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Knoxville Utilities Board in Tennessee: 12.54 ¢ home rates and 193,707 homes

In Tennessee, Knoxville Utilities Board bills 219,297 accounts, 88.3% residential, as a municipal utility. Its home price moved +25.6% from 2015 to 2024, 5.1 points faster than Tennessee.

Knoxville Utilities Board: 1,093 kWh a month costs roughly $137 in energy at 12.54 ¢/kWh, +1.0% on the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

Knoxville Utilities Board: price path since 2015

Home price since 2015
+25.6%Tennessee +20.6%, a gap of +5.1 points

Knoxville Utilities Board went from 9.98 ¢ in 2015 to 12.54 ¢ in 2024, +25.6%, while the Tennessee average went +20.6%.

For Knoxville Utilities Board the 2024 file holds no net-metering row, so those rows read "No data" beside 193,707 home accounts; a missing filing says nothing about service quality.

How it compares

Knoxville Utilities Board
Knoxville Utilities Board, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Knoxville Utilities Board12.54 ¢/kWh11.91 ¢/kWh$137at 1,093 kWh193 minSAIDI
Tennessee average against this companyLowest in this table-0.12 ¢/kWhcompany 1.0% above+0.14 ¢/kWhcompany 1.2% below-$1a month at 1,093 kWh-53 minstate median against company

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Knoxville Utilities Board: 2025

Knoxville Utilities Board: +10.3% on 2024 for homes, Tennessee +6.4%.

Knoxville Utilities Board home price, 2025
13.83 ¢/kWh+10.3% on 2024, early release
Knoxville Utilities Board against Tennessee, 2025
+3.9 pointsKnoxville Utilities Board +10.3%, Tennessee +6.4%

Knoxville Utilities Board reported 13.83 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +10.3% on its 2024 figure of 12.54, while the Tennessee average moved +6.4%.

Knoxville Utilities Board charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.54 ¢ in 2024

9.98 ¢ in 2015, 12.54 ¢ in 2024 (+25.6%).

Knoxville Utilities Board residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearKnoxville Utilities BoardGap to Tennessee residentialGap to U.S. residential
20159.98-0.32-2.67
201610.17-0.24-2.38
201710.60-0.12-2.29
201810.49-0.22-2.38
201910.67-0.20-2.34
202010.62-0.14-2.53
202110.86-0.21-2.80
202212.21-0.04-2.83
202312.28+0.09-3.72
202412.54+0.12-3.94

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Home accounts 2015-2024: 193,707

174,523 in 2015, 193,707 in 2024 (+11.0%).

Knoxville Utilities Board home accounts by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearKnoxville Utilities Board
2015174523
2016176259
2017178043
2018179583
2019181304
2020183076
2021185566
2022187716
2023190846
2024193707

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

Rates 2024: 12.54 and 11.91 ¢

12.54 and 11.91 ¢ for this company.

¢/kWh

  • Knoxville Utilities Board residential12.54
  • Tennessee residential12.42
  • U.S. residential16.48
  • Knoxville Utilities Board commercial11.91
  • Tennessee commercial12.05
  • U.S. commercial12.75

Knoxville Utilities Board, Rates 2024: EIA retail sales.

CSV

Knoxville Utilities Board SAIDI, 2015-2024

119 min in 2015, 193 in 2024.

Knoxville Utilities Board SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 9 rows
YearKnoxville Utilities Board, no major eventsKnoxville Utilities Board, all events
2015119209
2017156244
2018126207
2019156233
2020128279
2021116143
2022103251
2023124363
2024193352

9 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Reliability: SAIDI 193.0 min

193.0 min, 1.94x the median reporter.

min

  • Company, no major events193.0
  • Company, with major events352.0
  • U.S. median reporter99.5

Knoxville Utilities Board, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Analyst note

Knoxville Utilities Board sold 5,881,448 MWh in 2024 to 219,297 accounts; homes took 43.2% of the energy and 13,115 kWh each over the year.

EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Knoxville Utilities Board, from 9.98 ¢ in 2015 to 12.54 ¢ in 2024 (+25.6%).

What kind of utility is Knoxville Utilities Board?

Knoxville Utilities Board 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. Knoxville Utilities Board itself averaged 12.5 cents, 0.1 cents above its type in Tennessee.

Tennessee utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 11,198 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 5.9 per 100 accounts (Tennessee: 17.6; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Knoxville Utilities Board customer was without power 193 minutes without major events and 352 with them. That is 27th fewest of 38 Tennessee utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Tennessee utility reported 144 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 193,707 residential meters.

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

Facts

Customer accounts
219,2975.9% of Tennessee total
Residential accounts
193,7076.1% of Tennessee homes
Commercial accounts
25,56611.7% of the base
Industrial accounts
240.01% of the base
Residential rate
12.54 ¢/kWh21st place of 34, +1.0% against the state
Commercial rate
11.91 ¢/kWh-1.2% against Tennessee
Average residential use
13,115 kWh/yr1,093 a month
Implied monthly bill
$1371,093 kWh at 12.54 ¢, energy only
Energy sold or delivered
5,881,448 MWhhomes 43%, business 57%
Residential rate since 2015
+25.6%9.98 to 12.54 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events
193.0 min1.94x the U.S. median
SAIFI, no major events
1.401.38x the median
SAIDI with major events
352 min45.2% from event days
Net-metered capacity
No datanone filed for 193,707 homes
Counties listed
7Tennessee

Data tables

2024 by sector, Knoxville Utilities Board

Knoxville Utilities Board sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Tennessee ¢/kWh
Residential193,70712.54+0.12
Commercial25,56611.91-0.14

What EIA-861 holds for Knoxville Utilities Board

Topic, Knoxville Utilities BoardStatusDetail
Home price and accounts, Knoxville Utilities Board10 years2015 to 2024, 193,707 homes in 2024
Business price, Knoxville Utilities BoardFiled 202411.91 ¢/kWh on 25,566 accounts
SAIDI and SAIFI, Knoxville Utilities BoardFiled 2024193.0 min and 1.40 interruptions
Net metering, Knoxville Utilities BoardNo datanone filed against 193,707 home accounts
Service-territory counties, Knoxville Utilities Board7 countiesin Tennessee
Smart meters (AMI/AMR), Knoxville Utilities BoardFiled 2024193,707 of 193,707 home meters AMI
2025 early release, Knoxville Utilities BoardFiled13.83 ¢/kWh for homes

Year by year, Knoxville Utilities Board

YearHome accounts, Knoxville Utilities BoardHome ¢Business ¢SAIDI minSAIFI
2015174,5239.9810.041191.44
2016176,25910.1710.14No dataNo data
2017178,04310.6010.481561.44
2018179,58310.4910.581261.49
2019181,30410.6710.791561.65
2020183,07610.6210.721281.65
2021185,56610.8610.90116No data
2022187,71612.2111.901031.31
2023190,84612.2811.601241.50
2024193,70712.5411.911931.40

Peers of Knoxville Utilities Board in Tennessee, 21st place of 34 on home price

Company near Knoxville Utilities Board on priceHome ¢Gap % to Knoxville Utilities BoardAccounts, Knoxville Utilities Board = 1
18. Johnson City12.41-1.0%0.38
19. Duck River Elec Member Corp12.50-0.3%0.39
20. City of Cleveland12.53-0.1%0.16
21. Knoxville Utilities Board (this company)12.54-1.00
22. Upper Cumberland E M C12.77+1.8%0.25
23. City of Clarksville12.77+1.9%0.39
24. Kingsport Power Co12.84+2.4%0.23

Who buys Knoxville Utilities Board's electricity

Class, Knoxville Utilities BoardAccountsOf Knoxville Utilities Board accountsOf MWhkWh a year per account
Residential193,70788.3%43.2%13,115
Commercial25,56611.7%39.5%90,906
Industrial and other240.01%17.3%42,365,833

Monthly energy cost by use, Knoxville Utilities Board

kWhShare of a 1,093 kWh monthCost a month at 12.54 ¢Cost a year
25023%$31.35$376
50046%$62.70$752
75069%$94.05$1,129
1,00091%$125.40$1,505
1,500137%$188.10$2,257
2,000183%$250.81$3,010

Territory of Knoxville Utilities Board

7 Tennessee counties, region SERC:

Counties served by Knoxville Utilities BoardKnoxAndersonJeffersonUnionGraingerSevierBlount

Tennessee other states: 7 of 7 counties of Knoxville Utilities Board drawn

Knoxville Utilities Board: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

CSV
County list
  • Anderson
  • Blount
  • Grainger
  • Jefferson
  • Knox
  • Sevier
  • Union

Questions on Knoxville Utilities Board

How big is Knoxville Utilities Board in Tennessee, by customer accounts?

219,297 accounts in 2024: residential 193,707, commercial 25,566, industrial 24.

How many cents per kWh does Knoxville Utilities Board charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.54 cents; against the Tennessee average that is +1.0%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Knoxville Utilities Board?

SAIDI 193.0 min and SAIFI 1.40, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.94.

How many net-metered systems connect to Knoxville Utilities Board?

Knoxville Utilities Board files no net-metering row for its 193,707 homes, while Tennessee utilities together report 99 installations.

What would a typical Knoxville Utilities Board home pay each month?

1,093 kWh at 12.54 cents comes to about $137, energy only.

Is Knoxville Utilities Board cheaper than other Tennessee companies?

Rank 21 of 34 in Tennessee on price, +1.0% against the state average; 20 charge less than 12.54 ¢.

Why does the Knoxville Utilities Board page show "No data" in places?

219,297 accounts sit behind Knoxville Utilities Board, whose 2024 filing lacks no net-metering row; the other 6 rows of the coverage table are on file.

What share of Knoxville Utilities Board sales do homes buy?

Homes take 43.2% of 5,881,448 MWh, commercial accounts 39.5%, industrial and other 17.3%.

What did Knoxville Utilities Board charge homes in 2025?

13.83 cents per kWh, +10.3% on the 12.54 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Knoxville Utilities Board at 12.54 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Knoxville Utilities Board

Primary sources for Knoxville Utilities Board in Tennessee: 12.54 ¢ home rates and 193,707 homes

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Knoxville Utilities Board: 1,093 kWh a month costs roughly $137 in energy at 12.54 ¢/kWh, +1.0% on the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Knoxville Utilities Board: price path since 2015: 12.54 ¢/kWh rates, 193,707 homes},
  year = {2026},
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