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Hamilton County, Tennessee Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Hamilton County, Tennessee Electricity Overview

Hamilton County is the 202nd most populated county in the United States, with 374,682 citizens calling the county home.

With 374,682 citizens within its borders and 19,976,229 megawatt hours produced each year, Hamilton County has a per capita production rate of 53.32 megawatt hours. This is the 6 largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the state.

The largest electricity supplier in Hamilton County by customer count is EPB.

Hamilton County produces 1.85 megawatt hours per citizen of the county from renewable fuel sources. This makes Hamilton County the 22nd highest ranking county out of 95 counties for renewable generation per capita in the state.

With total production of 19,976,229 megawatt hours, Hamilton County is ranked highest producer of electricity in the state out of 95 counties for total production.

While most counties attempt to reduce non-renewable fuel sources, Hamilton County's non-renewable fuel use in their power plants has increased by 2.40% during the course of the previous year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    5,311,592 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    14.18 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    19,976,229 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    694,563 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    19,281,666 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    53.32 MWh

Recent Energy News in Chattanooga

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Chattanooga Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

11.92¢ per kWh

  • 2.46% lower than last month
  • 4.69% lower than February last year
  • 0.45% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 26.84% lower than the US average
  • 132nd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 53 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 36 since February last year
  • 5,671st in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,157 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 19 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

12¢ per kWh

  • 0.41% lower than last month
  • 2.86% lower than February last year
  • 2.8% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 29.17% lower than the US average
  • 88th in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 22 since February last year
  • 3,902nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 104 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,318 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$175.58 per month

  • 4.73% higher than last month
  • 13.66% higher than February last year
  • 2.83% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 40.05% higher than the US average
  • 156th in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 128 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 81 since February last year
  • 24,478th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 6,867 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,385 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$129.53 per month

  • 1.38% higher than last month
  • 6.81% lower than February last year
  • 12.64% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 2.26% lower than the US average
  • 21st in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 11 since February last year
  • 12,639th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 911 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,620 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

11.95¢ per kWh

  • 1.06% lower than last month
  • 3.22% lower than February last year
  • 5.3% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 12.24% lower than the US average
  • 82nd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 21 since February last year
  • 11,166th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3,156 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,697 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

11.62¢ per kWh

  • 0.28% lower than last month
  • 3.15% lower than February last year
  • 6.86% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 17.7% lower than the US average
  • 70th in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 11,481st in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 648 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 189 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$840.3 per month

  • 3.98% higher than last month
  • 3.02% higher than February last year
  • 53.96% higher than the Tennessee average
  • 49.77% lower than the US average
  • 243rd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 13 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 22,778th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,378 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 274 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$817.26 per month

  • 0.25% higher than last month
  • 2.32% lower than February last year
  • 44.75% higher than the Tennessee average
  • 50.24% lower than the US average
  • 242nd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 20,848th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 78 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 714 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

6.76¢ per kWh

  • 4.41% higher than last month
  • 3.03% lower than February last year
  • 0.2% higher than the Tennessee average
  • 31.44% lower than the US average
  • 193rd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 113 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 117 since February last year
  • 7,237th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,684 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,494 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

6.47¢ per kWh

  • 0.27% lower than last month
  • 9.14% lower than February last year
  • 4.24% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 36.55% lower than the US average
  • 92nd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 8 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since February last year
  • 3,222nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 461 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,397 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$100,031.25 per month

  • 10.37% higher than last month
  • 2.42% lower than February last year
  • 1.99% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 226.31% higher than the US average
  • 106th in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 38 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 8 since February last year
  • 24,060th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 90 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 247 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$97,888.25 per month

  • 0.21% lower than last month
  • 8.92% lower than February last year
  • 8.67% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 187.16% higher than the US average
  • 93rd in the state out of 276 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 21 since February last year
  • 23,974th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank is the same since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 27 since February last year

Chattanooga Electricity Production and Emission Data

Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

885 MWh

  • 39.15% higher than last month
  • 58.89% higher than February last year
  • 98.87% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 96.18% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 21 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 579th in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 18 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 50 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from All

939.77 MWh

  • 4.24% higher than last month
  • 98.05% lower than February last year
  • 98.58% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 96.35% lower than the US average
  • 10th in the state out of 21 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since February last year
  • 597th in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 358 since February last year

Average Electricity Production from Solar Fuel Types for February, 2024

885 MWh

  • 39.15% higher than last month
  • 58.89% higher than February last year
  • 32.63% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 60.83% lower than the US average
  • 3rd in the state out of 9 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 154th in the US out of 1,204 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 66 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from Solar

939.77 MWh

  • 4.24% higher than last month
  • 13.65% lower than February last year
  • 18.59% lower than the Tennessee average
  • 47.96% lower than the US average
  • 3rd in the state out of 9 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 148th in the US out of 1,204 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 10 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 85 since February last year

Chattanooga, TN Electricity Overview

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Inhabitants who call Chattanooga home spend, on average, 11.96 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity , which is lower than both the state and the United States average prices of 12.20 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The city's use of renewable fuels for electricity generation amounts to 3.77 megawatt hours per capita. The city produces 694,563 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of their total production, from sustainable fuels

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Chattanooga averages 3,095.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use. A total of 569,877,324.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city. Around 97.90% of Chattanooga's electricity is generated using Conventional Hydroelectric. Chattanooga has 3 electricity producing plants in the city. This is the 2nd highest number of plants within a city in Tennessee.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chattanooga

Chattanooga residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.139/kWh$0.104/kWh$197.04/mo.$89.51/mo.
141st11.96¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Chattanooga
23rd$129.52Average residential monthly electricity bill for Chattanooga Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Chattanooga, Tennessee

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
EPBBUNDLED11.96129.522,083,320249,173,000

Zips with electric coverage in Chattanooga, Tennessee include: 37421, 37343, 37363, 37379, 37415, 37412, 37405, 37411, 37377, 37416, 37406 and 11 other zip code(s).

East Ridge, TN Electricity Overview

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Inhabitants who call East Ridge home spend, on average, 11.96 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity , which is lower than both the state and the United States average prices of 12.20 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. EPB sells an estimated 78,928.37 megawatt hours in the city per year, which is more than any other electricity supplier. The electricity grid in the city has an average of 0.7 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting around 93.34 minutes per outage. The US averages of these two data points are 1.27 outages a year and 137.24 minutes each outage.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. East Ridge averages 4,218.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use. This results in a total emissions amount from electricity use of 92,677,262.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city has no electricity production sources, resulting in the need to import the 311,410.08 megawatt hours the residents consume annually.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Ridge

East Ridge residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.139/kWh$0.104/kWh$197.04/mo.$89.51/mo.
141st11.96¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of East Ridge
23rd$129.52Average residential monthly electricity bill for East Ridge Residents

Electric Companies With Service in East Ridge, Tennessee

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
EPBBUNDLED11.96129.522,083,320249,173,000

Zips with electric coverage in East Ridge, Tennessee include: 30741, 37412, 37411, 37404

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Soddy-Daisy, TN Electricity Overview

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Inhabitants who call Soddy-Daisy home spend, on average, 11.96 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity , which is lower than both the state and the United States average prices of 12.20 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. EPB sells an estimated 229,810.05 megawatt hours in the city per year, which is more than any other electricity supplier. The electricity grid in the city has an average of 0.7 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting around 93.34 minutes per outage. The US averages of these two data points are 1.27 outages a year and 137.24 minutes each outage.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Soddy-Daisy averages 4,218.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use. This results in a total emissions amount from electricity use of 55,225,809.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city has no electricity production sources, resulting in the need to import the 185,567.35 megawatt hours the residents consume annually.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Soddy-Daisy

Soddy-Daisy residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.139/kWh$0.104/kWh$197.04/mo.$89.51/mo.
141st11.96¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Soddy-Daisy
23rd$129.52Average residential monthly electricity bill for Soddy-Daisy Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
EPBBUNDLED11.96129.522,083,320249,173,000

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Electricity Production in Hamilton County, Tennessee

Power Plants in Hamilton County, Tennessee

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Hamilton County TN Nuclear 19,281,666
Chattanooga TN Conventional Hydroelectric 679,971
Volkswagen Solar SystemSR Enterprise South (100.00%)
Chattanooga TN Solar 11,660
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport SolarChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (100.00%)
Chattanooga TN Solar 2,932

Hamilton County, Tennessee Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Hamilton County citizens average 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 2955th worst in the US in this category. At 0 kilograms per person and 374,682 citizens in the county, the county emits 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This is the 89th worst rank in the state for total pollution. Electricity generating facilities in the county mainly use Nuclear, which makes up 19,281,666 megawatt hours (or 96.52%) of the fuel used for electricity production in the county. Secondary fuels used in electricity production include Conventional Hydroelectric at 3.40% and Solar at 0.07% of production. Hamilton County has the 679th highest electricity producing plants of any county in the country, with 4 total plants.

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96.52%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
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3.40%
SOLAR
Solar
0.07%

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for electricity providers in Hamilton County is 5.56%. This includes data from 3 suppliers, including EPB, Volunteer Electric Cooperative, and Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative. With a nationwide average energy loss of 2.87%, Hamilton County is ranked as the 2257th best county in the United States for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Hamilton County:

  • Chattanooga, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Collegedale, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • East Ridge, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Lakesite, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Lookout Mountain, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Red Bank, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Ridgeside, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Signal Mountain, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%
  • Walden, Tennessee:
    • EPB: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

Which electricity companies offer service in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1EPB157,436
2Volunteer Electric Cooperative4,215
3Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative727

How many electric companies offer service in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

There are 3 electricity companies offering service in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Hamilton County, Tennessee?

The largest electricity company in Hamilton County, Tennessee by megawatt hours sold is EPB.

How many power plants are within Hamilton County, Tennessee?

Hamilton County, Tennessee is home to 4 active power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2024-05-13