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Southwest Tennessee EMC electricity rates

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

Cooperative utility, 44,063 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Southwest Tennessee E M C.

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 1.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$181 a month
Up 1.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,308 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
9 of 20
1 is the most expensive

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

Southwest Tennessee EMC vs Tennessee

Southwest Tennessee EMCTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.4¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$181$161
Bill in August 2026$256$206
Average monthly use1,308 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+1.3%+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