Electricity rates — Nashville Electric Service
Nashville Electric Service's customers paid 13.5¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $138 a month for 1,021 kWh. RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh), the one open plan at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $1,850 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Nashville Electric Service plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh)✓ cheapestpriced by season · in effect since March 2026 | $1,850.36 | — | 15.4¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| RS Residential Service (Less than 500 kWh)priced by season · in effect since March 2026 · needs a household using under 500 kWh a month | $1,757.60 | −$92.76 | 14.6¢ |
| RS Residential Service (2000 kWh - 4000kWh)priced by season · in effect since March 2026 · needs a household using 2,000 to 4,000 kWh a month | $1,946.36 | +$96.00 | 16.2¢ |
| RS Residential Service (4000 kWh - 6000kWh)priced by season · in effect since March 2026 · needs a household using 4,000 to 6,000 kWh a month | $2,021.36 | +$171.00 | 16.8¢ |
| RS Residential Service (Over 6000kWh)priced by season · in effect since March 2026 · needs a household using over 6,000 kWh a month | $2,093.84 | +$243.48 | 17.4¢ |
Price Nashville Electric Service’s plans at your own usage
What the one Nashville Electric Service plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $1,070.96 (RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh)), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $1,850.36 (RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh)), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $3,409.24 (RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh)), the one plan ranked here
What Nashville Electric Service's customers were billed in 2024
At 1,021 kWh a month, Nashville Electric Service's median open plan comes to 15.4¢ per kWh, 14% above the 13.5¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Municipal |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Tennessee | 417,640 |
| Share of Tennessee's households | 13% |
| Average use per home | 1,021 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $137.51 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 13.5¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 15.4¢ |
Nashville Electric Service in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh) bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2018
Nashville Electric Service's RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh) cost $124.21 a month under its May 2018 version, filed then as RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 4000kWh), and costs $154.20 under its March 2026 one, 24% more. Its biggest single step, in March 2023, added $19.44 (17%). In Tennessee, EIA's average price rose 23% between 2018 and 2025.
Every version of RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh)
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | $154.20 | +$8.10 (+5.5%) | URDB |
| March 2025 | $146.10 | +$14.33 (+10.9%) | URDB |
| July 2024 | $131.77 | −$1.11 (−0.8%) | URDB |
| March 2023 | $132.88 | +$19.44 (+17.1%) | URDB |
| August 2019as RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 4000kWh) | $113.44 | −$10.77 (−8.7%) | URDB |
| May 2018as RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 4000kWh) | $124.21 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Nashville Electric Service's cheapest open plan is the 48th-lowest, about the same as their median of $1,877.14. It sits between City of Memphis, Tennessee (Utility Company) ($1,826.45) and Tucson Electric Power Co ($1,864.19).
In Tennessee it is the dearest of the 3 utilities indexed; Middle Tennessee E M C starts lowest, at $1,680.72.
Its fixed charge, $24.29 a month on RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh), is higher than on the cheapest plan of 88 of the other 99 utilities.
RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 0.6¢ more in June to September than in April, May, October, and November, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $157.38 in its dearest month against $151.48 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes with the month
Cheapest 5 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
RS Residential Service (500 kWh - 2000kWh) — $1,850.36 a year, 15.4¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $24.29 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2026.
RS Residential Service (Less than 500 kWh) — $1,757.60 a year, 14.6¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $16.56 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2026. Restricted: needs a household using under 500 kWh a month.
RS Residential Service (2000 kWh - 4000kWh) — $1,946.36 a year, 16.2¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $32.29 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2026. Restricted: needs a household using 2,000 to 4,000 kWh a month.
RS Residential Service (4000 kWh - 6000kWh) — $2,021.36 a year, 16.8¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $38.54 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2026. Restricted: needs a household using 4,000 to 6,000 kWh a month.
RS Residential Service (Over 6000kWh) — $2,093.84 a year, 17.4¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $44.58 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2026. Restricted: needs a household using over 6,000 kWh a month.
How Nashville Electric Service's plans are structured
Of 5 priceable plans: 5 priced by season.
Fixed monthly charges run from $16.56 to $44.58.
Nashville Electric Service's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Nashville Electric Service serving homes in Tennessee and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 5 of its 5 published residential schedules can be priced.