Appalachian Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Appalachian Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 44,280 homes in Tennessee. In 2025, its average home used 1,262 kWh a month and paid $171.42 (13.6¢ per kWh), more than the Tennessee average of $156.03.
- Electric cooperative
- 44,280 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Appalachian Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Tennessee | 44,280 |
| Average home bill | $171.42 a month (Tennessee average $156.03) |
| Average price | 13.6¢ per kWh (Tennessee average 13.2¢) |
| Average home use | 1,262 kWh a month (Tennessee average 1,180) |
| Business customers | 13.7¢ per kWh, average bill $389.78 a month (7,841 businesses; Tennessee business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.7 outages and 215 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 3.2 outages and 301 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Tennessee utility, 134 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Sevier |
Price rank: Appalachian Electric Cooperative has the 57th lowest average price of the 84 Tennessee utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Appalachian Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)Bill calculator on this site | 196,674 | $153.38 | 13.8¢ |
| Sevier County Electric System | 36,001 | $141.60 | 12.1¢ |
| Holston Electric Cooperative | 25,947 | $165.87 | 14.0¢ |
| Powell Valley Electric Cooperative | 21,217 | $131.86 | 12.2¢ |
| City of Newport | 20,003 | $165.83 | 15.1¢ |
| City of Morristown | 13,571 | $146.44 | 13.4¢ |
Appalachian Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Appalachian Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Appalachian Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Appalachian Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Tennessee Public Utility Commission
- The average electric bill in Tennessee, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Appalachian Electric Cooperative electric bill (TN)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,262 kWh a month and paid $171.42 (13.6¢ per kWh), more than the Tennessee average of $156.03.
How often does the power go out with Appalachian Electric Cooperative (TN)?
In 2025, the average Appalachian Electric Cooperative customer had 2.7 outages and 215 minutes without power, not counting major storms (3.2 outages and 301 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Appalachian Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.