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Upper Cumberland EMC electricity rates

What homes pay Upper Cumberland EMC for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 46,435 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Upper Cumberland E M C.

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Average price
14.4¢ a kWh
Up 6.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$173 a month
Up 5.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,200 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
1 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Upper Cumberland EMC homes paid 14.4¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Upper Cumberland EMC vs Tennessee

Upper Cumberland EMCTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.4¢13.6¢
Price in August 202614.3¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$173$161
Bill in August 2026$201$206
Average monthly use1,200 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+6.7%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+28%+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.