Electricity in Shelby County, Tennessee
1 electric utility serves homes in Shelby County, Tennessee: MLGW. The average MLGW home paid $151.19 a month in 2025 (13.2¢ per kWh). This page covers 3 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Bartlett to Germantown.
- 3 cities
- 1 utility
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Shelby County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Tennessee | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLGWCity utility · bill calculator | 385,015 | $151.191,142 kWh, 13.2¢ | — |
The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Tennessee average was $156.03 a month.
Cities in Shelby County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett | 56,416 | — | 1,409 |
| Collierville | 51,909 | — | 1,410 |
| Germantown | 40,001 | — | 1,412 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Shelby County?
1 electric utility serves homes in Shelby County, Tennessee: MLGW. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Shelby County are on this page?
Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).