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Volunteer Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Volunteer Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 106,797 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Volunteer Electric Coop.

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Average price
13.6¢ a kWh
Up 5.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$160 a month
Up 2.6% on a year ago
Average use
1,173 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,198 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
14 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Volunteer Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.6¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Volunteer Electric Cooperative vs Tennessee

Volunteer Electric CooperativeTennessee
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.6¢13.6¢
Price in July 202613.9¢13.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$160$162
Bill in July 2026$184$205
Average monthly use1,173 kWh1,198 kWh
Price change, past year+5.4%+4.2%
Price change since 2019+24%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.