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Middle Tennessee EMC electricity rates

What homes pay Middle Tennessee EMC for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 320,375 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Middle Tennessee E M C.

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Average price
12.6¢ a kWh
Up 1.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$163 a month
Up 1.6% on a year ago
Average use
1,289 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
18 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Middle Tennessee EMC homes paid 12.6¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Middle Tennessee EMC vs Tennessee

Middle Tennessee EMCTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.6¢13.6¢
Price in August 202612.2¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$163$161
Bill in August 2026$206$206
Average monthly use1,289 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+1.2%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+24%+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.