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Cumberland Electric EMC electricity rates

What homes pay Cumberland Electric EMC for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 103,843 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Cumberland Elec Member Corp.

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 1.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$197 a month
Up 1.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,414 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
8 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Cumberland Electric EMC homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Cumberland Electric EMC vs Tennessee

Cumberland Electric EMCTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.6¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$197$161
Bill in August 2026$238$206
Average monthly use1,414 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+1.0%+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