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Nashville Electric Service
Nashville Electric Service served 424,808 residential customers in Tennessee in 2025 (13.3% of the state's residential customers), the 1st largest of 87 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: municipal; balancing authority TVA.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Nashville Electric Service's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,040 kWh
- At 14.04¢/kWh
- $146
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 14.04¢ sits.
Nashville Electric Service averaged 14.04¢ per kWh against a Tennessee residential average of 13.18¢: 6.5% above the state figure. Among the 60 municipal utilities in Tennessee with bundled residential sales, it ranks 53rd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Nashville Electric Service home used 1,057 kWh a month at 11.73¢ and paid $124. In 2025 it used 1,040 kWh at 14.04¢ and paid $146: the price per kWh is up 19.7%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 11.73 | 14.04 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,057 | 1,040 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 123.98 | 146.0 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 424,808 | 5,300,875 | 14.04 |
| Commercial | 46,070 | 6,198,978 | 12.68 |
| Industrial | 49 | 842,867 | 7.86 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 42.9% of the electricity Nashville Electric Service sold in Tennessee in 2025.
Service territoryEIA-861
7 counties.
CheathamDavidsonRobertsonRutherfordSumnerWilliamsonWilson
Counties in Tennessee where Nashville Electric Service reported serving customers in 2025 (7 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 13216
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 14.04 | ¢/kWh |
| Tennessee average price | 13.18 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | 6.5 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 19.7 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,040 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 146.0 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 424,808 | accounts |
| Share of TN residential customers | 13.3 | % |
| Size rank in TN | 1 of 87 | by customers |
| Price rank, municipal peers | 53 of 60 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
5 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 0more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 5price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $32.29US dollars per month
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.
Tennessee: state average, five-year steps and every provider