Benton County Electric System

About Benton County Electric System

Benton County Electric System operates in 2 cities throughout Tennessee and is considered a municipally owned organization. Electricity companies must regularly report the number of customers they have to government agencies. In the most recent report the company reported 10,437 customers signed up for their services. Exactly 3 of these customers are industrial accounts, 1,844 are commercial customers and 8,590 are residential accounts. The average residential electricity rate for patrons of Benton County Electric System is roughly 13.56 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 10.33% more than the average Tennessee price of 12.29 cents and 13.28% lower than the national average of 15.64. There were a total of 202,021 megawatt hours sold via retail sales in 2022 by the supplier. The electricity sourced by Benton County Electric System is made up of primarily wholesale purchased megawatt hours, with 213,177 purchased by the company. In 2022, the supplier made 96.77% of their revenue from retail electricity sales. Their revenue from electricity related activities was $27,613,100.

The Tennessee average monthly residential electric bill is $136.85, while the Benton County Electric System average is 12.62% higher at $153.59 per month. Benton County Electric System ranks 68th in the state for average monthly bill amount. The provider is not associated with any electricity facilities and all of the megawatt hours that they sell to their customers must be purchased from other providers.