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Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, EIA retail sales, EIA-860/923, EPA eGRID, Census ACS · How we got these numbers · Report an error

Tennessee electric companies, rates and outages

EIA counts 82 utilities in Tennessee, serving 3,710,074 accounts for a population of 6,986,082.

Water tower in Humboldt, Tennessee, with a solar array in the background
Assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) at Webb Farm Solar Systems Inc., a minority-owned solar farm, in Humboldt, Tennessee, on April 4, 2024 - 10. Photo by USDAgov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 Tennessee homes paid 13.18 ¢/kWh: rank 41 of 51, 23.8% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 12.42 ¢).

Calculators for Tennessee

How it compares

Tennessee prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential12.42 ¢/kWh-24.6% against the U.S.43 of 511 is highest
Commercial12.05 ¢/kWh-5.5% against the U.S.22 of 511 is highest
Industrial6.21 ¢/kWh-23.6% against the U.S.47 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in Tennessee

Tennessee home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

Tennessee companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
City of NewbernLowest price1,49510.34 ¢/kWh$119 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Bristol29,62210.81 ¢/kWh$125 a month at 1,154 kWh86 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.57No data
Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc19,57611.00 ¢/kWh$127 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Covington3,72711.11 ¢/kWh$128 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Dyersburg9,47511.15 ¢/kWh$129 a month at 1,154 kWh16 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.22No data
Tullahoma Board-Public Utils9,27811.18 ¢/kWh$129 a month at 1,154 kWh40 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.31No data
City of Lewisburg4,98111.22 ¢/kWh$129 a month at 1,154 kWh59 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.00No data
Maryville Utilities19,97111.28 ¢/kWh$130 a month at 1,154 kWh62 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.54No data
City of Cookeville15,94611.29 ¢/kWh$130 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Weakley County Mun Elec Sys15,31511.29 ¢/kWh$130 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Union City5,20311.31 ¢/kWh$130 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Shelbyville9,87711.33 ¢/kWh$131 a month at 1,154 kWh17 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.41No data
Sevier County Electric System35,62611.33 ¢/kWh$131 a month at 1,154 kWh230 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.12No data
City of Humboldt3,52911.36 ¢/kWh$131 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Brownsville4,06711.43 ¢/kWh$132 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Loudon Utilities Board12,69811.45 ¢/kWh$132 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Springfield7,67511.47 ¢/kWh$132 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Powell Valley Electric Coop21,14711.49 ¢/kWh$133 a month at 1,154 kWh138 minSAIDI, SAIFI 3.06No data
City of Paris16,26311.55 ¢/kWh$133 a month at 1,154 kWh307 minSAIDI, SAIFI 4.51No data
City of Sweetwater7,53411.62 ¢/kWh$134 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Dickson30,80811.65 ¢/kWh$134 a month at 1,154 kWh288 minSAIDI, SAIFI 3.26No data
Middle Tennessee E M C307,37011.76 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 1,154 kWh42 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.88No data
Athens Utility Board11,65111.77 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Gallatin23,20411.78 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 1,154 kWh52 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.82No data
City of Winchester5,29211.81 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 1,154 kWh25 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.30No data
City of Elizabethton23,34411.82 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
McMinnville Electric System6,64611.83 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 1,154 kWh16 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.16No data
City of Greeneville32,38811.90 ¢/kWh$137 a month at 1,154 kWh126 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.84No data
Carroll County12,34411.92 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Fayetteville16,66711.93 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWh154 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.97No data
City of Sparta2,25811.94 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Lenoir62,45511.95 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Jackson31,85611.97 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWh115 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.08No data
City of Dayton9,05311.98 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Columbia Power System31,16612.00 ¢/kWh$138 a month at 1,154 kWh165 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.53No data
City of Lexington17,96112.04 ¢/kWh$139 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Milan6,90212.09 ¢/kWh$139 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Smithville2,40812.11 ¢/kWh$140 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Fort Loudoun Electric Coop30,52712.11 ¢/kWh$140 a month at 1,154 kWh387 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.60No data
City of Memphis380,28612.16 ¢/kWh$140 a month at 1,154 kWh281 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.74No data
Volunteer Electric Coop104,38712.19 ¢/kWh$141 a month at 1,154 kWh436 minSAIDI, SAIFI 5.02No data
City of Alcoa Utilities28,18312.21 ¢/kWh$141 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Lawrenceburg18,07612.22 ¢/kWh$141 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Town of Erwin7,61812.23 ¢/kWh$141 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Chattanooga164,41712.32 ¢/kWh$142 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)24,82412.33 ¢/kWh$142 a month at 1,154 kWh312 minSAIDI, SAIFI 3.78No data
City of Ripley5,10612.35 ¢/kWh$142 a month at 1,154 kWh49 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.55No data
Johnson City72,20512.41 ¢/kWh$143 a month at 1,154 kWh152 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.24No data
Tennessee Valley Electric Coop16,80412.41 ¢/kWh$143 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Oak Ridge15,49712.47 ¢/kWh$144 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Duck River Elec Member Corp71,34212.50 ¢/kWh$144 a month at 1,154 kWh161 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.08No data
City of Cleveland29,33112.53 ¢/kWh$145 a month at 1,154 kWh46 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.80No data
Knoxville Utilities Board193,70712.54 ¢/kWh$145 a month at 1,154 kWh193 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.40No data
Pickwick Electric Coop16,60912.67 ¢/kWh$146 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Rockwood12,04212.71 ¢/kWh$147 a month at 1,154 kWh187 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.83No data
City of Morristown13,45912.74 ¢/kWh$147 a month at 1,154 kWh69 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.16No data
Upper Cumberland E M C45,56012.77 ¢/kWh$147 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Clarksville75,95312.77 ¢/kWh$147 a month at 1,154 kWh99 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.83No data
Kingsport Power Co43,15912.84 ¢/kWh$148 a month at 1,154 kWh165 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.191.0 MW99 systems
City of Trenton1,95612.88 ¢/kWh$149 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc29,63112.89 ¢/kWh$149 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Southwest Tennessee E M C43,75012.90 ¢/kWh$149 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Appalachian Electric Coop43,70912.93 ¢/kWh$149 a month at 1,154 kWh295 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.86No data
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop33,20612.97 ¢/kWh$150 a month at 1,154 kWh253 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.69No data
City of Clinton26,23012.99 ¢/kWh$150 a month at 1,154 kWh180 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.02No data
Cumberland Elec Member Corp100,58512.99 ¢/kWh$150 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Gibson Electric Members Corp29,33113.00 ¢/kWh$150 a month at 1,154 kWh140 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.37No data
Holston Electric Coop, Inc25,77313.05 ¢/kWh$151 a month at 1,154 kWh198 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.31No data
City of Jellico1,62013.06 ¢/kWh$151 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Mt Pleasant3,52413.06 ¢/kWh$151 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Plateau Electric Cooperative14,33113.21 ¢/kWh$152 a month at 1,154 kWh67 minSAIDI, SAIFI 3.49No data
City of Pulaski12,43213.31 ¢/kWh$153 a month at 1,154 kWh149 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.55No data
City of Harriman9,33513.44 ¢/kWh$155 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Nashville Electric Service417,64013.47 ¢/kWh$155 a month at 1,154 kWh87 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.01No data
Bolivar Energy Authority8,92913.50 ¢/kWh$156 a month at 1,154 kWh111 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.10No data
City of LaFollette19,93413.51 ¢/kWh$156 a month at 1,154 kWh275 minSAIDI, SAIFI 4.16No data
City of Etowah4,44313.61 ¢/kWh$157 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop30,31913.68 ¢/kWh$158 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
City of Newport19,85913.83 ¢/kWh$160 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Benton County8,77513.88 ¢/kWh$160 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc8,34514.33 ¢/kWh$165 a month at 1,154 kWhNo dataNo data

Tennessee: 2025 and 2026

Tennessee, data to July 2026.

Tennessee 2025 average price
13.18 ¢/kWh+6.1% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
Tennessee 2025 rank
41 of 51+2 places against 2024
Tennessee January to Jul 2026
13.87 ¢/kWh+4.9% on Jan-Jul 2025
Tennessee Last 12 months
13.56 ¢/kWhto July 2026
Tennessee July 2026
13.71 ¢/kWh+3.8% against July 2025
Tennessee 2025 costliest month
Apr 13.91 ¢cheapest Feb 12.54 ¢, a 11% spread
Tennessee Typical 2025 bill
$160 a monthtop Jul $207, low Nov $120

The Tennessee residential price averaged 13.18 ¢/kWh in 2025, +6.1% on 2024: Tennessee ran 1.1 points faster than the nation. From January to July 2026 the Tennessee average is 13.87 ¢, +4.9% on 2025, 2.2 points below the U.S. change. Seasonality in Tennessee: 2025 peaked in April at 13.91 ¢ and bottomed in February at 12.54 ¢. A typical residential account in Tennessee paid about $1,925 for energy over 2025, from $120 in November to $207 in July; use per account ran 894 to 1,569 kWh a month.

Tennessee price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, Tennessee: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan11.8712.5813.10
Feb11.8112.5412.82
Mar12.9813.3715.08
Apr12.5813.9114.94
May12.2713.7314.47
Jun12.3713.8214.07
Jul12.1613.2113.71
Aug12.2513.02No data
Sep12.4213.29No data
Oct12.7413.06No data
Nov13.5613.47No data
Dec12.9312.87No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical Tennessee account paid each month

Tennessee: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, Tennessee: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan192179
Feb183205
Mar155149
Apr127137
May127130
Jun157168
Jul207205
Aug204No data
Sep161No data
Oct129No data
Nov120No data
Dec162No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What Tennessee power is made of

In plain words. Nuclear is the biggest source in Tennessee (39%), and the power made there is cleaner than the U.S. average per kWh. Plants with 3,080 MW are planned to retire by 2030. New plants with 1,202 MW are under construction.

In 2025 Tennessee plants of 1 MW or more made 76.0 TWh. The biggest sources: nuclear 38.6%, coal 23.7%, natural gas 23.6%. For comparison, nuclear makes 17.7% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 13.3% (22.6% for the U.S.). Tennessee plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

Tennessee, share of net generation, %

  • Coal 23.7
  • Natural gas 23.6
  • Nuclear 38.6
  • Hydro (conventional) 11.6
  • Wind
  • Utility-scale solar 1.7
  • Petroleum 0.2
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 0.6
  • Other 0.0

Fuel groups: prices guide.

Tennessee, share of net generation and operating capacity: 8 rows
SourceTennessee share of generation, %U.S. share, %Tennessee generation, TWhTennessee capacity, MW
Coal23.716.618.025,666
Natural gas23.640.917.907,388
Nuclear38.617.729.334,981
Hydro (conventional)11.65.58.844,234
Utility-scale solar1.76.81.27819
Petroleum0.20.40.13167
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste0.61.40.4887
Other0.00.40.010

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for Tennessee, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Tennessee plant pipeline

Tennessee, megawatts: 6 rows
Tennessee plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale23,342
Battery storage0
Retiring 2026 to 20303,080
Retiring after 20303,818
Under construction1,202
Planned3,150

EIA-860 generators in Tennessee, 2025 data.

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Tennessee carbon per kWh

Tennessee plants emitted 657 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.298 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average Tennessee home using 1,205 kWh a month accounts for about 359 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for Tennessee plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureTennesseeU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh657.3767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.2980.348
NOx, lb per MWh0.2370.452
SO2, lb per MWh0.2130.359

EPA eGRID2023 for Tennessee, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Tennessee weather

A normal year in Tennessee brings 3,961 heating and 1,369 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 3,549 heating (10% below normal) and 1,571 cooling (15% above normal).

Tennessee degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Tennessee, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
Tennessee yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
20153569146039611369
20163437176439611369
20173167136839611369
20183844172239611369
20193483165139611369
20203432139139611369
20213503139939611369
20223820151939611369
20233152135639611369
20243189160639611369
20253549157139611369

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Tennessee, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Tennessee meters and time-of-use rates

95.4% of Tennessee home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 3,020,717 of 3,166,532. 6 of 73 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 9,879 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in Tennessee, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Tennessee

Tennessee: 4,027 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $143.3M paid, median paid claim $19,481; 14th of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2021 with 1,130 claims. FEMA counts 0.7% of Tennessee residential structures as insured, 32nd of 51, and the policy file shows 23,028 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in Tennessee this is claims history, not an outage count.

Tennessee counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in TennesseeClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
Davidson County1,014$36.5M4.6
Williamson County274$9.9M5.1
Hamilton County225$5.5M1.8
Sumner County180$4.4M2.8
Humphreys County157$14.4M16.9

Tennessee: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 4,027 Tennessee claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

Tennessee charts

Price by sector, Tennessee

Home 12.42, business 12.05, industry 6.21 ¢ in 2024.

Tennessee price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
201510.3010.166.17-2.35
201610.4110.195.68-2.14
201710.7210.555.83-2.17
201810.7110.515.68-2.16
201910.8710.655.68-2.14
202010.7610.565.33-2.39
202111.0710.875.51-2.59
202212.2512.026.55-2.79
202312.1911.806.23-3.81
202412.4212.056.21-4.06

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 41 reporters here: 140.2 minutes.

min

  • Nashville Electric Service86.6
  • City of Memphis280.8
  • Middle Tennessee E M C41.8
  • Knoxville Utilities Board193.0
  • Volunteer Electric Coop435.7
  • City of Clarksville99.5
  • Duck River Elec Member Corp161.4
  • Johnson City152.2
  • U.S. median99.5

Tennessee, SAIDI of the largest Tennessee utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Median SAIDI by year, 2015-2024

119 minutes in 2015, 140 in 2024.

Median SAIDI by year, Tennessee, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearTennessee medianGap to U.S. median reporter
2015119+18
2016119+17
2017118+23
2018126+25
2019131+33
2020110+13
2021119+23
2022131+28
2023125+26
2024140+41

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

Tennessee counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

Tennessee counties by number of electric utilitiesHendersonGrundyPickettMarshallLincolnMcMinnCheathamHamiltonLoudonHamblenWeakleyMorganKnoxScottTiptonCrockettHawkinsAndersonJeffersonGilesHardinLawrenceCarrollFayetteGraingerSmithBradleyRutherfordOvertonMontgomeryClaiborneMarionRobertsonObionCannonLewisTrousdaleSequatchieCockeWarrenHoustonMooreVan BurenJacksonMaconDicksonPolkBedfordMonroeHickmanClayGreeneWilsonChesterRheaHardemanHaywoodFranklinWhiteBledsoeLauderdaleMaurySumnerWilliamsonGibsonCoffeeCarterCampbellRoaneMadisonDeKalbPutnamUnionWashingtonSevierDyerUnicoiSullivanBlountMcNairyMeigsStewartDecaturLakeHenryHumphreysDavidsonWayneBentonJohnsonHancockShelbyFentressPerryCumberland

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

Tennessee counties: first 12 of 95 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Blount5City of Alcoa Utilities; Fort Loudoun Electric Coop; Knoxville Utilities Board; Maryville Utilities; Sevier County Electric System
Gibson5City of Humboldt; City of Milan; City of Trenton; Gibson Electric Members Corp; Weakley County Mun Elec Sys
Haywood5Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc; City of Brownsville; Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc; Gibson Electric Members Corp; Southwest Tennessee E M C
Roane5City of Clinton; City of Harriman; City of Lenoir; City of Rockwood; Volunteer Electric Coop
Bledsoe4City of Chattanooga; City of Dayton; Sequachee Valley Electric Coop; Volunteer Electric Coop
Campbell4City of Clinton; City of Jellico; City of LaFollette; Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.
Carter4City of Elizabethton; Johnson City; Mountain Electric Coop, Inc; Town of Erwin
Coffee4Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc; Duck River Elec Member Corp; Sequachee Valley Electric Coop; Tullahoma Board-Public Utils
DeKalb4Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc; City of Smithville; Middle Tennessee E M C; Upper Cumberland E M C
Dyer4City of Dyersburg; City of Newbern; Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc; Gibson Electric Members Corp
Franklin4City of Fayetteville; City of Winchester; Duck River Elec Member Corp; Tullahoma Board-Public Utils
Hardeman4Bolivar Energy Authority; Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc; Pickwick Electric Coop; Southwest Tennessee E M C

95 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

Tennessee residential power was 43rd highest of 51 in 2015 at 10.30 ¢ and is 43rd in 2024 at 12.42 ¢, so the state held the same place. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while Tennessee went +20.6%. The biggest annual move was 2022 at +10.7%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +1.9% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 10.16 ¢ in 2015 and 12.05 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -0.14 ¢ then and -0.37 ¢ now; industry went from 6.17 to 6.21 ¢ (+0.6%). Reliability worsened at the 24 Tennessee utilities that report in both years: their median SAIDI went from 118 minutes in 2015 to 163 in 2024, +39%, against a U.S. median reporter of 99. Nashville Electric Service is the largest by accounts with 463,455, 12.5% of the 3,710,074 accounts in Tennessee, and the top three hold 33.2%. Territory overlaps: 79 of 95 counties are listed by two or more utilities, led by Roane with 5.

Tennessee ranks 43rd of 51 on residential price (12.42 ¢), among the cheapest, and 24.6% under the national average. Since 2015 the residential price moved +20.6% against +30.3% nationally, so Tennessee has slipped behind the national trend by 9.7 points.

Businesses pay 0.37 ¢ less than households here (-3.0%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. The median of 41 reporting utilities is 140.2 SAIDI minutes, 1.41 times the national median. The top three utilities hold 33.4% of accounts, so a few reliability records set the state picture.

By revenue, Tennessee electricity splits 48.5% residential, 38.7% commercial and 12.8% industrial; by kWh the split is 42.6%, 35.0% and 22.5%. Residential accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 85.3% of 3,710,074 accounts and use 1,154 kWh a month, a commercial account 5,525 and an industrial one 1,916,740.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
6,986,0822,768,743 households
Electric accounts
3,710,074531 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
12.42 ¢/kWh-4.06 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
12.05 ¢/kWh-0.70 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
6.21 ¢/kWh-1.92 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+20.6%-9.7 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
103.0 TWh14,738 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
8260 municipal, 20 cooperative, 1 investor owned
Median SAIDI
140.2 min41 utilities, 1.41x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
1 MW99 installations
Top three utilities
33.4%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-0.37 ¢-3.0% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
79 of 95most: Roane, 5 utilities

Data tables

Tennessee: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
201510.3010.166.17-2.35
201610.4110.195.68-2.14
201710.7210.555.83-2.17
201810.7110.515.68-2.16
201910.8710.655.68-2.14
202010.7610.565.33-2.39
202111.0710.875.51-2.59
202212.2512.026.55-2.79
202312.1911.806.23-3.81
202412.4212.056.21-4.06

Questions on Tennessee

What is the average residential electricity price in Tennessee?

12.42 cents in 2024, which is -4.06 cents against the U.S. figure.

How has Tennessee residential power changed since 2015?

It went from 10.30 to 12.42 cents, +20.6% in total, -9.7 points against the U.S.

How many electric utilities operate in Tennessee?

82 utilities have Tennessee as their largest state, and 41 of them report SAIDI.

What net-metered capacity do Tennessee utilities report?

1 MW over 99 installations.

How many accounts per 1,000 people in Tennessee?

531: 3,710,074 accounts for 6,986,082 residents.

Is commercial power cheaper than residential in Tennessee?

Businesses pay 12.05 ¢ and homes 12.42 ¢, a difference of -0.37 ¢.

What did Tennessee residential electricity cost in 2025?

Tennessee averaged 13.18 cents per kWh, +6.1% against 12.42 in 2024, and 41 of 51 among states.

Are Tennessee residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

Tennessee is -2.2 points against the U.S.: 13.87 cents from January to July 2026, +4.9% on 2025.

When in 2025 did Tennessee residential power cost most, April or February?

April at 13.91 cents in Tennessee; February was the lowest at 12.54, a 11% spread.

Does Tennessee residential power cost less than the national average in 2026?

4.35 cents below the national average; Tennessee 13.87 cents over January to July 2026, +4.9% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to Tennessee at 12.42 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

More on Tennessee

How Tennessee ranks and compares

Tennessee is 11th cheapest of 51 on price (13.18 ¢); 36th of 44 on outage minutes (168 min); 22nd cleanest grid (657 lb CO2 per MWh); 7th highest income burden (2.87%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

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In 2025 Tennessee homes paid 13.18 ¢/kWh: rank 41 of 51, 23.8% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 12.42 ¢).

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@misc{usedata_states_tennessee,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Tennessee electricity rates 2025: price per kWh, utilities and outages},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/states/tennessee.html},
  note = {Data as of 2 October 2026. Accessed [date accessed]}
}
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