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Tennessee electricity prices, December 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In December 2025, residential customers in Tennessee paid an average of 12.87¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (12.93¢). The US average for the month was 17.24¢; Tennessee was 25% below that. It ranked 39th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 3,930,053 MWh, up 4.3% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $161.58 on 1,256 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 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change | US, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12.87¢ | 12.93¢ | -0.5% | 17.24¢ |
| Commercial | 12.62¢ | 12.64¢ | -0.2% | 13.63¢ |
| Industrial | 6.24¢ | 6.61¢ | -5.6% | 8.53¢ |
| All sectors | 11.21¢ | 11.41¢ | -1.8% | 13.73¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3.9 TWh | 3.8 TWh | +4.3% |
| Sales, all sectors | 8.9 TWh | 8.4 TWh | +5.9% |
| Residential customers | 3,129,608 | 3,187,213 | -1.8% |
| Average residential bill | $161.58 | $152.86 | +5.7% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,256 | 1,183 | +6.2% |
| US residential price | 17.24¢ | 16.27¢ | +6.0% |
The two years to December 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Tennessee in December 2025?
12.87¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.62¢ for commercial and 6.24¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 12.93¢ in December 2024, a change of -0.5%. Residential sales changed by +4.3% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$161.58, on average use of 1,256 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.