879	13.99	$122.93
May	889	13.81	$122.80
Jun	1,099	13.91	$152.91
Jul	1,517	13.29	$201.64
Aug	1,519	13.09	$198.85
Sep	1,183	13.30	$157.31
Oct	964	13.08	$126.13
Nov	872	13.49	$117.64
Dec	1,225	12.89	$157.87

Tennessee typical bill over the years

Year	Tennessee bill a month	Tennessee a year	Tennessee kWh per account	Tennessee price ¢/kWh
2023	$135.24	$1,622.90	1,109	12.19
2024	$143.34	$1,720.09	1,154	12.42
2025	$156.07	$1,872.81	1,181	13.22

Tennessee in 2026 so far

Month	Tennessee kWh per account	Tennessee price ¢/kWh	Tennessee typical bill
Jan 2026	1,370	13.10	$179.42
Feb 2026	1,602	12.82	$205.41
Mar 2026	987	15.08	$148.88
Apr 2026	917	14.94	$137.04
May 2026	896	14.47	$129.63
Jun 2026	1,196	14.07	$168.22
Jul 2026	1,494	13.71	$204.79
Aug 2026	1,532	13.42	$205.58

Business and industry in Tennessee

Customer type	Tennessee bill a month, 2025	Tennessee kWh per account	Tennessee price ¢/kWh
Business	$713.38	5,541	12.87
Industry	$136,734.79	2,074,697	6.59

Tennessee bill next to income

Tennessee: 2.79% of median household income, rank 8; the four states closest to it:

State near Tennessee	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Tennessee
Florida	$71,711	$2,014.23	2.81%
Kentucky	$62,417	$1,724.89	2.76%
Arkansas	$58,773	$1,661.07	2.83%
Texas	$76,292	$2,050.30	2.69%

Weather and the bill

Tennessee homes used the most power in Aug 2025 (1,519 kWh per account) and the least in Nov (872 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (1,000). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.59. 2025 had 3,549 heating and 1,571 cooling degree-days, 5% below and 11% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (3,753 and 1,415).

Tennessee degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Tennessee, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Tennessee year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	3569	1460	3753	1415
2016	3437	1764	3753	1415
2017	3167	1368	3753	1415
2018	3844	1722	3753	1415
2019	3483	1651	3753	1415
2020	3432	1391	3753	1415
2021	3503	1399	3753	1415
2022	3820	1519	3753	1415
2023	3152	1356	3753	1415
2024	3189	1606	3753	1415
2025	3549	1571	3753	1415

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Tennessee, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Tennessee, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	1,483	12.57	$186	1,000	0	839	2
Feb	1,414	12.54	$177	608	0	650	1
Mar	1,124	13.43	$151	391	22	493	13
Apr	879	13.99	$123	133	43	219	20
May	889	13.81	$123	71	113	71	125
Jun	1,099	13.91	$153	0	330	2	280
Jul	1,517	13.29	$202	0	477	0	391
Aug	1,519	13.09	$199	0	329	0	358
Sep	1,183	13.30	$157	16	207	24	188
Oct	964	13.08	$126	168	49	209	35
Nov	872	13.49	$118	433	1	500	1
Dec	1,225	12.89	$158	729	0	746	1

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Tennessee, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Tennessee home account paid about $156.07 a month for energy in 2025, $1,872.81 over the year, which ranks 18th of 51 states, 4% above the U.S. typical bill. Tennessee homes used 1,181 kWh a month (3 of 51, 35% over the U.S.) at 13.22 cents (41 of 51, 23% under), so the bill reflects heavy use. The year swings from $117.64 in November to $201.64 in July, a 71% gap, driven by use of 872 against 1,517 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $172.37 a month, +5.0% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $713.38 a month at 12.87 cents, 4.6 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.79% of the $67,097 median household income, 8 of 51 states. The typical bill was $135.24 a month in 2023, $143.34 in 2024 and $156.07 in 2025, +15.4% in two years, with use per account at 1,109, 1,154 and 1,181 kWh.

Tennessee: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Tennessee	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
New Hampshire	$156.98	640	24.53
Arizona	$157.21	1,030	15.26
New York	$154.76	586	26.39
California	$154.64	493	31.35

Questions on the Tennessee bill

What is the average electric bill in Tennessee?

Energy only: about $156.07 a month in 2025, or $1,872.81 a year.

How much electricity does a Tennessee home use?

Rank 3 of 51: 1,181 kWh a month in 2025, +35% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Tennessee?

July at $201.64; the lowest is November at $117.64.

Is the average electric bill in Tennessee above the national average?

Above, by $5.40 a month or 4%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Tennessee?

$132.20 at 13.22 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Tennessee from the state with the lowest bill?

$61.41 a month: the lowest typical bill, $94.66 in New Mexico, against $156.07 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Tennessee?

2.79% of the $67,097 median household income, 8 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Tennessee bill change since 2023?

$135.24 a month in 2023, $156.07 in 2025, +15.4%.

What does a Tennessee business pay a month for electricity?

$713.38 for a typical commercial account, at 12.87 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Tennessee bill rising in 2026?

$172.37 a month so far, +5.0% on the same months of 2025.