Johnson City: electric rates and average bill
Johnson City is a city utility that serves 72,729 homes in Tennessee. In 2025, its average home used 1,184 kWh a month and paid $156.46 (13.2¢ per kWh), about the same as the Tennessee average of $156.03.
- City utility
- 72,729 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Johnson City at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Tennessee | 72,729 |
| Average home bill | $156.46 a month (Tennessee average $156.03) |
| Average price | 13.2¢ per kWh (Tennessee average 13.2¢) |
| Average home use | 1,184 kWh a month (Tennessee average 1,180) |
| Business customers | 12.1¢ per kWh, average bill $622.22 a month (11,963 businesses; Tennessee business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.9 outages and 100 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.9 outages and 101 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Tennessee utility, 134 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Carter, Greene, Sullivan, Washington |
Price rank: Johnson City has the 50th 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 Johnson City. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport Power | 43,364 | $158.45 | 12.3¢ |
| City of Greeneville | 32,686 | $157.90 | 12.7¢ |
| City of Bristol | 30,081 | $149.60 | 11.5¢ |
| City of Elizabethton | 23,381 | $143.05 | 12.3¢ |
| Mountain Electric Cooperative | 12,388 | $134.70 | 13.1¢ |
| Town of Erwin | 7,669 | $134.62 | 13.1¢ |
Johnson City rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Johnson City yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Johnson City 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.
- Johnson City 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 Johnson City electric bill (TN)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,184 kWh a month and paid $156.46 (13.2¢ per kWh), about the same as the Tennessee average of $156.03.
How often does the power go out with Johnson City (TN)?
In 2025, the average Johnson City customer had 0.9 outages and 100 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.9 outages and 101 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Johnson City. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.