Johnson City in Tennessee: 12.41 ¢ home rates and 72,205 homes

Johnson City is an municipal utility serving 84,109 customer accounts in Tennessee; 72,205 of them are residential. It holds 2.3% of Tennessee accounts, place 10 of 82.

At 1,156 kWh a month a Johnson City home pays about $143 in energy: 12.41 ¢/kWh, 0.1% below the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

Johnson City and its 2.3% of Tennessee accounts

Share of Tennessee accounts: 2.3%place 10 of 82 by accounts

Johnson City serves 84,109 of 3,710,074 accounts in Tennessee, 2.3%, of which 72,205 are homes.

Johnson City has no net-metering row in EIA-861 2024. Its 84,109 accounts therefore show "No data" in those rows instead of an estimate.

How it compares

Johnson City
Johnson City, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Johnson CityLowest in this table	12.41 ¢/kWh	11.37 ¢/kWh	$143at 1,156 kWh	152 minSAIDI
Tennessee average against this company	+0.01 ¢/kWhcompany 0.1% below	+0.68 ¢/kWhcompany 5.6% below	+$0a month at 1,156 kWh	-12 minstate median against company

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Johnson City: 2025

Johnson City: +6.5% on 2024 for homes, Tennessee +6.1%.

Johnson City home price, 2025: 13.22 ¢/kWh+6.5% on 2024, early release
Johnson City against Tennessee, 2025: +0.4 pointsJohnson City +6.5%, Tennessee +6.1%

Johnson City reported 13.22 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +6.5% on its 2024 figure of 12.41, while the Tennessee average moved +6.1%.

Johnson City charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.41 ¢ in 2024

10.16 ¢ in 2015, 12.41 ¢ in 2024 (+22.1%).

Johnson City residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Johnson City	Gap to Tennessee residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.16	-0.14	-2.49
2016	10.57	+0.16	-1.98
2017	11.24	+0.52	-1.65
2018	11.21	+0.50	-1.66
2019	11.46	+0.59	-1.55
2020	11.19	+0.43	-1.96
2021	11.42	+0.35	-2.24
2022	12.65	+0.40	-2.39
2023	12.61	+0.42	-3.39
2024	12.41	-0.01	-4.07

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Home accounts 2015-2024: 72,205

66,202 in 2015, 72,205 in 2024 (+9.1%).

Johnson City home accounts by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Johnson City
2015	66202
2016	67673
2017	67069
2018	67476
2019	67882
2020	68442
2021	69586
2022	70347
2023	71459
2024	72205

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Rates 2024: 12.41 and 11.37 ¢

12.41 and 11.37 ¢ for this company.

¢/kWh

Johnson City residential12.41
Tennessee residential12.42
U.S. residential16.48
Johnson City commercial11.37
Tennessee commercial12.05
U.S. commercial12.75

Johnson City, Rates 2024: EIA retail sales.

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Johnson City SAIDI, 2015-2024

35 min in 2015, 152 in 2024.

Johnson City SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Johnson City, no major events
2015	35
2016	41
2017	29
2018	24
2019	22
2020	28
2021	20
2022	33
2023	40
2024	152

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 152.2 min

152.2 min, 1.53x the median reporter.

min

Company, no major events152.2
Company, with major events658.5
U.S. median reporter99.5

Johnson City, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Energy sold in 2024 was 1,957,630 MWh over 84,109 accounts, homes 51.2%; the typical home used 13,873 kWh.

EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Johnson City, from 10.16 ¢ in 2015 to 12.41 ¢ in 2024 (+22.1%).

Outages and home price of Johnson City (EIA utility 9777), 2013 to 2024

Johnson City customers lost power for 152 minutes in 2024, up from 64 in 2013 (+136%). The low came in 2021 at 20, the high in 2024 at 152; 12 years were filed. The Tennessee median in 2024 was 144 minutes, so Johnson City ran above it.

Home rates at Johnson City went from 9.87 ¢ in 2013 to 12.41 ¢ in 2024 (+25.7%), which is 13.64 ¢ to 12.74 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−6.6%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,637 in 2013 and $1,529 in 2024. Of 83 Tennessee utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Johnson City stood 49th cheapest (35th of 84 in 2013).

Johnson City outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 152 in 2024

Johnson City at 152 min in 2024 and the Tennessee median at 144.

Johnson City home price since 2013: −6.6% after inflation

Johnson City: 12.74 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.41 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Johnson City, EIA utility 9777, year by year among Tennessee utilities

Johnson City 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Johnson City	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Johnson City	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Johnson City	Tennessee median SAIDI
2013	9.87	13.64	35 of 84	64	0.68	3 of 16	137
2014	10.12	13.76	32 of 84	29	0.49	2 of 18	127
2015	10.16	13.80	39 of 84	35	0.36	3 of 24	119
2016	10.57	14.18	44 of 84	41	0.55	3 of 25	120
2017	11.24	14.77	63 of 84	29	0.32	4 of 31	141
2018	11.21	14.38	64 of 84	24	0.26	4 of 34	125
2019	11.46	14.43	64 of 84	22	0.33	4 of 36	131
2020	11.19	13.93	57 of 83	28	0.33	5 of 41	114
2021	11.42	13.57	56 of 83	20	0.25	4 of 41	126
2022	12.65	13.91	57 of 83	33	0.34	5 of 40	125
2023	12.61	13.33	60 of 83	40	0.67	7 of 37	127
2024	12.41	12.74	49 of 83	152	1.24	23 of 42	144

Johnson City, EIA utility 9777: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Tennessee real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 84,1092.3% of Tennessee total
Residential accounts: 72,2052.3% of Tennessee homes
Commercial accounts: 11,89114.1% of the base
Industrial accounts: 130.02% of the base
Residential rate: 12.41 ¢/kWhplace 18 of 34, -0.1% against the state
Commercial rate: 11.37 ¢/kWh-5.6% against Tennessee
Average residential use: 13,873 kWh/yr1,156 a month
Implied monthly bill: $1431,156 kWh at 12.41 ¢, energy only
Energy sold or delivered: 1,957,630 MWhhomes 51%, business 49%
Residential rate since 2015: +22.1%10.16 to 12.41 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events: 152.2 min1.53x the U.S. median
SAIFI, no major events: 1.241.23x the median
SAIDI with major events: 659 min76.9% from event days
Net-metered capacity: No datanone filed for 72,205 homes
Counties listed: 4Tennessee

Data tables

2024 by sector, Johnson City

Johnson City sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Tennessee ¢/kWh
Residential	72,205	12.41	-0.01
Commercial	11,891	11.37	-0.68

What EIA-861 holds for Johnson City

Topic, Johnson City	Status	Detail
Home price and accounts, Johnson City	10 years	2015 to 2024, 72,205 homes in 2024
Business price, Johnson City	Filed 2024	11.37 ¢/kWh on 11,891 accounts
SAIDI and SAIFI, Johnson City	Filed 2024	152.2 min and 1.24 interruptions
Net metering, Johnson City	No data	none filed against 72,205 home accounts
Service-territory counties, Johnson City	4 counties	in Tennessee
Smart meters (AMI/AMR), Johnson City	Filed 2024	72,205 of 72,205 home meters AMI
2025 early release, Johnson City	Filed	13.22 ¢/kWh for homes

Year by year, Johnson City

Year	Home accounts, Johnson City	Home ¢	Business ¢	SAIDI min	SAIFI
2015	66,202	10.16	9.99	35	0.36
2016	67,673	10.57	10.03	41	0.55
2017	67,069	11.24	10.40	29	0.32
2018	67,476	11.21	10.49	24	0.26
2019	67,882	11.46	10.64	22	0.33
2020	68,442	11.19	10.52	28	0.33
2021	69,586	11.42	10.84	20	0.25
2022	70,347	12.65	11.87	33	0.34
2023	71,459	12.61	11.45	40	0.67
2024	72,205	12.41	11.37	152	1.24

Peers of Johnson City in Tennessee, place 18 of 34 on home price

Company near Johnson City on price	Home ¢	Gap % to Johnson City	Accounts, Johnson City = 1
15. City of Alcoa Utilities	12.21	-1.6%	0.39
16. City of Chattanooga	12.32	-0.8%	2.25
17. Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)	12.33	-0.6%	0.36
18. Johnson City (this company)	12.41	-	1.00
19. Duck River Elec Member Corp	12.50	+0.7%	1.01
20. City of Cleveland	12.53	+0.9%	0.41
21. Knoxville Utilities Board	12.54	+1.0%	2.61

Who buys Johnson City's electricity

Class, Johnson City	Accounts	Of Johnson City accounts	Of MWh	kWh a year per account
Residential	72,205	85.8%	51.2%	13,873
Commercial	11,891	14.1%	37.4%	61,531
Industrial and other	13	0.02%	11.5%	17,253,462

Monthly energy cost by use, Johnson City

kWh	Share of a 1,156 kWh month	Cost a month at 12.41 ¢	Cost a year
250	22%	$31.03	$372
500	43%	$62.06	$745
750	65%	$93.09	$1,117
1,000	87%	$124.11	$1,489
1,500	130%	$186.17	$2,234
2,000	173%	$248.23	$2,979

Territory of Johnson City

4 Tennessee counties, region SERC:

Tennessee other states: 4 of 4 counties of Johnson City drawn

Johnson City: 4 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Carter
Greene
Sullivan
Washington

Questions on Johnson City

How big is Johnson City in Tennessee, by customer accounts?

84,109 accounts in 2024: residential 72,205, commercial 11,891, industrial 13.

How many cents per kWh does Johnson City charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.41 cents; against the Tennessee average that is -0.1%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Johnson City?

SAIDI 152.2 min and SAIFI 1.24, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.53.

How many net-metered systems connect to Johnson City?

Johnson City files no net-metering row for its 72,205 homes, while Tennessee utilities together report 99 installations.

What would a typical Johnson City home pay each month?

1,156 kWh at 12.41 cents comes to about $143, energy only.

Is Johnson City cheaper than other Tennessee companies?

Rank 18 of 34 in Tennessee on price, -0.1% against the state average; 17 charge less than 12.41 ¢.

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

84,109 accounts sit behind Johnson City, whose 2024 filing lacks no net-metering row; the other 6 rows of the coverage table are on file.

What share of Johnson City sales do homes buy?

Homes take 51.2% of 1,957,630 MWh, commercial accounts 37.4%, industrial and other 11.5%.

What did Johnson City charge homes in 2025?

13.22 cents per kWh, +6.5% on the 12.41 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Johnson City at 12.41 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Amicalola Electric Member CorpGeorgia, 12.41 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Bandera Electric Coop, IncTexas, 12.40 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
Upshur Rural Elec Coop CorpTexas, 12.40 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
City of San AntonioTexas, 12.43 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above

Primary sources for Johnson City in Tennessee: 12.41 ¢ home rates and 72,205 homes

EIA-861 annual report entry for Johnson City in Tennessee: 12.41 ¢ home rates and 72,205 homes, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Johnson City in Tennessee: 12.41 ¢ home rates and 72,205 homes, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Johnson City in Tennessee: 12.41 ¢ home rates and 72,205 homes, the state price average