12.92¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) / TN ]
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) electricity rates in Tennessee
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.8%
vs 2024
25,085
residential customers
+17.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s average effective residential rate (12.92¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.40¢ | — | 21,982 |
| 2016 | 10.66¢ | +2.5% | 22,175 |
| 2017 | 11.02¢ | +3.4% | 22,342 |
| 2018 | 10.94¢ | −0.7% | 22,603 |
| 2019 | 11.17¢ | +2.1% | 22,898 |
| 2020 | 11.00¢ | −1.5% | 23,295 |
| 2021 | 11.23¢ | +2.1% | 23,810 |
| 2022 | 12.30¢ | +9.5% | 24,085 |
| 2023 | 12.22¢ | −0.7% | 24,503 |
| 2024 | 12.33¢ | +0.9% | 24,824 |
| 2025 | 12.92¢ | +4.8% | 25,085 |
How this compares
13.22¢
Tennessee average, 2025
−2.3%
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) vs TN 2025 average
−25.0%
vs US 2025 average
#48
priciest in TN
Serves 7 counties in Tennessee: Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale. 19 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s average residential rate has gone from 10.40¢ to 12.92¢ per kWh: +24.2% over 10 years, or about +2.2% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +9.5% in 2022. The largest drop was −1.5% in 2020.
For a home using 1,180 kWh a month, the Tennessee average, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s 2025 rate works out to about $1,829 a year, $42 less than at Tennessee's average rate of 13.22¢. Of the 87 Tennessee utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 48th most expensive.
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) served 21,982 homes in 2015 and 25,085 in 2025 (+14.1%), under 1% of Tennessee's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s rates
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Tennessee Public Utility Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Tennessee Public Utility Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) raising rates in 2026?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Tennessee Public Utility Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +4.8% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) charge per kWh?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)'s average effective residential rate was 12.92¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Tennessee's 2025 average was 13.22¢.
How much have Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) rates gone up in five years?
+17.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +22.7% for Tennessee as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) have in Tennessee?
25,085 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Clay, Jackson, Macon, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)