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Appalachian Electric Cooperative electricity rates

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

Cooperative utility, 44,844 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Appalachian Electric Coop.

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Average price
14.1¢ a kWh
Up 4.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$173 a month
Up 1.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,232 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
4 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Appalachian Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.1¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Appalachian Electric Cooperative vs Tennessee

Appalachian Electric CooperativeTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.1¢13.6¢
Price in August 202614.0¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$173$161
Bill in August 2026$193$206
Average monthly use1,232 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+4.2%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+21%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026