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Tennessee electricity prices, November 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In November 2025, residential customers in Tennessee paid an average of 13.47¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (13.56¢). The US average for the month was 17.78¢; Tennessee was 24% below that. It ranked 42nd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 2,794,256 MWh, up 9.6% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $120.45 on 894 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Change | US, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13.47¢ | 13.56¢ | -0.7% | 17.78¢ |
| Commercial | 12.72¢ | 12.37¢ | +2.8% | 13.19¢ |
| Industrial | 6.43¢ | 6.14¢ | +4.7% | 8.44¢ |
| All sectors | 11.28¢ | 11.10¢ | +1.6% | 13.43¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 2.8 TWh | 2.5 TWh | +9.6% |
| Sales, all sectors | 7.5 TWh | 7.2 TWh | +4.4% |
| Residential customers | 3,124,742 | 3,183,607 | -1.8% |
| Average residential bill | $120.45 | $108.62 | +10.9% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 894 | 801 | +11.6% |
| US residential price | 17.78¢ | 16.85¢ | +5.5% |
The two years to November 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Tennessee in November 2025?
13.47¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.72¢ for commercial and 6.43¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.56¢ in November 2024, a change of -0.7%. Residential sales changed by +9.6% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$120.45, on average use of 894 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Tennessee page.