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City of Clarksville electricity rates

What homes pay City of Clarksville for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 80,233 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as City of Clarksville - (TN).

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$161 a month
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average use
1,156 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
7 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Clarksville homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

City of Clarksville vs Tennessee

City of ClarksvilleTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.8¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$161$161
Bill in August 2026$185$206
Average monthly use1,156 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+2.5%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+24%+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