13.71¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Upper Cumberland E M C / TN ]
Upper Cumberland E M C electricity rates in Tennessee
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+7.4%
vs 2024
45,862
residential customers
+23.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Upper Cumberland E M C's average effective residential rate (13.71¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.70¢ | — | 41,305 |
| 2016 | 10.81¢ | +1.0% | 41,567 |
| 2017 | 11.10¢ | +2.7% | 41,882 |
| 2018 | 10.95¢ | −1.4% | 42,333 |
| 2019 | 11.31¢ | +3.3% | 42,709 |
| 2020 | 11.11¢ | −1.8% | 43,074 |
| 2021 | 11.23¢ | +1.1% | 43,789 |
| 2022 | 12.32¢ | +9.7% | 44,328 |
| 2023 | 12.36¢ | +0.3% | 44,926 |
| 2024 | 12.77¢ | +3.3% | 45,560 |
| 2025 | 13.71¢ | +7.4% | 45,862 |
How this compares
13.22¢
Tennessee average, 2025
+3.7%
Upper Cumberland E M C vs TN 2025 average
−20.4%
vs US 2025 average
#24
priciest in TN
Serves 9 counties in Tennessee: Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, White. 43 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Upper Cumberland E M C's average residential rate has gone from 10.70¢ to 13.71¢ per kWh: +28.1% over 10 years, or about +2.5% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +9.7% in 2022. The largest drop was −1.8% in 2020.
For a home using 1,180 kWh a month, the Tennessee average, Upper Cumberland E M C's 2025 rate works out to about $1,941 a year, $69 more than at Tennessee's average rate of 13.22¢. Of the 87 Tennessee utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 24th most expensive.
Upper Cumberland E M C served 41,305 homes in 2015 and 45,862 in 2025 (+11.0%), about 1% of Tennessee's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Upper Cumberland E M C's rates
Upper Cumberland E M C 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 Upper Cumberland E M C raising rates in 2026?
Upper Cumberland E M C'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 +7.4% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Upper Cumberland E M C charge per kWh?
Upper Cumberland E M C's average effective residential rate was 13.71¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Tennessee's 2025 average was 13.22¢.
How much have Upper Cumberland E M C rates gone up in five years?
+23.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +22.7% for Tennessee as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Upper Cumberland E M C have in Tennessee?
45,862 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, 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)