City of Newport: electric rates and average bill
City of Newport is a city utility that serves 20,003 homes in Tennessee. In 2025, its average home used 1,102 kWh a month and paid $165.83 (15.1¢ per kWh), more than the Tennessee average of $156.03.
- City utility
- 20,003 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Newport at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Tennessee | 20,003 |
| Average home bill | $165.83 a month (Tennessee average $156.03) |
| Average price | 15.1¢ per kWh (Tennessee average 13.2¢) |
| Average home use | 1,102 kWh a month (Tennessee average 1,180) |
| Business customers | 15.3¢ per kWh, average bill $449.30 a month (3,667 businesses; Tennessee business rates) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier |
Price rank: City of Newport has the 82nd 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 City of Newport. 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¢ |
| Appalachian Electric Cooperative | 44,280 | $171.42 | 13.6¢ |
| Sevier County Electric System | 36,001 | $141.60 | 12.1¢ |
| French Broad Electric Membership Corporation | 1,003 | $125.91 | 16.4¢ |
City of Newport rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Newport yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the City of Newport 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.
- City of Newport 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 City of Newport electric bill (TN)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,102 kWh a month and paid $165.83 (15.1¢ per kWh), more than the Tennessee average of $156.03.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Newport. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.