Electricity prices · Tennessee
Tennessee Electricity Prices
Households in Tennessee paid an average of 13.4¢ per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, 4.7¢ below the U.S. average of 18.2¢. At 3.5 miles per kWh that is 3.8¢ a mile to charge at home.
August 2026 (preliminary) · EIA Form EIA-861M, revenue divided by sales
- vs. U.S. average
- −4.74¢
- vs. month before
- −0.29¢
- vs. a year ago
- +0.33¢
What a mile costs at this rate
Price divided by miles per kilowatt-hour, EPA's figure measured at the wall so charging losses are already in it. Most EVs rate between 3 and 4 mi/kWh.
cost per mile = 13.4¢ ÷ miles per kWh
| mi/kWh | Per mile | Per 1,000 miles | Per 12,000 miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 5.4¢ | $54 | $644 |
| 3.0 | 4.5¢ | $45 | $537 |
| 3.5 | 3.8¢ | $38 | $460 |
| 4.0 | 3.4¢ | $34 | $403 |
| 4.5 | 3.0¢ | $30 | $358 |
Home charging only, at the state's all-in average: a time-of-use overnight rate will be below it, and public fast charging is usually two to four times above it. The EV vs. Gas Cost Calculator sets this against this week's Tennessee gas price with your own figures.
The last two years, month by month
| Month | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.4¢ | 18.2¢ |
| July 2026 | 13.7¢ | 18.3¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.1¢ | 18.3¢ |
| May 2026 | 14.5¢ | 18.4¢ |
| April 2026 | 14.9¢ | 18.9¢ |
| March 2026 | 15.1¢ | 18.6¢ |
| February 2026 | 12.8¢ | 17.6¢ |
| January 2026 | 13.1¢ | 17.4¢ |
| December 2025 | 12.9¢ | 17.1¢ |
| November 2025 | 13.5¢ | 17.8¢ |
| October 2025 | 13.1¢ | 17.9¢ |
| September 2025 | 13.3¢ | 18.1¢ |
| August 2025 | 13.1¢ | 17.6¢ |
| July 2025 | 13.3¢ | 17.4¢ |
| June 2025 | 13.9¢ | 17.4¢ |
| May 2025 | 13.8¢ | 17.3¢ |
| April 2025 | 14.0¢ | 17.2¢ |
| March 2025 | 13.4¢ | 17.0¢ |
| February 2025 | 12.5¢ | 16.4¢ |
| January 2025 | 12.6¢ | 15.9¢ |
| December 2024 | 12.9¢ | 16.3¢ |
| November 2024 | 13.6¢ | 16.9¢ |
| October 2024 | 12.7¢ | 17.1¢ |
| September 2024 | 12.4¢ | 16.8¢ |
| August 2024 | 12.3¢ | 16.6¢ |
What this figure is, and is not
Utilities report residential revenue and kilowatt-hours sold to EIA every month; the figure is the state's total revenue divided by its total sales. That makes it an all-in average of what households were billed per kWh, with delivery and fixed charges spread across the energy, and summer months run higher where air conditioning pushes bills into higher tiers. It is not the energy rate on a tariff sheet, and it is not your utility's rate unless your utility is the only one in the state.
Use it as a starting point with its month attached. The delivered rate on your own bill is what every calculator on this site asks for, and it overrides this figure the moment you type it. See every state.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M, file sales_revenue.xlsx dated 2026-10-23, sheet Monthly-States. Current-year months are preliminary. Snapshot refreshed monthly.