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Upper Cumberland E M C
Upper Cumberland E M C served 45,862 residential customers in Tennessee in 2025 (1.4% of the state's residential customers), the 12th largest of 87 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: cooperative; balancing authority TVA.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Upper Cumberland E M C's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,225 kWh
- At 13.71¢/kWh
- $168
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 13.71¢ sits.
Upper Cumberland E M C averaged 13.71¢ per kWh against a Tennessee residential average of 13.18¢: 4% above the state figure. Among the 25 cooperative utilities in Tennessee with bundled residential sales, it ranks 13th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Upper Cumberland E M C home used 1,169 kWh a month at 11.11¢ and paid $130. In 2025 it used 1,225 kWh at 13.71¢ and paid $168: the price per kWh is up 23.4%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 11.11 | 13.71 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,169 | 1,225 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 129.85 | 167.98 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 45,862 | 674,267 | 13.71 |
| Commercial | 8,651 | 278,799 | 14.79 |
| Industrial | 11 | 154,091 | 8.17 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 60.9% of the electricity Upper Cumberland E M C sold in Tennessee in 2025.
Service territoryEIA-861
9 counties.
ClayDeKalbJacksonMaconOvertonPickettPutnamSmithWhite
Counties in Tennessee where Upper Cumberland E M C reported serving customers in 2025 (9 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 19574
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 13.71 | ¢/kWh |
| Tennessee average price | 13.18 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | 4.0 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 23.4 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,225 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 167.98 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 45,862 | accounts |
| Share of TN residential customers | 1.4 | % |
| Size rank in TN | 12 of 87 | by customers |
| Price rank, cooperative peers | 13 of 25 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
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Tennessee: state average, five-year steps and every provider