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Electricity prices in Tennessee

What homes in Tennessee pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.6¢ a kWh
Up 4.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$162 a month
Up 5.0% on a year ago
Average use
1,198 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
44 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Tennessee homes paid 13.6¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Tennessee vs the US

TennesseeUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.6¢18.0¢
Price in July 202613.7¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$162$156
Bill in July 2026$205$212
Average monthly use1,198 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+4.2%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+25%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Tennessee

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 74% of homes in Tennessee; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Nashville Electric ServiceMunicipal14.2¢+1.8%$146434,460
City of MemphisMunicipal13.8¢+6.5%$156386,012
Middle Tennessee EMCCooperative12.6¢+1.9%$163319,586
Knoxville Utilities BoardMunicipal14.3¢+6.4%$155200,989
City of ChattanoogaMunicipal13.1¢+1.8%$143168,550
Volunteer Electric CooperativeCooperative13.6¢+5.4%$160106,797
Cumberland Electric EMCCooperative13.9¢+1.5%$198103,742
City of ClarksvilleMunicipal13.9¢+2.9%$16280,084
Johnson CityMunicipal13.7¢+4.8%$15973,846
Duck River Electric EMCCooperative14.0¢+4.8%$18873,399
City of LenoirMunicipal13.3¢+5.6%$16265,194
Upper Cumberland EMCCooperative14.4¢+6.6%$17346,513
Appalachian Electric CooperativeCooperative14.0¢+4.4%$17344,840
Southwest Tennessee EMCCooperative13.9¢+2.0%$18244,007
Kingsport PowerInvestor-owned12.0¢-3.5%$15043,564
City of GreenevilleMunicipal13.0¢+3.4%$15933,135
City of ClevelandMunicipal13.8¢+4.8%$15030,339
Gibson Electric EMCCooperative14.0¢+2.4%$18329,608
City of BristolMunicipal11.7¢+2.3%$15129,600
City of ClintonMunicipal13.8¢+2.1%$16526,528

Heating fuels in Tennessee: propane.