City of Lenoir Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Tennessee)

Data through April 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated July 21, 2026

As of April 2026, City of Lenoir's residential customers in Tennessee paid an average effective rate of 14.57¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $140.5, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 0.4¢ below the Tennessee average of 14.94¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.83¢/kWh.

Average rate
14.57¢/kWh
+8.0% year over year
Average bill
$140.5
+10.0% year over year
Average usage
964 kWh/mo
vs 917 TN average
Residential customers
64,412
Municipal

Rate trend vs the Tennessee average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
May 202513.06126.36968
June 202513.29163.11227
July 202512.68216.441707
August 202512.59214.511704
September 202512.73165.011296
October 202512.7133.881054
November 202513.03122.92943
December 202512.81148.771161
January 202612.87160.761249
February 202612.63191.71518
March 202615.26139.27912
April 202614.57140.5964

City of Lenoir vs Tennessee vs the U.S.

City of LenoirTennesseeU.S. average
Rate (April 2026)14.57¢/kWh14.94¢/kWh18.83¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$140.5$137.02$127.71
Average monthly usage964 kWh917 kWh678 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+8.0%+7.4%+7.3%

Estimate a bill at City of Lenoir rates

1,000 kWh × 14.57¢ ≈ $145.70

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at City of Lenoir's average effective rate of 14.57¢/kWh is about $145.70. The utility's actual average usage is 964 kWh/month, which produces the $140.5 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Tennessee rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.