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Nashville Electric Service electricity rates

What homes pay Nashville Electric Service for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 434,829 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Nashville Electric Service.

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Average price
14.2¢ a kWh
Up 1.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$146 a month
Up 0.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,023 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
3 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Nashville Electric Service homes paid 14.2¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Nashville Electric Service vs Tennessee

Nashville Electric ServiceTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.2¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.9¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$146$161
Bill in August 2026$180$206
Average monthly use1,023 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+1.3%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+20%+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