EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29
Tennessee electricity rates
Tennessee homes paid 13.4¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +2.5% from a year earlier. That is #6 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.
TN average13.4¢Aug 2026
12-month average13.7¢
Rank (cheapest)#6of 51
Utilities87
ZIP codes774
Tennessee electricity price trend
Tennessee averageU.S. average
Aug 202613.4¢per kWh
vs. 1 year ago+2.5%13.1¢
vs. 5 years ago+20.5%11.1¢
Record high15.1¢Mar 2026
Avg. home bill$2061,532 kWh, Aug
EIA forecast, East South Central14.7¢Dec 2027
Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the East South Central region, which includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee.
Utilities in Tennessee
87 utilities · 22 report monthlyMonthly home price by utility
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| Nashville Electric Service Municipal · monthly data |
14.6¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+4.3% | +8% | $138 | 417,640 |
| City of Memphis (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
14.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+3.4% | +18.7% | $138 | 380,286 |
| Middle Tennessee E M C Cooperative · monthly data |
12.9¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-7.2% | +10% | $148 | 307,370 |
| Knoxville Utilities Board Municipal · monthly data |
14.7¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+5.2% | +17% | $137 | 193,707 |
| City of Chattanooga (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
13.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-4% | +8.7% | $137 | 164,417 |
| Volunteer Electric Coop Cooperative · monthly data |
14.3¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2.3% | +17.1% | $144 | 104,387 |
| Cumberland Elec Member Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
14.3¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2.7% | +10.3% | $177 | 100,585 |
| City of Clarksville (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
14.3¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2.6% | +12.1% | $143 | 75,953 |
| Johnson City (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
14.3¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2.7% | +15.5% | $143 | 72,205 |
| Duck River Elec Member Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
14.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+3.6% | +15.6% | $169 | 71,342 |
| City of Lenoir (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
13.7¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-1.6% | +14.9% | $146 | 62,455 |
| Upper Cumberland E M C Cooperative · monthly data |
14.9¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+6.9% | +16.8% | $151 | 45,560 |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C Cooperative · monthly data |
14.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2.1% | +10.4% | $167 | 43,750 |
| Appalachian Electric Coop Cooperative · monthly data |
14.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+3.6% | +11.8% | $158 | 43,709 |
| Kingsport Power Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
12.0¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-13.9% | -6.5% | $158 | 43,159 |
| Sevier County Electric System Municipal |
11.3¢2024 |
-9.3% | — | $128 | 35,626 |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop Cooperative |
13.0¢2024 |
+3.8% | — | $148 | 33,206 |
| City of Greeneville (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
13.7¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-1.7% | +15.3% | $144 | 32,388 |
| City of Jackson (TN) Municipal |
12.0¢2024 |
-4.2% | — | $128 | 31,856 |
| Columbia Power System (TN) Municipal |
12.0¢2024 |
-4% | — | $131 | 31,166 |
| City of Dickson Municipal |
11.7¢2024 |
-6.8% | — | $143 | 30,808 |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop Cooperative |
12.1¢2024 |
-3.1% | — | $162 | 30,527 |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop Cooperative |
13.7¢2024 |
+9.5% | — | $161 | 30,319 |
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
12.9¢2024 |
+3.2% | — | $149 | 29,631 |
| City of Bristol (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
12.1¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-13.4% | +11.7% | $135 | 29,622 |
| City of Cleveland (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
14.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+1.6% | +13.2% | $138 | 29,331 |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
14.5¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+3.8% | +11.4% | $166 | 29,331 |
| City of Alcoa Utilities Municipal |
12.2¢2024 |
-2.3% | — | $148 | 28,183 |
| City of Clinton (TN) Municipal · monthly data |
14.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+1.9% | +9.4% | $154 | 26,230 |
| Holston Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
13.1¢2024 |
+4.4% | — | $152 | 25,773 |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) Cooperative |
12.3¢2024 |
-1.3% | — | $153 | 24,824 |
| City of Elizabethton (TN) Municipal |
11.8¢2024 |
-5.4% | — | $134 | 23,344 |
| City of Gallatin (TN) Municipal |
11.8¢2024 |
-5.7% | — | $122 | 23,204 |
| Powell Valley Electric Coop Cooperative |
11.5¢2024 |
-8% | — | $118 | 21,147 |
| Maryville Utilities Municipal |
11.3¢2024 |
-9.7% | — | $126 | 19,971 |
| City of LaFollette Municipal |
13.5¢2024 |
+8.1% | — | $143 | 19,934 |
| City of Newport (TN) Municipal |
13.8¢2024 |
+10.7% | — | $149 | 19,859 |
| Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
11.0¢2024 |
-12% | — | $153 | 19,576 |
| City of Lawrenceburg Municipal |
12.2¢2024 |
-2.2% | — | $149 | 18,076 |
| City of Lexington (TN) Municipal |
12.0¢2024 |
-3.6% | — | $130 | 17,961 |
| Tennessee Valley Electric Coop Cooperative |
12.4¢2024 |
-0.7% | — | $136 | 16,804 |
| City of Fayetteville Municipal |
11.9¢2024 |
-4.5% | — | $152 | 16,667 |
| Pickwick Electric Coop Cooperative |
12.7¢2024 |
+1.4% | — | $155 | 16,609 |
| City of Paris (TN) Municipal |
11.6¢2024 |
-7.6% | — | $129 | 16,263 |
| City of Cookeville (TN) Municipal |
11.3¢2024 |
-9.6% | — | $108 | 15,946 |
| City of Oak Ridge Municipal |
12.5¢2024 |
-0.2% | — | $116 | 15,497 |
| Weakley County Mun Elec Sys Municipal |
11.3¢2024 |
-9.6% | — | $145 | 15,315 |
| Plateau Electric Cooperative Cooperative |
13.2¢2024 |
+5.7% | — | $125 | 14,331 |
| City of Morristown (TN) Municipal |
12.7¢2024 |
+2% | — | $134 | 13,459 |
| Loudon Utilities Board Municipal |
11.4¢2024 |
-8.4% | — | $133 | 12,698 |
| Mountain Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
12.3¢2024 |
-1.2% | — | $123 | 12,539 |
| City of Pulaski (TN) Municipal |
13.3¢2024 |
+6.5% | — | $157 | 12,432 |
| Carroll County (TN) Municipal |
11.9¢2024 |
-4.6% | — | $143 | 12,344 |
| City of Rockwood (TN) Municipal |
12.7¢2024 |
+1.7% | — | $152 | 12,042 |
| Athens Utility Board Municipal |
11.8¢2024 |
-5.8% | — | $136 | 11,651 |
| City of Shelbyville (TN) Municipal |
11.3¢2024 |
-9.3% | — | $126 | 9,877 |
| City of Dyersburg Municipal |
11.2¢2024 |
-10.8% | — | $127 | 9,475 |
| City of Harriman (TN) Municipal |
13.4¢2024 |
+7.6% | — | $149 | 9,335 |
| Tullahoma Board-Public Utils Municipal |
11.2¢2024 |
-10.5% | — | $128 | 9,278 |
| City of Dayton (TN) Municipal |
12.0¢2024 |
-4.1% | — | $129 | 9,053 |
| Bolivar Energy Authority Municipal |
13.5¢2024 |
+8% | — | $156 | 8,929 |
| Benton County Municipal |
13.9¢2024 |
+11.1% | — | $148 | 8,775 |
| Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
14.3¢2024 |
+14.7% | — | $189 | 8,345 |
| City of Springfield (TN) Municipal |
11.5¢2024 |
-8.2% | — | $123 | 7,675 |
| Town of Erwin (TN) Municipal |
12.2¢2024 |
-2.1% | — | $124 | 7,618 |
| City of Sweetwater Municipal |
11.6¢2024 |
-7% | — | $149 | 7,534 |
| City of Milan (TN) Municipal |
12.1¢2024 |
-3.2% | — | $146 | 6,902 |
| McMinnville Electric System Municipal |
11.8¢2024 |
-5.3% | — | $116 | 6,646 |
| City of Winchester (TN) Municipal |
11.8¢2024 |
-5.5% | — | $130 | 5,292 |
| City of Union City Municipal |
11.3¢2024 |
-9.5% | — | $115 | 5,203 |
| City of Ripley (TN) Municipal |
12.3¢2024 |
-1.2% | — | $133 | 5,106 |
| City of Lewisburg (TN) Municipal |
11.2¢2024 |
-10.2% | — | $128 | 4,981 |
| City of Etowah Municipal |
13.6¢2024 |
+8.9% | — | $155 | 4,443 |
| City of Brownsville Municipal |
11.4¢2024 |
-8.5% | — | $117 | 4,067 |
| City of Covington (TN) Municipal |
11.1¢2024 |
-11.1% | — | $118 | 3,727 |
| City of Humboldt Municipal |
11.4¢2024 |
-9.1% | — | $116 | 3,529 |
| City of Mt Pleasant (TN) Municipal |
13.1¢2024 |
+4.5% | — | $152 | 3,524 |
| Tri-State Electric Member Corp Cooperative |
14.0¢2024 |
+12.3% | — | $142 | 2,812 |
| City of Smithville (TN) Municipal |
12.1¢2024 |
-3.1% | — | $110 | 2,408 |
| City of Sparta Municipal |
11.9¢2024 |
-4.4% | — | $113 | 2,258 |
| City of Trenton (TN) Municipal |
12.9¢2024 |
+3.1% | — | $126 | 1,956 |
| City of Jellico Municipal |
13.1¢2024 |
+4.5% | — | $145 | 1,620 |
| City of Newbern Municipal |
10.3¢2024 |
-17.2% | — | $116 | 1,495 |
| French Broad Elec Member Corp Cooperative |
14.9¢2024 |
+19.3% | — | $111 | 994 |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C Cooperative · monthly data |
16.1¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+15.1% | +16.6% | $106 | 152 |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. Cooperative |
14.3¢2024 |
+14.5% | — | $112 | 78 |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC Investor Owned · monthly data |
13.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-5.5% | +10.5% | $308 | 1 |
Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. TN avg.” use the Tennessee average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.
All ZIP codes in Tennessee
37010Adams37011Antioch37012Alexandria37013Antioch37014Arrington37015Ashland City37016Auburntown37018Beechgrove37019Belfast37020Bell Buckle37022Bethpage37023Big Rock37024Brentwood37025Bon Aqua37026Bradyville37027Brentwood37028Bumpus Mills37029Burns37030Carthage37031Castalian Springs37032Cedar Hill37033Centerville37034Chapel Hill37035Chapmansboro37036Charlotte37037Christiana37040Clarksville37041Clarksville37042Clarksville37043Clarksville37044Clarksville37046College Grove37047Cornersville37048Cottontown37049Cross Plains37050Cumberland City37051Cumberland Furnace37052Cunningham37055Dickson37056Dickson37057Dixon Springs37058Dover37059Dowelltown37060Eagleville37061Erin37062Fairview37063Fosterville37064Franklin37065Franklin37066Gallatin37067Franklin37068Franklin37069Franklin37070Goodlettsville37071Gladeville37072Goodlettsville37073Greenbrier37074Hartsville37075Hendersonville37076Hermitage37077Hendersonville37078Hurricane Mills37079Indian Mound37080Joelton37082Kingston Springs37083Lafayette37085Lascassas37086La Vergne37087Lebanon37088Lebanon37089La Vergne37090Lebanon37091Lewisburg37095Liberty37096Linden37097Lobelville37098Lyles37101Mc Ewen37110Mcminnville37111Mcminnville37115Madison37116Madison37118Milton37119Mitchellville37121Mount Juliet37122Mount Juliet37127Murfreesboro37128Murfreesboro37129Murfreesboro37130Murfreesboro37131Murfreesboro37132Murfreesboro37133Murfreesboro37134New Johnsonville37135Nolensville37136Norene37137Nunnelly37138Old Hickory37140Only37141Orlinda37142Palmyra37143Pegram37144Petersburg37145Pleasant Shade37146Pleasant View37148Portland37149Readyville37150Red Boiling Springs37151Riddleton37152Ridgetop37153Rockvale37160Shelbyville37161Shelbyville37162Shelbyville37165Slayden37166Smithville37167Smyrna37171Southside37172Springfield37174Spring Hill37175Stewart37178Tennessee Ridge37179Thompsons Station37180Unionville37181Vanleer37183Wartrace37184Watertown37185Waverly37186Westmoreland37187White Bluff37188White House37189Whites Creek37190Woodbury37191Woodlawn37201Nashville37202Nashville37203Nashville37204Nashville37205Nashville37206Nashville37207Nashville37208Nashville37209Nashville37210Nashville37211Nashville37212Nashville37213Nashville37214Nashville37215Nashville37216Nashville37217Nashville37218Nashville37219Nashville37220Nashville37221Nashville37222Nashville37224Nashville37227Nashville37228Nashville37229Nashville37230Nashville37234Nashville37235Nashville37236Nashville37238Nashville37241Nashville37242Nashville37244Nashville37246Nashville37250Nashville37301Altamont37302Apison37303Athens37304Bakewell37305Beersheba Springs37306Belvidere37307Benton37308Birchwood37309Calhoun37310Charleston37311Cleveland37312Cleveland37313Coalmont37314Cokercreek37315Collegedale37316Conasauga37317Copperhill37318Cowan37320Cleveland37321Dayton37322Decatur37323Cleveland37324Decherd37325Delano37326Ducktown37327Dunlap37328Elora37329Englewood37330Estill Springs37331Etowah37332Evensville37333Farner37334Fayetteville37335Flintville37336Georgetown37337Grandview37338Graysville37339Gruetli Laager37340Guild37341Harrison37342Hillsboro37343Hixson37345Huntland37347Jasper37348Kelso37349Manchester37350Lookout Mountain37351Lupton City37352Lynchburg37353Mc Donald37354Madisonville37355Manchester37356Monteagle37357Morrison37359Mulberry37360Normandy37361Ocoee37362Old Fort37363Ooltewah37364Cleveland37365Palmer37366Pelham37367Pikeville37369Reliance37370Riceville37371Athens37373Sale Creek37374Sequatchie37375Sewanee37376Sherwood37377Signal Mountain37378Smartt37379Soddy Daisy37380South Pittsburg37381Spring City37382Summitville37383Sewanee37384Soddy Daisy37385Tellico Plains37387Tracy City37388Tullahoma37389Arnold Afb37391Turtletown37394Viola37396Whiteside37397Whitwell37398Winchester37401Chattanooga37402Chattanooga37403Chattanooga37404Chattanooga37405Chattanooga37406Chattanooga37407Chattanooga37408Chattanooga37409Chattanooga37410Chattanooga37411Chattanooga37412Chattanooga37414Chattanooga37415Chattanooga37416Chattanooga37419Chattanooga37421Chattanooga37422Chattanooga37424Chattanooga37501Memphis37544Memphis37601Johnson City37602Johnson City37604Johnson City37605Johnson City37614Johnson City37615Johnson City37616Afton37617Blountville37618Bluff City37620Bristol37621Bristol37625Bristol37640Butler37641Chuckey37642Church Hill37643Elizabethton37644Elizabethton37645Mount Carmel37650Erwin37656Fall Branch37657Flag Pond37658Hampton37659Jonesborough37660Kingsport37662Kingsport37663Kingsport37664Kingsport37665Kingsport37669Kingsport37680Laurel Bloomery37681Limestone37682Milligan College37683Mountain City37684Mountain Home37686Piney Flats37687Roan Mountain37688Shady Valley37690Telford37691Trade37692Unicoi37694Watauga37699Piney Flats37701Alcoa37705Andersonville37707Arthur37708Bean Station37709Blaine37710Briceville37711Bulls Gap37713Bybee37714Caryville37715Clairfield37716Clinton37717Clinton37719Coalfield37721Corryton37722Cosby37723Crab Orchard37724Cumberland Gap37725Dandridge37726Deer Lodge37727Del Rio37729Duff37730Eagan37731Eidson37732Elgin37733Rugby37737Friendsville37738Gatlinburg37742Greenback37743Greeneville37744Greeneville37745Greeneville37748Harriman37752Harrogate37753Hartford37754Heiskell37755Helenwood37756Huntsville37757Jacksboro37760Jefferson City37762Jellico37763Kingston37764Kodak37765Kyles Ford37766La Follette37769Lake City37770Lancing37771Lenoir City37772Lenoir City37773Lone Mountain37774Loudon37777Louisville37779Luttrell37801Maryville37802Maryville37803Maryville37804Maryville37806Mascot37807Maynardville37809Midway37810Mohawk37811Mooresburg37813Morristown37814Morristown37815Morristown37816Morristown37818Mosheim37819Newcomb37820New Market37821Newport37822Newport37824New Tazewell37825New Tazewell37826Niota37828Norris37829Oakdale37830Oak Ridge37831Oak Ridge37840Oliver Springs37841Oneida37843Parrottsville37845Petros37846Philadelphia37847Pioneer37848Powder Springs37849Powell37851Pruden37852Robbins37853Rockford37854Rockwood37857Rogersville37860Russellville37861Rutledge37862Sevierville37863Pigeon Forge37864Sevierville37865Seymour37866Sharps Chapel37867Shawanee37868Pigeon Forge37869Sneedville37870Speedwell37871Strawberry Plains37872Sunbright37873Surgoinsville37874Sweetwater37876Sevierville37877Talbott37878Tallassee37879Tazewell37880Ten Mile37881Thorn Hill37882Townsend37885Vonore37886Walland37887Wartburg37888Washburn37890White Pine37891Whitesburg37892Winfield37901Knoxville37902Knoxville37909Knoxville37912Knoxville37914Knoxville37915Knoxville37916Knoxville37917Knoxville37918Knoxville37919Knoxville37920Knoxville37921Knoxville37922Knoxville37923Knoxville37924Knoxville37927Knoxville37928Knoxville37929Knoxville37930Knoxville37931Knoxville37932Knoxville37933Knoxville37934Knoxville37938Knoxville37939Knoxville37940Knoxville37950Knoxville37995Knoxville37997Knoxville38001Alamo38002Arlington38004Atoka38006Bells38007Bogota38008Bolivar38010Braden38011Brighton38012Brownsville38014Brunswick38015Burlison38016Cordova38017Collierville38018Cordova38019Covington38021Crockett Mills38023Drummonds38024Dyersburg38025Dyersburg38027Collierville38028Eads38029Ellendale38030Finley38034Friendship38036Gallaway38037Gates38039Grand Junction38040Halls38041Henning38042Hickory Valley38044Hornsby38045Laconia38047Lenox38048Macon38049Mason38050Maury City38052Middleton38053Millington38054Millington38055Millington38057Moscow38058Munford38059Newbern38060Oakland38061Pocahontas38063Ripley38066Rossville38067Saulsbury38068Somerville38069Stanton38070Tigrett38071Tipton38075Whiteville38076Williston38077Wynnburg38079Tiptonville38080Ridgely38083Millington38088Cordova38101Memphis38103Memphis38104Memphis38105Memphis38106Memphis38107Memphis38108Memphis38109Memphis38111Memphis38112Memphis38113Memphis38114Memphis38115Memphis38116Memphis38117Memphis38118Memphis38119Memphis38120Memphis38122Memphis38124Memphis38125Memphis38126Memphis38127Memphis38128Memphis38130Memphis38131Memphis38132Memphis38133Memphis38134Memphis38135Memphis38136Memphis38137Memphis38138Germantown38139Germantown38141Memphis38145Memphis38148Memphis38150Memphis38151Memphis38157Memphis38159Memphis38161Memphis38163Memphis38166Memphis38167Memphis38168Memphis38173Memphis38174Memphis38175Memphis38177Memphis38181Memphis38182Memphis38183Germantown38184Memphis38186Memphis38187Memphis38188Memphis38190Memphis38193Memphis38194Memphis38197Memphis38201Mc Kenzie38220Atwood38221Big Sandy38222Buchanan38223Como38224Cottage Grove38225Dresden38226Dukedom38229Gleason38230Greenfield38231Henry38232Hornbeak38233Kenton38235Mc Lemoresville38236Mansfield38237Martin38240Obion38241Palmersville38242Paris38251Puryear38253Rives38254Samburg38255Sharon38256Springville38257South Fulton38258Trezevant38259Trimble38260Troy38261Union City38271Woodland Mills38281Union City38301Jackson38302Jackson38303Jackson38305Jackson38308Jackson38310Adamsville38311Bath Springs38313Beech Bluff38314Jackson38315Bethel Springs38316Bradford38317Bruceton38318Buena Vista38320Camden38321Cedar Grove38324Clarksburg38326Counce38327Crump38328Darden38329Decaturville38330Dyer38331Eaton38332Enville38333Eva38334Finger38336Fruitvale38337Gadsden38338Gibson38339Guys38340Henderson38341Holladay38342Hollow Rock38343Humboldt38344Huntingdon38345Huron38346Idlewild38347Jacks Creek38348Lavinia38351Lexington38352Luray38355Medina38356Medon38357Michie38358Milan38359Milledgeville38361Morris Chapel38362Oakfield38363Parsons38365Pickwick Dam38366Pinson38367Ramer38368Reagan38369Rutherford38370Saltillo38371Sardis38372Savannah38374Scotts Hill38375Selmer38376Shiloh38377Silerton38378Spring Creek38379Stantonville38380Sugar Tree38381Toone38382Trenton38387Westport38388Wildersville38389Yorkville38390Yuma38391Denmark38392Mercer38393Chewalla38401Columbia38402Columbia38425Clifton38449Ardmore38450Collinwood38451Culleoka38452Cypress Inn38453Dellrose38454Duck River38455Elkton38456Ethridge38457Five Points38459Frankewing38460Goodspring38461Hampshire38462Hohenwald38463Iron City38464Lawrenceburg38468Leoma38469Loretto38471Lutts38472Lynnville38473Minor Hill38474Mount Pleasant38475Olivehill38476Primm Springs38477Prospect38478Pulaski38481Saint Joseph38482Santa Fe38483Summertown38485Waynesboro38486Westpoint38487Williamsport38488Taft38501Cookeville38502Cookeville38503Cookeville38504Allardt38506Cookeville38541Allons38542Allred38543Alpine38544Baxter38545Bloomington Springs38547Brush Creek38548Buffalo Valley38549Byrdstown38550Campaign38551Celina38552Chestnut Mound38553Clarkrange38554Crawford38555Crossville38556Jamestown38557Crossville38558Crossville38559Doyle38560Elmwood38562Gainesboro38563Gordonsville38564Granville38565Grimsley38567Hickman38568Hilham38569Lancaster38570Livingston38571Crossville38572Crossville38573Monroe38574Monterey38575Moss38577Pall Mall38578Pleasant Hill38579Quebeck38580Rickman38581Rock Island38582Silver Point38583Sparta38585Spencer38587Walling38588Whitleyville38589Wilder
Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.
Questions
What is the average electricity rate in Tennessee?
13.4¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 13.7¢.
How does Tennessee compare with other states?
Tennessee ranks #6 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.
Which utility in Tennessee has the lowest rates?
Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), City of Bristol (TN) averaged 10.8¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.