13.72¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Southwest Tennessee E M C / TN ]
Southwest Tennessee E M C electricity rates in Tennessee
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.4%
vs 2024
43,847
residential customers
+21.0%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Southwest Tennessee E M C's average effective residential rate (13.72¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.06¢ | — | 41,913 |
| 2016 | 11.14¢ | +0.7% | 42,028 |
| 2017 | 11.36¢ | +2.0% | 42,165 |
| 2018 | 11.36¢ | +0.0% | 42,226 |
| 2019 | 11.48¢ | +1.1% | 42,360 |
| 2020 | 11.34¢ | −1.2% | 42,595 |
| 2021 | 11.65¢ | +2.7% | 43,116 |
| 2022 | 12.84¢ | +10.2% | 43,337 |
| 2023 | 12.58¢ | −2.0% | 43,527 |
| 2024 | 12.90¢ | +2.5% | 43,750 |
| 2025 | 13.72¢ | +6.4% | 43,847 |
How this compares
13.22¢
Tennessee average, 2025
+3.8%
Southwest Tennessee E M C vs TN 2025 average
−20.4%
vs US 2025 average
#22
priciest in TN
Serves 9 counties in Tennessee: Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton. 48 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Southwest Tennessee E M C raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Southwest Tennessee E M C is on file with the Tennessee Public Utility Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +6.4% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Southwest Tennessee E M C charge per kWh?
Southwest Tennessee E M C's average effective residential rate was 13.72¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Tennessee's 2025 average was 13.22¢.
How much have Southwest Tennessee E M C rates gone up in five years?
+21.0% between 2020 and 2025, against +22.7% for Tennessee as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Southwest Tennessee E M C have in Tennessee?
43,847 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Chester, Crockett, Fayette, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Tennessee Public Utility Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)