Middle Tennessee Electric electricity rates
Middle Tennessee E M C, as the EIA and URDB list it
Middle Tennessee E M C's customers paid 11.8¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $148 a month for 1,261 kWh. Residential, the lowest of 2 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $1,681 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Middle Tennessee E M C plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential✓ cheapestflat rate · in effect since April 2026 | $1,680.72 | — | 14.0¢ |
| Time-of-Use Residential - NITEFLEXtime-of-use · in effect since April 2026 | $1,710.16 | +$29.44 | 14.3¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Supplemental Residential (SRS)flat rate · in effect since April 2026 · a supplemental service class | $1,885.32 | +$204.60 | 15.7¢ |
Price Middle Tennessee E M C’s plans at your own usage
The cheapest Middle Tennessee E M C plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $971.24 (Residential), dearest $985.95, a $14.71 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,680.72 (Residential), dearest $1,710.16, a $29.44 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,099.72 (Residential), dearest $3,158.61, a $58.89 spread
What Middle Tennessee E M C's customers were billed in 2024
At 1,261 kWh a month, Middle Tennessee E M C's median open plan comes to 13.7¢ per kWh, 16% above the 11.8¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Tennessee | 307,370 |
| Share of Tennessee's households | 10% |
| Average use per home | 1,261 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $148.33 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 11.8¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 13.7¢ |
Middle Tennessee E M C in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2017
Middle Tennessee E M C's Residential cost $106.21 a month under its March 2017 version and costs $140.06 under its April 2026 one, 32% more. Its biggest single step, in April 2025, added $12.32 (10%). In Tennessee, EIA's average price rose 23% between 2017 and 2025.
Every version of Residential
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | $140.06 | +$6.71 (+5.0%) | URDB |
| April 2025 | $133.35 | +$12.32 (+10.2%) | URDB |
| July 2024 | $121.03 | +$5.53 (+4.8%) | URDB |
| June 2023 | $115.50 | +$5.42 (+4.9%) | URDB |
| July 2019 | $110.08 | +$3.87 (+3.6%) | URDB |
| March 2017 | $106.21 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Middle Tennessee E M C's cheapest open plan is the 32nd-lowest, 10% less than their median of $1,877.14. It sits between Salt River Project ($1,655.24) and Avista Corp ($1,682.76).
No other utility indexed in Tennessee has a cheaper open plan; the other 2 all start higher.
Its fixed charge, $21.81 a month on Residential, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 83 of the other 99 utilities.
None of Middle Tennessee E M C's plans open to any household has a tiered step or a seasonal price in this data: a kWh costs the same however much is used and whatever the month.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour
Cheapest 3 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential — $1,680.72 a year, 14.0¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $21.81 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Time-of-Use Residential - NITEFLEX — $1,710.16 a year, 14.3¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $21.81 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Supplemental Residential (SRS) — $1,885.32 a year, 15.7¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $23.35 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: a supplemental service class.
How Middle Tennessee E M C's plans are structured
Of 3 priceable plans: 1 time-of-use, 2 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $21.81 to $23.35.
Middle Tennessee E M C's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Middle Tennessee E M C serving homes in Tennessee and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 3 of its 3 published residential schedules can be priced.
When Middle Tennessee E M C's time-of-use plans charge most
Time-of-Use Residential - NITEFLEX charges 12.8¢ a kWh every day 4 am to 10 pm, all year, against 8.8¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 75% of the year. Homes in Tennessee typically put 81% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock).
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour