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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Tennessee

Kingsport Power electricity rates

What homes pay Kingsport Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 43,577 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Kingsport Power Co.

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Average price
12.0¢ a kWh
Down 3.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$149 a month
Down 5.7% on a year ago
Average use
1,245 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
19 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kingsport Power homes paid 12.0¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Kingsport Power vs Tennessee

Kingsport PowerTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.0¢13.6¢
Price in August 202612.1¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$149$161
Bill in August 2026$150$206
Average monthly use1,245 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year-3.3%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+34%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.