
Here's the average monthly bill, usage, and carbon footprint of residents in Tennessee
January
$295highestFebruary
$167March
$125April
$122lowestMay
$124June
$138July
$159August
$139September
$128October
$129November
$131December
$159Carbon Emissions
708 lbs CO₂
Monthly Usage
1,172 kWh
Tennessee's energy comes from Nuclear, Natural Gas, Coal, Hydroelectric, and Solar. Nuclear is the largest source of electricity, providing 45% of Tennessee's energy. Natural Gas is the second largest source, making up 23%. Coal provides 21% of the energy in Tennessee. Hydroelectric provides 9% of the energy in Tennessee. Solar provides 1% of the energy in Tennessee.
45%
Nuclear
23%
Natural Gas
21%
Coal
9%
Hydroelectric
1%
Solar
Solar power is on the rise, helping homeowners save on their electricity bills and power their homes sustainably.
1,111 kWh
Energy generated by average sized system
$17,615
Average system cost
(after federal incentive)
12 years
Payback period
City of Oak Ridge has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 12¢ |
| Residential SRS | Fixed | 13¢ |
City of Milan has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Customers | Fixed | 12¢ to 13¢ |
Athens Utility Board has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Electric Power Rate | Fixed | 10¢ to 11¢ |
City of Lexington has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Newbern has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Rate Schedule - Rate 22 | Fixed | 8¢ to 10¢ |
EPB - Tennessee has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Time-of-Use Residential | TOU | 10¢ to 19¢ |
Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Greeneville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Prepaid Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Cleveland has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 10¢ to 11¢ |
City of Lenoir has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
Bolivar Energy Authority has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 10¢ to 14¢ |
Gibson Electric Members Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ to 12¢ |
Maryville Utilities has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 10¢ |
Loudon Utilities Board has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ |
City of Newport has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Supplemental Residential | Fixed | 13¢ |
| Residential | Fixed | 13¢ |
Powell Valley Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Pulaski has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ |
City of Ripley has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 13¢ to 16¢ |
Pickwick Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rates | Fixed | 10¢ |
Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Humboldt has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Charges | Fixed | 11¢ to 12¢ |
Cumberland Valley Rural E C C has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential, Schools and Churches | Fixed | 9¢ |
City of LaFollette has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 12¢ |
Duck River Elec Member Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service-Entrance 225 Amps or Less | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential Service-Entrance Greater Than 225 Amps | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Dickson has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rates | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Gallatin has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ to 11¢ |
Tullahoma Board-Public Utils has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| RESIDENTIAL SERVICE | TOU | 8¢ to 15¢ |
Appalachian Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Jackson has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ to 11¢ |
Plateau Electric Cooperative has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 15¢ |
City of Winchester has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ |
Mountain Electric Coop, Inc has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Class 22 | Fixed | 11¢ to 11¢ |
City of Cookeville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 10¢ to 11¢ |
Nashville Electric Service has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service (2001 kWh-4000 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Supplemental Residential Service (4001 kWh-6000 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Residential Service (4001 kWh-6000 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Supplemental Residential Service (2001 kWh-4000 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Residential Service (Less than 500 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Residential Service (501 kWh-2000 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Residential Service (greater than 6001 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Supplemental Residential Service (greater than 6001 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Supplemental Residential Service (501 kWh-2000 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
| Supplemental Residential Service (Less than 500 kWh) | Fixed | 14¢ to 15¢ |
City of Clinton has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Electric | Fixed | 14¢ |
South Kentucky Rural Electric Coop Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential—Farm and non-farm services | Fixed | 13¢ |
Columbia Power System has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Electric Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
Weakley County Mun Elec Sys has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 14¢ to 14¢ |
City of Springfield has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 9¢ |
City of Trenton has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 12¢ |
Erwin Town of has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Paris has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Morristown has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ |
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| TIME-OF-USE RESIDENTIAL RATE | TOU | 10¢ to 19¢ |
| Standard Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ to 12¢ |
City of Sweetwater has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ |
City of Clarksville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ to 311¢ |
City of Harriman has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 12¢ |
City of Elizabethton has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 9¢ |
City of Alcoa Utilities has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
McMinnville Electric System has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Sparta has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 9¢ |
| Residential Rate- Hydro Credit | Fixed | 9¢ |
City of Shelbyville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ to 12¢ |
Tri-State Electric Member Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Rate 1 Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
Tri-County Elec Member Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Dayton has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ |
City of Murfreesboro has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| TIME-OF-USE RESIDENTIAL | TOU | 8¢ to 12¢ |
| RESIDENTIAL | Fixed | 11¢ |
| SUPPLEMENTAL RESIDENTIAL | Fixed | 12¢ |
City of Mt Pleasant has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 12¢ |
City of Brownsville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Schedule Residential Service 121 | Fixed | 9¢ |
Cumberland Elec Member Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| SUPPLEMENTAL RESIDENTIAL RATE - Part B | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
| SUPPLEMENTAL RESIDENTIAL RATE - Part A | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Johnson City has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ |
Knoxville Utilities Board has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| RESIDENTIAL TIME-OF-USE RATE | TOU | 10¢ to 24¢ |
| Residential Rates | Fixed | 13¢ to 13¢ |
French Broad Elec Member Corp has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Primary Residential | Fixed | 13¢ |
| Residential Generation | Fixed | 0 |
| Secondary Residential Customer | Fixed | 12¢ |
City of Fayetteville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rates | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Jellico has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 12¢ |
Tennessee Valley Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ |
City of Covington has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 8¢ |
City of Rockwood has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
Kingsport Power Co has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Smart-Time-of-Use Electric Service | TOU | 9¢ to 23¢ |
| Residential Electric Service - Employee | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential Electric Service | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Electric Service | TOU | 8¢ to 14¢ |
Sevier County Electric System has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 10¢ |
City of Bristol has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 9¢ to 9¢ |
Holston Electric Coop, Inc has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 12¢ |
Fort Loudoun Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
Sequachee Valley Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Pre-Paid Metering | Fixed | 11¢ |
| Residential | Fixed | 11¢ |
City of Etowah has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential(Class 118 & 122) | Fixed | 12¢ |
Volunteer Electric has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 11¢ to 11¢ |
Benton County has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| RS Residential | Fixed | 7¢ to 9¢ |
City of Union City has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 8¢ to 8¢ |
City of Smithville has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Service | Fixed | 12¢ |
Middle Tennessee EMC has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential | Fixed | 10¢ |
| SUPPLEMENTAL RESIDENTIAL | Fixed | 12¢ |
| TIME-OF-USE RESIDENTIAL | TOU | 7¢ to 11¢ |
City of Lawrenceburg has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.
| Rate Name | Rate Type | Cost Per kWh |
| Residential Rate | Fixed | 11¢ |
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