Electricity providers in Decatur County, Tennessee
- Annual file
- Form EIA-861, 2024 final
- ZIP Codes in the county
- 8
Providers
| Utility | Type | Residential customers | Average price cents per kWh | Average bill dollars per month | SAIDI minutes, with major event days | SAIDI minutes, without major event days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lexington | Municipal utility | 17,961 | 12.04 | $129.59 | n/a | n/a | Add |
The order is by residential customers in Tennessee. Each figure is for all customers of the utility in Tennessee. EIA has no figure for one county.
Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.
The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.
EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.
In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The annual figures on this page are for 2024. Monthly data through .
Decatur County beside Tennessee and the US
Form EIA-861, 2024
| Figure | Utilities that list Decatur County, median | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price (cents per kWh) | 12.04 | 12.42 | 16.48 |
| Average monthly bill (dollars per month) | $129.59 | $143.32 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI with major event days (minutes, median of utilities) | n/a | 270.1 | 184.5 |
| SAIDI without major event days (minutes, median of utilities) | n/a | 138.4 | 99.8 |
| Utilities (number) | 1 | 87 | 1,413 |
1 utility, City of Lexington, lists Decatur County in the service territory that it reported to EIA for 2024.
The average residential price of City of Lexington was 12.04 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2024.
The Tennessee average was 12.42 cents per kWh in 2024. The US average was 16.48 cents per kWh. Each price is for all customers of the utility in Tennessee, not for the county only.
The Census Bureau estimate of the population of the county is 11,820. EIA has no count of customers for one county. The utility and the state utility commission have the service area for an address.
ZIP Codes in Decatur County
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
A ZIP Code can cross a county line. Each link opens the lookup for that ZIP Code.
Counties near Decatur County
Counties that share a ZIP Code with Decatur County
Next in the list of Tennessee counties
- Cocke County 2 utilities
- Coffee County 4 utilities
- Crockett County 3 utilities
- Cumberland County 1 utility
- Davidson County 1 utility
- DeKalb County 4 utilities
- Dickson County 2 utilities
- Dyer County 4 utilities
- Fayette County 3 utilities
- Fentress County 1 utility
Official channels
- Tennessee Public Utility CommissionThe home page of the state utility commission of Tennessee.
- LIHEAP Clearinghouse: energy assistance office searchThe search page for local offices of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
- EIA: Form EIA-861 annual data filesThe page of the annual files: revenue, sales, customers, reliability and service territories of each utility.
- EIA: Form EIA-861M monthly data filesThe page of the monthly files: the figures of each state and of the monthly sample of utilities.
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. The state utility commission and the utilities have the service area maps.
Cite this page
Power Bill Facts. Electricity providers in Decatur County, Tennessee. https://powerbillfacts.com/county/tennessee/decatur/ Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (2024), service territory and sales files. Data through . Page made .
Where the figures come from
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory, sales, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025. ZIP Codes: Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. These are US government works in the public domain.
Questions about electricity in Decatur County
- How many customers does the utility for Decatur County have?
- City of Lexington had 17,961 residential customers in Tennessee in 2024. The number is for the state. EIA has no number for one county.
- What is the average monthly bill of the utilities for Decatur County?
- The average monthly bill of a residential customer of City of Lexington was $129.59 in 2024. The Tennessee average was $143.32. The US average was $142.26.
- How many minutes without power did the utilities for Decatur County report?
- EIA's 2024 reliability file has no figure for this utility. EIA has outage figures for a utility, not for a county.
- How many ZIP Codes are in Decatur County?
- 8 ZIP Code areas have land in Decatur County, from the Census Bureau file for 2020. A ZIP Code can cross a county line. The ZIP Code lookup on the home page shows the utilities for one ZIP Code.