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Athens Utility Board electricity rates in Tennessee, 2025
Athens Utility Board’s 11,761 residential customers paid an average of 12.44¢ per kWh in 2025, 6% below the Tennessee average of 13.22¢. The typical home used 1,171 kWh a month, for an average bill of $146.
- 12.44¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.67¢ (+5.7%) vs 2024
- $146Avg monthly billTennessee: $156
- 1,171 kWhAvg monthly useTennessee: 1,180 kWh
- 11,761Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11,761 | 165,283 | $20,565,000 | 12.44¢ | 11.77¢ | +0.67¢ (+5.7%) |
| Commercial | 2,480 | 146,708 | $19,834,000 | 13.52¢ | 12.82¢ | +0.70¢ (+5.4%) |
| Industrial | 7 | 321,089 | $19,533,000 | 6.08¢ | 5.77¢ | +0.32¢ (+5.5%) |
| All sectors | 14,248 | 633,080 | $59,932,000 | 9.47¢ | 8.92¢ | +0.55¢ (+6.1%) |
How Athens Utility Board compares
- Tennessee residential average, 2025: 13.22¢ per kWh, 1,180 kWh a month, $156 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 84 full-service utilities in Tennessee with at least 1,000 residential customers, Athens Utility Board ranks 23 of 84 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Tennessee homes paid 13.42¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 13.09¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 5.7%; the state average rose 6.4%.
- Athens Utility Board is a municipal utility, owned by the local government; the city council or utility board sets rates. Balancing authority: TVA.
Where Athens Utility Board serves
EIA lists 1 Tennessee county in its 2025 service territory: McMinn.
2 ZIP codes are matched to Athens Utility Board in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 37303, 37371. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Tennessee full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elizabethton (TN) | 12.30¢ | $143 | 23,381 |
| City of Springfield (TN) | 12.42¢ | $139 | 7,696 |
| Middle Tennessee E M C | 12.47¢ | $162 | 311,520 |
| City of Winchester (TN) | 12.48¢ | $139 | 5,325 |
| City of Fayetteville | 12.49¢ | $162 | 16,729 |
| City of Sparta | 12.50¢ | $121 | 2,270 |
| City of Dayton (TN) | 12.55¢ | $136 | 9,149 |
| City of Jackson (TN) | 12.57¢ | $137 | 32,264 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.