Dickson, Tennessee Electric Utility

About Dickson, Tennessee Electric Utility

Dickson, Tennessee Electric Utility is a municipally owned organization operating in 8 different cities throughout Tennessee including Dickson, White Bluff, Kingston Springs, Pegram, and Charlotte. There are a total of 37,309 customer accounts who are receiving service from the supplier. These customers are made up of 79.73% residential customer accounts, 20.22% commercial locations and 0.05% industrial properties. Consumers of Dickson, Tennessee Electric Utility spend, on average, 11.70 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity, which is 4.75% below Tennessee's average price of 12.29 cents and 25.73% lower than the nationwide average of 15.76 cents. The company sold 850,000 megawatt hours by way of retail sales in 2022. The electricity sourced by the company is made up primarily of megawatt hours they acquired via the wholesale market. Of the electricity sourced by the company, whole purchased made up 100.00%. The total revenue for Dickson, Tennessee Electric Utility for 2022 from electricity sales was $99,064,600, with $96,016,000 from retail sales to end users.

The average residential electricity bill for a customer of Dickson, Tennessee Electric Utility is $144.85 per month, while the state average is $140.79. Customers of the company pay a 3.00% markup compared to other residents of Tennessee. Electricity production is not handled in house at the company, as they purchase electricity at wholesale rates from other providers to then be resold to their customers. The provider's consumers are faced with an average of 2.8 electrical outages per consumer per year. These outages last an average of 252.19 minutes, while the nationwide average is 1.45 outages per customer and 171.11 minutes each outage.