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 9,856 customers signed up for their services. Exactly 3 of these customers are industrial accounts, 1,902 are commercial customers and 7,951 are residential accounts. The average residential electricity rate for patrons of Benton County Electric System is roughly 14.50 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 13.29% more than the average Tennessee price of 12.80 cents and 10.60% lower than the national average of 16.22. There were a total of 191,666 megawatt hours sold via retail sales in 2023 by the supplier. The electricity sourced by Benton County Electric System is made up of primarily wholesale purchased megawatt hours, with 202,598 purchased by the company. In 2023, the supplier made 96.26% of their revenue from retail electricity sales. Their revenue from electricity related activities was $26,155,600.

The Tennessee average monthly residential electric bill is $154.84, while the Benton County Electric System average is 17.98% higher at $180.61 per month. Benton County Electric System ranks 66th 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.