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City of Greeneville electricity rates

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

Municipal utility, 32,937 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as City of Greeneville - (TN).

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Average price
13.2¢ a kWh
Up 3.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$160 a month
Up 1.7% on a year ago
Average use
1,216 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
16 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Greeneville homes paid 13.2¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

City of Greeneville vs Tennessee

City of GreenevilleTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.2¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.5¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$160$161
Bill in August 2026$170$206
Average monthly use1,216 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+3.8%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+27%+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