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Volunteer Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Volunteer Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 106,858 homes in Tennessee. EIA lists it as Volunteer Electric Coop.

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Average price
13.7¢ a kWh
Up 5.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$161 a month
Up 2.9% on a year ago
Average use
1,176 kWh
A month. Tennessee 1,186 kWh
Price rank in Tennessee
14 of 20
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Volunteer Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.7¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Tennessee.

Volunteer Electric Cooperative vs Tennessee

Volunteer Electric CooperativeTennessee
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.7¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.5¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$161$161
Bill in August 2026$187$206
Average monthly use1,176 kWh1,186 kWh
Price change, past year+5.6%+3.7%
Price change since 2019+25%+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.