The average electric bill in Tennessee
Tennessee households paid $156.03 a month for electricity in 2025, at 13.22¢ per kilowatt-hour for 1,180 kWh a month. That is 6% above the national median, and ranks #18 of 51 states, most expensive first.
- Monthly bill
- $156.03
- US median $147.18
- Price
- 13.22¢
- per kWh · US 15.39¢
- Usage
- 1,180
- kWh per month
- Households
- 3,199,487
- residential accounts
What each Tennessee utility charges, most expensive first
French Broad Elec Member Corp charges 16.40¢ per kWh and City of Newbern charges 10.89¢ — 1.5× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.
| # | Utility | Price | Typical bill | vs US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Broad Elec Member CorpCooperative · 1,003 homes | 16.40¢per kWh | $125.91768 kWh/mo | 1.18× dearer |
| 2 | Benton CountyMunicipal · 8,750 homes | 15.11¢per kWh | $168.391,114 kWh/mo | 1.09× dearer |
| 3 | City of Newport - (TN)Municipal · 20,003 homes | 15.05¢per kWh | $165.831,102 kWh/mo | 1.09× dearer |
| 4 | Forked Deer Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 8,331 homes | 14.97¢per kWh | $205.491,372 kWh/mo | 1.08× dearer |
| 5 | Tri-State Electric Member CorpCooperative · 2,834 homes | 14.90¢per kWh | $155.021,041 kWh/mo | 1.08× dearer |
| 6 | City of LaFolletteMunicipal · 20,083 homes | 14.33¢per kWh | $156.981,095 kWh/mo | 1.04× dearer |
| 7 | Meriwether Lewis Electric CoopCooperative · 30,485 homes | 14.24¢per kWh | $172.361,211 kWh/mo | 1.03× dearer |
| 8 | Bolivar Energy AuthorityMunicipal · 8,913 homes | 14.17¢per kWh | $168.571,189 kWh/mo | 1.02× dearer |
| 9 | City of EtowahMunicipal · 4,466 homes | 14.16¢per kWh | $163.981,158 kWh/mo | 1.02× dearer |
| 10 | City of Pulaski - (TN)Municipal · 12,496 homes | 14.10¢per kWh | $169.451,202 kWh/mo | 1.02× dearer |
| 11 | City of JellicoMunicipal · 1,621 homes | 14.06¢per kWh | $161.991,152 kWh/mo | 1.02× dearer |
| 12 | City of Harriman - (TN)Municipal · 9,375 homes | 14.04¢per kWh | $161.321,149 kWh/mo | 1.01× dearer |
| 13 | Nashville Electric ServiceMunicipal · 424,808 homes | 14.04¢per kWh | $146.001,040 kWh/mo | 1.01× dearer |
| 14 | Plateau Electric CooperativeCooperative · 14,323 homes | 14.04¢per kWh | $137.79982 kWh/mo | 1.01× dearer |
| 15 | Holston Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 25,947 homes | 13.97¢per kWh | $165.871,187 kWh/mo | 1.01× dearer |
| 16 | Knoxville Utilities BoardMunicipal · 196,674 homes | 13.83¢per kWh | $153.381,109 kWh/mo | 1.00× cheaper |
| 17 | Sequachee Valley Electric CoopCooperative · 33,315 homes | 13.77¢per kWh | $160.491,166 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 18 | Cumberland Elec Member CorpCooperative · 101,734 homes | 13.76¢per kWh | $197.711,437 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 19 | City of Mt Pleasant - (TN)Municipal · 3,538 homes | 13.74¢per kWh | $164.381,196 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 20 | Gibson Electric Members CorpCooperative · 29,483 homes | 13.72¢per kWh | $181.401,323 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 21 | Southwest Tennessee E M CCooperative · 43,847 homes | 13.72¢per kWh | $181.401,322 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 22 | Upper Cumberland E M CCooperative · 45,862 homes | 13.71¢per kWh | $167.981,225 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 23 | City of Clarksville - (TN)Municipal · 77,509 homes | 13.67¢per kWh | $159.411,166 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 24 | City of Clinton - (TN)Municipal · 26,320 homes | 13.66¢per kWh | $166.611,219 kWh/mo | 1.01× cheaper |
| 25 | Caney Fork Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 29,863 homes | 13.60¢per kWh | $162.401,194 kWh/mo | 1.02× cheaper |
| 26 | Duck River Elec Member CorpCooperative · 71,969 homes | 13.59¢per kWh | $187.711,381 kWh/mo | 1.02× cheaper |
| 27 | Appalachian Electric CoopCooperative · 44,280 homes | 13.58¢per kWh | $171.421,263 kWh/mo | 1.02× cheaper |
| 28 | City of Trenton - (TN)Municipal · 1,959 homes | 13.58¢per kWh | $137.401,012 kWh/mo | 1.02× cheaper |
| 29 | Pickwick Electric CoopCooperative · 16,595 homes | 13.42¢per kWh | $167.701,250 kWh/mo | 1.03× cheaper |
| 30 | City of Morristown - (TN)Municipal · 13,571 homes | 13.40¢per kWh | $146.441,093 kWh/mo | 1.03× cheaper |
| 31 | City of Oak RidgeMunicipal · 15,586 homes | 13.37¢per kWh | $125.93942 kWh/mo | 1.04× cheaper |
| 32 | City of Cleveland - (TN)Municipal · 29,740 homes | 13.34¢per kWh | $149.151,118 kWh/mo | 1.04× cheaper |
| 33 | City of Rockwood - (TN)Municipal · 12,081 homes | 13.34¢per kWh | $165.441,240 kWh/mo | 1.04× cheaper |
| 34 | City of Memphis - (TN)Municipal · 385,015 homes | 13.24¢per kWh | $151.191,142 kWh/mo | 1.05× cheaper |
| 35 | Johnson City - (TN)Municipal · 72,729 homes | 13.22¢per kWh | $156.461,184 kWh/mo | 1.05× cheaper |
| 36 | City of Ripley - (TN)Municipal · 5,114 homes | 13.17¢per kWh | $147.391,119 kWh/mo | 1.05× cheaper |
| 37 | Town of Erwin - (TN)Municipal · 7,669 homes | 13.14¢per kWh | $134.621,024 kWh/mo | 1.05× cheaper |
| 38 | Mountain Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 12,388 homes | 13.09¢per kWh | $134.701,029 kWh/mo | 1.06× cheaper |
| 39 | Volunteer Electric CoopCooperative · 105,248 homes | 13.08¢per kWh | $158.321,210 kWh/mo | 1.06× cheaper |
| 40 | City of Milan - (TN)Municipal · 6,908 homes | 13.04¢per kWh | $162.961,250 kWh/mo | 1.06× cheaper |
| 41 | Tennessee Valley Electric CoopCooperative · 16,919 homes | 13.03¢per kWh | $145.081,114 kWh/mo | 1.06× cheaper |
| 42 | City of DicksonMunicipal · 31,000 homes | 13.00¢per kWh | $164.871,268 kWh/mo | 1.06× cheaper |
| 43 | City of LawrenceburgMunicipal · 18,239 homes | 13.00¢per kWh | $159.651,228 kWh/mo | 1.06× cheaper |
| 44 | City of Alcoa UtilitiesMunicipal · 28,498 homes | 12.99¢per kWh | $159.961,231 kWh/mo | 1.07× cheaper |
| 45 | McMinnville Electric SystemMunicipal · 6,702 homes | 12.98¢per kWh | $129.05994 kWh/mo | 1.07× cheaper |
| 46 | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)Cooperative · 25,085 homes | 12.92¢per kWh | $168.041,300 kWh/mo | 1.07× cheaper |
| 47 | City of Chattanooga - (TN)Municipal · 164,914 homes | 12.89¢per kWh | $144.471,121 kWh/mo | 1.07× cheaper |
| 48 | Fort Loudoun Electric CoopCooperative · 30,743 homes | 12.83¢per kWh | $175.541,368 kWh/mo | 1.08× cheaper |
| 49 | City of Lenoir - (TN)Municipal · 63,379 homes | 12.82¢per kWh | $158.941,240 kWh/mo | 1.08× cheaper |
| 50 | City of Lexington - (TN)Municipal · 17,991 homes | 12.80¢per kWh | $140.451,097 kWh/mo | 1.08× cheaper |
| 51 | City of Gallatin - (TN)Municipal · 23,744 homes | 12.79¢per kWh | $136.961,071 kWh/mo | 1.08× cheaper |
| 52 | Columbia Power System - (TN)Municipal · 32,032 homes | 12.73¢per kWh | $141.301,110 kWh/mo | 1.09× cheaper |
| 53 | City of Smithville - (TN)Municipal · 2,441 homes | 12.70¢per kWh | $117.64926 kWh/mo | 1.09× cheaper |
| 54 | City of Greeneville - (TN)Municipal · 32,686 homes | 12.69¢per kWh | $157.901,244 kWh/mo | 1.09× cheaper |
| 55 | Carroll County - (TN)Municipal · 12,348 homes | 12.66¢per kWh | $156.691,237 kWh/mo | 1.09× cheaper |
| 56 | City of Jackson - (TN)Municipal · 32,264 homes | 12.57¢per kWh | $136.881,089 kWh/mo | 1.10× cheaper |
| 57 | City of Dayton - (TN)Municipal · 9,149 homes | 12.55¢per kWh | $136.181,085 kWh/mo | 1.10× cheaper |
| 58 | City of SpartaMunicipal · 2,270 homes | 12.50¢per kWh | $121.00968 kWh/mo | 1.11× cheaper |
| 59 | City of FayettevilleMunicipal · 16,729 homes | 12.49¢per kWh | $161.621,294 kWh/mo | 1.11× cheaper |
| 60 | City of Winchester - (TN)Municipal · 5,325 homes | 12.48¢per kWh | $138.781,112 kWh/mo | 1.11× cheaper |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee E M CCooperative · 311,520 homes | 12.47¢per kWh | $161.571,295 kWh/mo | 1.11× cheaper |
| 62 | Athens Utility BoardMunicipal · 11,761 homes | 12.44¢per kWh | $145.711,171 kWh/mo | 1.11× cheaper |
| 63 | City of Springfield - (TN)Municipal · 7,696 homes | 12.42¢per kWh | $138.511,115 kWh/mo | 1.11× cheaper |
| 64 | City of Elizabethton - (TN)Municipal · 23,381 homes | 12.30¢per kWh | $143.051,163 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 65 | City of Paris - (TN)Municipal · 16,316 homes | 12.29¢per kWh | $140.161,141 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 66 | Weakley County Mun Elec SysMunicipal · 15,323 homes | 12.29¢per kWh | $164.581,339 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 67 | Kingsport Power CoInvestor Owned · 43,364 homes | 12.28¢per kWh | $158.451,290 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 68 | City of SweetwaterMunicipal · 7,584 homes | 12.27¢per kWh | $160.461,308 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 69 | Loudon Utilities BoardMunicipal · 12,846 homes | 12.24¢per kWh | $156.091,275 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 70 | Powell Valley Electric CoopCooperative · 21,217 homes | 12.22¢per kWh | $131.861,079 kWh/mo | 1.13× cheaper |
| 71 | City of BrownsvilleMunicipal · 4,076 homes | 12.17¢per kWh | $127.561,048 kWh/mo | 1.14× cheaper |
| 72 | City of HumboldtMunicipal · 3,535 homes | 12.16¢per kWh | $129.161,062 kWh/mo | 1.14× cheaper |
| 73 | Maryville UtilitiesMunicipal · 19,485 homes | 12.11¢per kWh | $141.961,172 kWh/mo | 1.14× cheaper |
| 74 | Sevier County Electric SystemMunicipal · 36,001 homes | 12.06¢per kWh | $141.601,174 kWh/mo | 1.15× cheaper |
| 75 | City of Lewisburg - (TN)Municipal · 5,046 homes | 11.88¢per kWh | $137.111,154 kWh/mo | 1.16× cheaper |
| 76 | City of Shelbyville - (TN)Municipal · 9,970 homes | 11.88¢per kWh | $134.951,136 kWh/mo | 1.16× cheaper |
| 77 | City of Union CityMunicipal · 5,198 homes | 11.86¢per kWh | $125.481,058 kWh/mo | 1.17× cheaper |
| 78 | City of Cookeville - (TN)Municipal · 16,182 homes | 11.85¢per kWh | $116.53983 kWh/mo | 1.17× cheaper |
| 79 | Chickasaw Electric Coop, IncCooperative · 19,723 homes | 11.80¢per kWh | $168.681,429 kWh/mo | 1.17× cheaper |
| 80 | City of Covington - (TN)Municipal · 3,745 homes | 11.75¢per kWh | $127.701,087 kWh/mo | 1.18× cheaper |
| 81 | Tullahoma Board-Public UtilsMunicipal · 9,324 homes | 11.72¢per kWh | $136.541,165 kWh/mo | 1.18× cheaper |
| 82 | City of DyersburgMunicipal · 9,495 homes | 11.69¢per kWh | $137.941,180 kWh/mo | 1.18× cheaper |
| 83 | City of Bristol - (TN)Municipal · 30,081 homes | 11.54¢per kWh | $149.601,296 kWh/mo | 1.20× cheaper |
| 84 | City of NewbernMunicipal · 1,500 homes | 10.89¢per kWh | $124.721,145 kWh/mo | 1.27× cheaper |
Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.
Price is only half of it
The median Tennessee utility also leaves customers without power for 3.1 hours a year. A cheap utility that is out for two days a year is not obviously a bargain. See Tennessee utilities ranked by outage time, or the utilities that charge the most and deliver the least.
Other states
- Hawaii$207.89
- Connecticut$206.46
- Maryland$184.42
- Alabama$184.31
- Massachusetts$181.08
- Texas$170.95
- Florida$167.86
- Mississippi$166.05
- Rhode Island$165.62
- West Virginia$165.13
- Virginia$163.05
- Pennsylvania$161.90
- South Carolina$161.21
- Georgia$158.70
- Delaware$157.80
- Arizona$157.15
- New Hampshire$156.94
- New York$154.75
- California$154.73
- Louisiana$153.32
- New Jersey$150.59
- Indiana$149.72
- Ohio$147.74
- Maine$147.67