Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation: electric rates and average bill
Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative that serves 101,734 homes in Tennessee. In 2025, its average home used 1,437 kWh a month and paid $197.71 (13.8¢ per kWh), more than the Tennessee average of $156.03.
- Electric cooperative
- 101,734 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Tennessee | 101,734 |
| Average home bill | $197.71 a month (Tennessee average $156.03) |
| Average price | 13.8¢ per kWh (Tennessee average 13.2¢) |
| Average home use | 1,437 kWh a month (Tennessee average 1,180) |
| Business customers | 13.5¢ per kWh, average bill $555.40 a month (11,971 businesses; Tennessee business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.3 outages and 171 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.7 outages and 221 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 | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner |
Price rank: Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation has the 67th 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 Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Electric ServiceBill calculator on this site | 424,808 | $146.00 | 14.0¢ |
| City of Clarksville | 77,509 | $159.41 | 13.7¢ |
| City of Dickson | 31,000 | $164.87 | 13.0¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | 25,085 | $168.04 | 12.9¢ |
| City of Gallatin | 23,744 | $136.96 | 12.8¢ |
| City of Springfield | 7,696 | $138.51 | 12.4¢ |
Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation website. 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.
- Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation 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 Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation electric bill (TN)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,437 kWh a month and paid $197.71 (13.8¢ per kWh), more than the Tennessee average of $156.03.
How often does the power go out with Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (TN)?
In 2025, the average Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation customer had 2.3 outages and 171 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.7 outages and 221 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.