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City of Chattanooga: rates, outages and net metering

Roughly 189,171 Tennessee accounts belong to City of Chattanooga, classed by EIA as municipal; the residential count is 164,417. Business and industry take 61% of the 5,563,882 MWh; homes take 39%.

At 1,110 kWh a month a City of Chattanooga home pays about $137 in energy: 12.32 ¢/kWh, 0.8% below the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

Who buys power from City of Chattanooga

Business share of energy
61%homes 39% of 5,563,882 MWh

The mix at City of Chattanooga runs 164,417 home accounts for 39.4% of 5,563,882 MWh, 24,691 commercial accounts for 38.5%, and 63 industrial accounts for the other 22.1%.

City of Chattanooga has no SAIDI/SAIFI row and no net-metering row in EIA-861 2024. Its 189,171 accounts therefore show "No data" in those rows instead of an estimate.

How it compares

City of Chattanooga
City of Chattanooga, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
City of ChattanoogaLowest in this table12.32 ¢/kWh11.85 ¢/kWh$137at 1,110 kWhNo dataSAIDI
Tennessee average against this company+0.10 ¢/kWhcompany 0.8% below+0.20 ¢/kWhcompany 1.7% below+$1a month at 1,110 kWhNo data

Compare 81 Tennessee companies

City of Chattanooga: 2025

City of Chattanooga: +4.6% on 2024 for homes, Tennessee +6.4%.

City of Chattanooga home price, 2025
12.88 ¢/kWh+4.6% on 2024, early release
City of Chattanooga against Tennessee, 2025
-1.8 pointsCity of Chattanooga +4.6%, Tennessee +6.4%

City of Chattanooga reported 12.88 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +4.6% on its 2024 figure of 12.32, while the Tennessee average moved +6.4%.

City of Chattanooga charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.32 ¢ in 2024

10.44 ¢ in 2015, 12.32 ¢ in 2024 (+18.0%).

City of Chattanooga residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearCity of ChattanoogaGap to Tennessee residentialGap to U.S. residential
201510.44+0.14-2.21
201610.70+0.29-1.85
201710.89+0.17-2.00
201810.88+0.17-1.99
201910.91+0.04-2.10
202010.76+0.00-2.39
202111.09+0.02-2.57
202212.22-0.03-2.82
202312.00-0.19-4.00
202412.32-0.10-4.16

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Home accounts 2015-2024: 164,417

142,154 in 2015, 164,417 in 2024 (+15.7%).

City of Chattanooga home accounts by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearCity of Chattanooga
2015142154
2016143687
2017145944
2018148851
2019151239
2020153354
2021155393
2022157845
2023160446
2024164417

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

Rates 2024: 12.32 and 11.85 ¢

12.32 and 11.85 ¢ for this company.

¢/kWh

  • City of Chattanooga residential12.32
  • Tennessee residential12.42
  • U.S. residential16.48
  • City of Chattanooga commercial11.85
  • Tennessee commercial12.05
  • U.S. commercial12.75

City of Chattanooga, Rates 2024: EIA retail sales.

CSV

City of Chattanooga SAIDI, 2016-2021

54 min in 2016, 59 in 2021.

City of Chattanooga SAIDI by year, 2016 to 2021: 6 rows
YearCity of Chattanooga, no major events
201654
201764
201877
201976
202086
202159

6 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Energy sold in 2024 was 5,563,882 MWh over 189,171 accounts, homes 39.4%; the typical home used 13,325 kWh.

EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for City of Chattanooga, from 10.44 ¢ in 2015 to 12.32 ¢ in 2024 (+18.0%).

What kind of utility is City of Chattanooga?

City of Chattanooga files with EIA as a municipal utility. In Tennessee, municipal utilities serve 66% of residential customers at an average 12.4 cents per kWh, 3% below investor-owned utilities in Tennessee. City of Chattanooga itself averaged 12.3 cents, 0.1 cents below its type in Tennessee.

Tennessee utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 73,540 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 44.9 per 100 accounts (Tennessee: 17.6; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

City of Chattanooga - (TN) reports reliability under a method other than IEEE 1366, so its figures are not ranked against other utilities. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 164,417 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Tennessee reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
189,1715.1% of Tennessee total
Residential accounts
164,4175.2% of Tennessee homes
Commercial accounts
24,69113.1% of the base
Industrial accounts
630.03% of the base
Residential rate
12.32 ¢/kWh16th place of 34, -0.8% against the state
Commercial rate
11.85 ¢/kWh-1.7% against Tennessee
Average residential use
13,325 kWh/yr1,110 a month
Implied monthly bill
$1371,110 kWh at 12.32 ¢, energy only
Energy sold or delivered
5,563,882 MWhhomes 39%, business 61%
Residential rate since 2015
+18.0%10.44 to 12.32 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events
No datanone filed for 164,417 homes
Net-metered capacity
No datanone filed for 164,417 homes
Counties listed
6Tennessee plus 1 other states

Data tables

2024 by sector, City of Chattanooga

City of Chattanooga sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Tennessee ¢/kWh
Residential164,41712.32-0.10
Commercial24,69111.85-0.20

What EIA-861 holds for City of Chattanooga

Topic, City of ChattanoogaStatusDetail
Home price and accounts, City of Chattanooga10 years2015 to 2024, 164,417 homes in 2024
Business price, City of ChattanoogaFiled 202411.85 ¢/kWh on 24,691 accounts
SAIDI and SAIFI, City of ChattanoogaNo data for 20246 earlier years on file, 2016 to 2021
Net metering, City of ChattanoogaNo datanone filed against 164,417 home accounts
Service-territory counties, City of Chattanooga6 countiesin Tennessee plus 1 more states
Smart meters (AMI/AMR), City of ChattanoogaFiled 2024164,417 of 164,417 home meters AMI
2025 early release, City of ChattanoogaFiled12.88 ¢/kWh for homes

Year by year, City of Chattanooga

YearHome accounts, City of ChattanoogaHome ¢Business ¢SAIDI minSAIFI
2015142,15410.4410.19No dataNo data
2016143,68710.7010.18540.51
2017145,94410.8910.40640.63
2018148,85110.8810.43770.66
2019151,23910.9110.58760.62
2020153,35410.7610.46860.71
2021155,39311.0910.78590.53
2022157,84512.2211.89No dataNo data
2023160,44612.0011.62No dataNo data
2024164,41712.3211.85No dataNo data

Peers of City of Chattanooga in Tennessee, 16th place of 34 on home price

Company near City of Chattanooga on priceHome ¢Gap % to City of ChattanoogaAccounts, City of Chattanooga = 1
13. City of Memphis12.16-1.3%2.24
14. Volunteer Electric Coop12.19-1.0%0.68
15. City of Alcoa Utilities12.21-0.9%0.17
16. City of Chattanooga (this company)12.32-1.00
17. Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)12.33+0.1%0.16
18. Johnson City12.41+0.8%0.44
19. Duck River Elec Member Corp12.50+1.5%0.45

Who buys City of Chattanooga's electricity

Class, City of ChattanoogaAccountsOf City of Chattanooga accountsOf MWhkWh a year per account
Residential164,41786.9%39.4%13,325
Commercial24,69113.1%38.5%86,790
Industrial and other630.03%22.1%19,525,159

Monthly energy cost by use, City of Chattanooga

kWhShare of a 1,110 kWh monthCost a month at 12.32 ¢Cost a year
25023%$30.79$370
50045%$61.58$739
75068%$92.38$1,109
1,00090%$123.17$1,478
1,500135%$184.75$2,217
2,000180%$246.34$2,956

Territory of City of Chattanooga

6 Tennessee counties plus 1 other state, region SERC:

Counties served by City of ChattanoogaDadeWalkerCatoosaRheaSequatchieBledsoeHamiltonBradleyMarion

Tennessee other states: 9 of 9 counties of City of Chattanooga drawn

City of Chattanooga: 9 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Bledsoe
  • Bradley
  • Hamilton
  • Marion
  • Rhea
  • Sequatchie

Questions on City of Chattanooga

How big is City of Chattanooga in Tennessee, by customer accounts?

189,171 accounts in 2024: residential 164,417, commercial 24,691, industrial 63.

How many cents per kWh does City of Chattanooga charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.32 cents; against the Tennessee average that is -0.8%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of City of Chattanooga?

City of Chattanooga has no reliability row for its 164,417 homes in EIA-861 2024, so no SAIDI or SAIFI is shown; the Tennessee median reporter is 140 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to City of Chattanooga?

City of Chattanooga files no net-metering row for its 164,417 homes, while Tennessee utilities together report 99 installations.

What would a typical City of Chattanooga home pay each month?

1,110 kWh at 12.32 cents comes to about $137, energy only.

Is City of Chattanooga cheaper than other Tennessee companies?

Rank 16 of 34 in Tennessee on price, -0.8% against the state average; 15 charge less than 12.32 ¢.

Why does the City of Chattanooga page show "No data" in places?

189,171 accounts sit behind City of Chattanooga, whose 2024 filing lacks no SAIDI/SAIFI row and no net-metering row; the other 5 rows of the coverage table are on file.

What share of City of Chattanooga sales do homes buy?

Homes take 39.4% of 5,563,882 MWh, commercial accounts 38.5%, industrial and other 22.1%.

What did City of Chattanooga charge homes in 2025?

12.88 cents per kWh, +4.6% on the 12.32 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to City of Chattanooga at 12.32 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on City of Chattanooga

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At 1,110 kWh a month a City of Chattanooga home pays about $137 in energy: 12.32 ¢/kWh, 0.8% below the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

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@misc{usedata_companies_city_of_chattanooga,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Who buys power from City of Chattanooga: 12.32 ¢/kWh rates, 164,417 homes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/companies/city-of-chattanooga.html},
  note = {Data as of 26 October 2026. Accessed 26 October 2026}
}
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