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Volunteer Electric Coop: rates, outages and net metering

In Tennessee, Volunteer Electric Coop bills 128,502 accounts, 81.2% residential, as a cooperative utility. It holds 3.5% of Tennessee accounts, 6th place of 82.

At 1,183 kWh a month a Volunteer Electric Coop home pays about $144 in energy: 12.19 ¢/kWh, 1.8% below the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

Volunteer Electric Coop and its 3.5% of Tennessee accounts

Share of Tennessee accounts
3.5%6th place of 82 by accounts

Volunteer Electric Coop serves 128,502 of 3,710,074 accounts in Tennessee, 3.5%, of which 104,387 are homes.

For Volunteer Electric Coop the 2024 file holds no net-metering row, so those rows read "No data" beside 104,387 home accounts; a missing filing says nothing about service quality.

How it compares

Volunteer Electric Coop
Volunteer Electric Coop, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Volunteer Electric CoopLowest in this table12.19 ¢/kWh12.65 ¢/kWh$144at 1,183 kWh436 minSAIDI
Tennessee average against this company+0.23 ¢/kWhcompany 1.8% below-0.60 ¢/kWhcompany 5.0% above+$3a month at 1,183 kWh-296 minstate median against company

Compare 81 Tennessee companies

Volunteer Electric Coop charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.19 ¢ in 2024

10.56 ¢ in 2015, 12.19 ¢ in 2024 (+15.4%).

Volunteer Electric Coop residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearVolunteer Electric CoopGap to Tennessee residentialGap to U.S. residential
201510.56+0.26-2.09
201610.73+0.32-1.82
201710.95+0.23-1.94
201810.92+0.21-1.95
201910.97+0.10-2.04
202010.71-0.05-2.44
202110.93-0.14-2.73
202212.02-0.23-3.02
202311.80-0.39-4.20
202412.19-0.23-4.29

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Home accounts 2015-2024: 104,387

94,947 in 2015, 104,387 in 2024 (+9.9%).

Volunteer Electric Coop home accounts by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearVolunteer Electric Coop
201594947
201695601
201796151
201896938
201997810
202098919
2021100868
2022101929
2023103320
2024104387

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Rates 2024: 12.19 and 12.65 ¢

12.19 and 12.65 ¢ for this company.

¢/kWh

  • Volunteer Electric Coop residential12.19
  • Tennessee residential12.42
  • U.S. residential16.48
  • Volunteer Electric Coop commercial12.65
  • Tennessee commercial12.05
  • U.S. commercial12.75

Volunteer Electric Coop, Rates 2024: EIA retail sales.

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Volunteer Electric Coop SAIDI, 2020-2024

52 min in 2020, 436 in 2024.

Volunteer Electric Coop SAIDI by year, 2020 to 2024: 5 rows
YearVolunteer Electric Coop, no major eventsVolunteer Electric Coop, all events
202052272
2021320516
2022402523
20234301057
2024436685

5 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 435.7 min

435.7 min, 4.38x the median reporter.

min

  • Company, no major events435.7
  • Company, with major events684.8
  • U.S. median reporter99.5

Volunteer Electric Coop, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Energy sold in 2024 was 2,566,400 MWh over 128,502 accounts, homes 57.7%; the typical home used 14,191 kWh.

EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Volunteer Electric Coop, from 10.56 ¢ in 2015 to 12.19 ¢ in 2024 (+15.4%).

What kind of utility is Volunteer Electric Coop?

Volunteer Electric Coop files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Tennessee, cooperatives serve 33% of residential customers at an average 12.4 cents per kWh, 3% below investor-owned utilities in Tennessee. Volunteer Electric Coop itself averaged 12.2 cents, 0.2 cents below its type in Tennessee.

Tennessee utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 21,720 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 19.2 per 100 accounts (Tennessee: 17.6; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Volunteer Electric Coop customer was without power 436 minutes without major events and 685 with them. That is 38th fewest of 38 Tennessee utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Tennessee utility reported 144 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 104,387 residential meters.

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

Facts

Customer accounts
128,5023.5% of Tennessee total
Residential accounts
104,3873.3% of Tennessee homes
Commercial accounts
24,09818.8% of the base
Industrial accounts
170.01% of the base
Residential rate
12.19 ¢/kWh14th place of 34, -1.8% against the state
Commercial rate
12.65 ¢/kWh+5.0% against Tennessee
Average residential use
14,191 kWh/yr1,183 a month
Implied monthly bill
$1441,183 kWh at 12.19 ¢, energy only
Energy sold or delivered
2,566,400 MWhhomes 58%, business 42%
Residential rate since 2015
+15.4%10.56 to 12.19 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events
435.7 min4.38x the U.S. median
SAIFI, no major events
5.024.96x the median
SAIDI with major events
685 min36.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity
No datanone filed for 104,387 homes
Counties listed
15Tennessee

Data tables

2024 by sector, Volunteer Electric Coop

Volunteer Electric Coop sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Tennessee ¢/kWh
Residential104,38712.19-0.23
Commercial24,09812.65+0.60

What EIA-861 holds for Volunteer Electric Coop

Topic, Volunteer Electric CoopStatusDetail
Home price and accounts, Volunteer Electric Coop10 years2015 to 2024, 104,387 homes in 2024
Business price, Volunteer Electric CoopFiled 202412.65 ¢/kWh on 24,098 accounts
SAIDI and SAIFI, Volunteer Electric CoopFiled 2024435.7 min and 5.02 interruptions
Net metering, Volunteer Electric CoopNo datanone filed against 104,387 home accounts
Service-territory counties, Volunteer Electric Coop15 countiesin Tennessee
Smart meters (AMI/AMR), Volunteer Electric CoopFiled 2024104,387 of 104,387 home meters AMI
2025 early release, Volunteer Electric CoopNo datano early-release row; 2024 stays latest at 128,502 accounts

Year by year, Volunteer Electric Coop

YearHome accounts, Volunteer Electric CoopHome ¢Business ¢SAIDI minSAIFI
201594,94710.5610.87No dataNo data
201695,60110.7310.95No dataNo data
201796,15110.9511.11No dataNo data
201896,93810.9211.22No dataNo data
201997,81010.9711.25No dataNo data
202098,91910.7110.99522.25
2021100,86810.9311.293204.64
2022101,92912.0212.574024.09
2023103,32011.8012.304305.15
2024104,38712.1912.654365.02

Peers of Volunteer Electric Coop in Tennessee, 14th place of 34 on home price

Company near Volunteer Electric Coop on priceHome ¢Gap % to Volunteer Electric CoopAccounts, Volunteer Electric Coop = 1
11. Columbia Power System12.00-1.6%0.28
12. Fort Loudoun Electric Coop12.11-0.7%0.28
13. City of Memphis12.16-0.3%3.29
14. Volunteer Electric Coop (this company)12.19-1.00
15. City of Alcoa Utilities12.21+0.1%0.25
16. City of Chattanooga12.32+1.0%1.47
17. Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)12.33+1.1%0.24

Who buys Volunteer Electric Coop's electricity

Class, Volunteer Electric CoopAccountsOf Volunteer Electric Coop accountsOf MWhkWh a year per account
Residential104,38781.2%57.7%14,191
Commercial24,09818.8%24.5%26,094
Industrial and other170.01%17.8%26,837,941

Monthly energy cost by use, Volunteer Electric Coop

kWhShare of a 1,183 kWh monthCost a month at 12.19 ¢Cost a year
25021%$30.48$366
50042%$60.97$732
75063%$91.45$1,097
1,00085%$121.94$1,463
1,500127%$182.91$2,195
2,000169%$243.88$2,927

Territory of Volunteer Electric Coop

15 Tennessee counties, region SERC:

Counties served by Volunteer Electric CoopRheaPickettMeigsMcMinnWhiteBledsoeHamiltonRoaneScottPutnamPolkBradleyFentressOvertonCumberland

Tennessee other states: 15 of 15 counties of Volunteer Electric Coop drawn

Volunteer Electric Coop: 15 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

CSV
County list
  • Bledsoe
  • Bradley
  • Cumberland
  • Fentress
  • Hamilton
  • McMinn
  • Meigs
  • Overton
  • Pickett
  • Polk
  • Putnam
  • Rhea
  • Roane
  • Scott
  • White

Questions on Volunteer Electric Coop

How many customers does Volunteer Electric Coop serve in Tennessee?

128,502 accounts in 2024: residential 104,387, commercial 24,098, industrial 17.

What is the average residential rate of Volunteer Electric Coop?

In 2024 homes paid 12.19 cents; against the Tennessee average that is -1.8%.

How reliable is Volunteer Electric Coop by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 435.7 min and SAIFI 5.02, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 4.38.

How much solar net metering is on the Volunteer Electric Coop grid?

Volunteer Electric Coop files no net-metering row for its 104,387 homes, while Tennessee utilities together report 99 installations.

What is the monthly bill at Volunteer Electric Coop for average use?

1,183 kWh at 12.19 cents comes to about $144, energy only.

How does Volunteer Electric Coop rank on price within Tennessee?

Rank 14 of 34 in Tennessee on price, -1.8% against the state average; 13 charge less than 12.19 ¢.

What data is missing for Volunteer Electric Coop?

128,502 accounts sit behind Volunteer Electric Coop, whose 2024 filing lacks no net-metering row; the other 6 rows of the coverage table are on file.

Who buys power from Volunteer Electric Coop?

Homes take 57.7% of 2,566,400 MWh, commercial accounts 24.5%, industrial and other 17.8%.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Volunteer Electric Coop at 12.19 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Volunteer Electric Coop

Primary sources for Volunteer Electric Coop: rates, outages and net metering

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At 1,183 kWh a month a Volunteer Electric Coop home pays about $144 in energy: 12.19 ¢/kWh, 1.8% below the Tennessee average of 12.42 ¢.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Volunteer Electric Coop and its 3.5% of Tennessee accounts: 12.19 ¢/kWh rates, 104,387 homes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/companies/volunteer-electric-coop.html},
  note = {Data as of 26 October 2026. Accessed 26 October 2026}
}
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