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Nashville Electric Service: rates, outages and net metering

In Tennessee, Nashville Electric Service bills 463,455 accounts, 90.1% residential, as a municipal utility. Its home price is 8.5% over the Tennessee average, 33rd place of 34 among larger utilities.

At 1,021 kWh a month a Nashville Electric Service home pays about $138 in energy: 13.47 ¢/kWh, 8.5% above the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

Nashville Electric Service on price: 8.5% over Tennessee

Home price against Tennessee
+8.5%33rd place of 34, cheapest first

Nashville Electric Service charged homes 13.47 ¢/kWh against a Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢, 33rd place of 34 among Tennessee companies with 20,000+ homes. The next cheaper is Holston Electric Coop, Inc at 13.05 ¢ (-0.42 ¢ from here) and the next higher-priced one Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop at 13.68 ¢ (+0.21 ¢).

Nashville Electric Service has no net-metering row in EIA-861 2024. Its 463,455 accounts therefore show "No data" in those rows instead of an estimate.

How it compares

Nashville Electric Service
Nashville Electric Service, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Nashville Electric Service13.47 ¢/kWh12.03 ¢/kWh$138at 1,021 kWh87 minSAIDI
Tennessee average against this companyLowest in this table-1.05 ¢/kWhcompany 8.5% above+0.02 ¢/kWhcompany 0.2% below-$11a month at 1,021 kWh+54 minstate median against company

Compare 81 Tennessee companies

Nashville Electric Service: 2025

Nashville Electric Service: +4.2% on 2024 for homes, Tennessee +6.4%.

Nashville Electric Service home price, 2025
14.04 ¢/kWh+4.2% on 2024, early release
Nashville Electric Service against Tennessee, 2025
-2.2 pointsNashville Electric Service +4.2%, Tennessee +6.4%

Nashville Electric Service reported 14.04 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +4.2% on its 2024 figure of 13.47, while the Tennessee average moved +6.4%.

Nashville Electric Service charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.47 ¢ in 2024

11.03 ¢ in 2015, 13.47 ¢ in 2024 (+22.1%).

Nashville Electric Service residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearNashville Electric ServiceGap to Tennessee residentialGap to U.S. residential
201511.03+0.73-1.62
201611.13+0.72-1.42
201711.47+0.75-1.42
201811.81+1.10-1.06
201911.89+1.02-1.12
202011.73+0.97-1.42
202111.96+0.89-1.70
202213.15+0.90-1.89
202313.44+1.25-2.56
202413.47+1.05-3.01

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

Home accounts 2015-2024: 417,640

336,053 in 2015, 417,640 in 2024 (+24.3%).

Nashville Electric Service home accounts by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearNashville Electric Service
2015336053
2016342609
2017351899
2018359757
2019365555
2020371817
2021382468
2022391807
2023405896
2024417640

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

Rates 2024: 13.47 and 12.03 ¢

13.47 and 12.03 ¢ for this company.

¢/kWh

  • Nashville Electric Service residential13.47
  • Tennessee residential12.42
  • U.S. residential16.48
  • Nashville Electric Service commercial12.03
  • Tennessee commercial12.05
  • U.S. commercial12.75

Nashville Electric Service, Rates 2024: EIA retail sales.

CSV

Nashville Electric Service SAIDI, 2015-2024

113 min in 2015, 87 in 2024.

Nashville Electric Service SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearNashville Electric Service, no major events
2015113
2016120
2017105
2018107
2019126
2020102
202199
2022110
2023144
202487

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Analyst note

Energy sold in 2024 was 12,102,761 MWh over 463,455 accounts, homes 42.3%; the typical home used 12,249 kWh.

EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Nashville Electric Service, from 11.03 ¢ in 2015 to 13.47 ¢ in 2024 (+22.1%).

What kind of utility is Nashville Electric Service?

Nashville Electric Service 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. Nashville Electric Service itself averaged 13.5 cents, 1.0 cents above its type in Tennessee.

Tennessee utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 14,100 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 3.4 per 100 accounts (Tennessee: 17.6; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Nashville Electric Service customer was without power 87 minutes without major events. That is 11th fewest of 38 Tennessee utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Tennessee utility reported 144 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 417,640 residential meters.

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

Facts

Customer accounts
463,45512.5% of Tennessee total
Residential accounts
417,64013.2% of Tennessee homes
Commercial accounts
45,7579.9% of the base
Industrial accounts
580.01% of the base
Residential rate
13.47 ¢/kWh33rd place of 34, +8.5% against the state
Commercial rate
12.03 ¢/kWh-0.2% against Tennessee
Average residential use
12,249 kWh/yr1,021 a month
Implied monthly bill
$1381,021 kWh at 13.47 ¢, energy only
Energy sold or delivered
12,102,761 MWhhomes 42%, business 58%
Residential rate since 2015
+22.1%11.03 to 13.47 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events
86.6 min0.87x the U.S. median
SAIFI, no major events
1.011.00x the median
Net-metered capacity
No datanone filed for 417,640 homes
Counties listed
7Tennessee

Data tables

2024 by sector, Nashville Electric Service

Nashville Electric Service sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Tennessee ¢/kWh
Residential417,64013.47+1.05
Commercial45,75712.03-0.02

What EIA-861 holds for Nashville Electric Service

Topic, Nashville Electric ServiceStatusDetail
Home price and accounts, Nashville Electric Service10 years2015 to 2024, 417,640 homes in 2024
Business price, Nashville Electric ServiceFiled 202412.03 ¢/kWh on 45,757 accounts
SAIDI and SAIFI, Nashville Electric ServiceFiled 202486.6 min and 1.01 interruptions; no major-event figures
Net metering, Nashville Electric ServiceNo datanone filed against 417,640 home accounts
Service-territory counties, Nashville Electric Service7 countiesin Tennessee
Smart meters (AMI/AMR), Nashville Electric ServiceFiled 2024417,640 of 417,640 home meters AMI
2025 early release, Nashville Electric ServiceFiled14.04 ¢/kWh for homes

Year by year, Nashville Electric Service

YearHome accounts, Nashville Electric ServiceHome ¢Business ¢SAIDI minSAIFI
2015336,05311.0310.291131.58
2016342,60911.1310.321201.50
2017351,89911.4710.581051.47
2018359,75711.8110.791071.56
2019365,55511.8910.811261.63
2020371,81711.7310.731021.44
2021382,46811.9610.92991.27
2022391,80713.1512.061101.51
2023405,89613.4412.031441.74
2024417,64013.4712.03871.01

Peers of Nashville Electric Service in Tennessee, 33rd place of 34 on home price

Company near Nashville Electric Service on priceHome ¢Gap % to Nashville Electric ServiceAccounts, Nashville Electric Service = 1
30. Cumberland Elec Member Corp12.99-3.5%0.24
31. Gibson Electric Members Corp13.00-3.5%0.08
32. Holston Electric Coop, Inc13.05-3.1%0.07
33. Nashville Electric Service (this company)13.47-1.00
34. Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop13.68+1.6%0.08

Who buys Nashville Electric Service's electricity

Class, Nashville Electric ServiceAccountsOf Nashville Electric Service accountsOf MWhkWh a year per account
Residential417,64090.1%42.3%12,249
Commercial45,7579.9%50.1%132,637
Industrial and other580.01%7.6%15,824,448

Monthly energy cost by use, Nashville Electric Service

kWhShare of a 1,021 kWh monthCost a month at 13.47 ¢Cost a year
25024%$33.68$404
50049%$67.35$808
75073%$101.03$1,212
1,00098%$134.71$1,616
1,500147%$202.06$2,425
2,000196%$269.41$3,233

Territory of Nashville Electric Service

7 Tennessee counties, region SERC:

Counties served by Nashville Electric ServiceCheathamSumnerWilliamsonDavidsonWilsonRutherfordRobertson

Tennessee other states: 7 of 7 counties of Nashville Electric Service drawn

Nashville Electric Service: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

CSV
County list
  • Cheatham
  • Davidson
  • Robertson
  • Rutherford
  • Sumner
  • Williamson
  • Wilson

Questions on Nashville Electric Service

How many customers does Nashville Electric Service serve in Tennessee?

463,455 accounts in 2024: residential 417,640, commercial 45,757, industrial 58.

What is the average residential rate of Nashville Electric Service?

In 2024 homes paid 13.47 cents; against the Tennessee average that is +8.5%.

How reliable is Nashville Electric Service by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 86.6 min and SAIFI 1.01, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.87.

How much solar net metering is on the Nashville Electric Service grid?

Nashville Electric Service files no net-metering row for its 417,640 homes, while Tennessee utilities together report 99 installations.

What is the monthly bill at Nashville Electric Service for average use?

1,021 kWh at 13.47 cents comes to about $138, energy only.

How does Nashville Electric Service rank on price within Tennessee?

Rank 33 of 34 in Tennessee on price, +8.5% against the state average; 32 charge less than 13.47 ¢.

What data is missing for Nashville Electric Service?

463,455 accounts sit behind Nashville Electric Service, whose 2024 filing lacks no net-metering row; the other 6 rows of the coverage table are on file.

Who buys power from Nashville Electric Service?

Homes take 42.3% of 12,102,761 MWh, commercial accounts 50.1%, industrial and other 7.6%.

What did Nashville Electric Service charge homes in 2025?

14.04 cents per kWh, +4.2% on the 13.47 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Nashville Electric Service at 13.47 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Nashville Electric Service

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At 1,021 kWh a month a Nashville Electric Service home pays about $138 in energy: 13.47 ¢/kWh, 8.5% above the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

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Electric Consumer. (2026). Nashville Electric Service on price: 8.5% over Tennessee: 13.47 ¢/kWh rates, 417,640 homes. Data as of 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://electricconsumer.org/companies/nashville-electric-service.html

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Nashville Electric Service on price: 8.5% over Tennessee: 13.47 ¢/kWh rates, 417,640 homes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/companies/nashville-electric-service.html},
  note = {Data as of 26 October 2026. Accessed 26 October 2026}
}
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