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electric cooperative · EIA utility 19574
Upper Cumberland E M C
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Upper Cumberland E M C serves 45,560 residential customers in Tennessee as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 9 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 12.77¢ per kilowatthour, about the same as the Tennessee average of 12.42¢ and 23% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $150.57 a month on average use of 1,179 kWh a month. Across Tennessee the average bill was $143.32 on 1,154 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 12.9% on 2019, against up 14.3% for Tennessee as a whole, and up 3.3% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 13.71¢.
Compared with Tennessee, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.77¢ | 13.74¢ | 12.42¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $150.57 | $149.95 | $143.32 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,179 | 1,126 | 1,154 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +3.3% | — | +1.9% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +12.9% | — | +14.3% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 270.1 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 138.4 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 25 filings by electric cooperatives in Tennessee, the median price was 12.90¢. In Tennessee this utility's price ranks 28 of 85, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Tennessee ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 13.71¢ | 13.18¢ | $167.98 | 1,225 | 45,862 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2024 | 12.77¢ | 12.42¢ | $150.57 | 1,179 | 45,560 | 1 TWh |
| 2023 | 12.36¢ | 12.19¢ | $138.74 | 1,123 | 44,926 | 1 TWh |
| 2022 | 12.32¢ | 12.25¢ | $149.64 | 1,215 | 44,328 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2021 | 11.23¢ | 11.07¢ | $135.22 | 1,204 | 43,789 | 1 TWh |
| 2020 | 11.11¢ | 10.76¢ | $129.85 | 1,169 | 43,074 | 1 TWh |
| 2019 | 11.31¢ | 10.87¢ | $137.56 | 1,216 | 42,709 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2018 | 10.95¢ | 10.71¢ | $141.14 | 1,289 | 42,333 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2017 | 11.10¢ | 10.72¢ | $125.86 | 1,134 | 41,882 | 978 GWh |
| 2016 | 10.81¢ | 10.41¢ | $131.31 | 1,215 | 41,567 | 984.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 10.70¢ | 10.30¢ | $132.03 | 1,234 | 41,305 | 1 TWh |
| 2014 | 10.72¢ | 10.32¢ | $138.01 | 1,287 | 41,006 | 1 TWh |
| 2013 | 10.47¢ | 9.98¢ | $129.60 | 1,238 | 40,635 | 1 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
Upper Cumberland E M CTennessee average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 45,560 | 644.6 GWh | 62% | $82,319,000 | 12.77¢ |
| Commercial | 8,620 | 272.4 GWh | 26% | $37,244,000 | 13.67¢ |
| Industrial | 10 | 120 GWh | 12% | $9,913,000 | 8.26¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 1.1 TWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 1.1 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 231 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Upper Cumberland E M C in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Tennessee
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | Cooperative | 45,353 | 12.41¢ | $148.92 | 382.9 | 242.8 |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | Cooperative | 43,750 | 12.90¢ | $166.51 | — | — |
| Appalachian Electric Coop | Cooperative | 43,709 | 12.93¢ | $157.98 | 927.0 | 295.0 |
| Sequachee Valley Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,206 | 12.97¢ | $148.25 | 300.7 | 253.3 |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Cooperative | 31,858 | 13.03¢ | $165.53 | 312.0 | 140.2 |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Coop | Cooperative | 30,527 | 12.11¢ | $162.39 | 472.0 | 386.9 |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Coop | Cooperative | 30,319 | 13.68¢ | $161.41 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Caney Fork Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 29,631 | 12.89¢ | $149.42 | 536.0 | 97.0 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Upper Cumberland E M C?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.77¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Tennessee?
The Tennessee average residential price in 2024 was 12.42¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Upper Cumberland E M C was about the same as the state figure. Among 85 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Tennessee, it had the 28th highest.
What is the average Upper Cumberland E M C bill?
$150.57 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,179 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Tennessee average was $143.32 on 1,154 kWh.
How reliable is Upper Cumberland E M C service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Upper Cumberland E M C.
Is the Upper Cumberland E M C price rising?
The average residential price was up 3.3% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 12.9% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 13.71¢.
Which counties does Upper Cumberland E M C serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 9 counties, including Clay County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Overton County, TN and Pickett County, TN. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Upper Cumberland E M C", utility number 19574; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.