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Knoxville Utilities Board electricity rates

What homes pay Knoxville Utilities Board for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 202,283 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Knoxville Utilities Board.

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Average price
14.3¢ a kWh
Up 5.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$155 a month
Up 2.2% on a year ago
Average use
1,083 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
2 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Knoxville Utilities Board homes paid 14.3¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Knoxville Utilities Board vs Tennessee

Knoxville Utilities BoardTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.3¢13.6¢
Price in August 202614.5¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$155$161
Bill in August 2026$178$206
Average monthly use1,083 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+5.7%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+34%+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