Meigs County, Tennessee Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Meigs County, Tennessee Electricity Overview
Volunteer Electric Cooperative is the largest electricity provider in Meigs County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.
Meigs County has no electricity production sources and must import all of the electricity used in the county.
While the national average residential rate of electricity is 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, Meigs County's average price is 26.49% below that at 11.77 cents per kilowatt hour.
Meigs County is the 21st highest polluting county in Tennessee based on emissions per capita.
Meigs County is the 2314th largest county by population in the country, with 12,622 residents calling the county home.
Emitting 53,046,852.09 kilograms of CO2 gases, Meigs County has the 75th highest pollution level due to electricity consumption out of 95 counties in Tennessee.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
177,893 MWh
Consumption per Capita
14.09 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
53,046,852 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,202.73 kg
Recent Energy News in Decatur
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,653 positions to 3,392nd, from last year's value of 5,045th
- In Decatur, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,530 positions to 5,455th, from last month's value of 3,925th
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 135 positions to 3,392nd, from last month's value of 3,527th
- In Decatur, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 177 positions to 5,455th, from last year's value of 5,632nd
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 27 positions to 56th, from last year's value of 83rd
- In Decatur, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 25 positions to 56th, from last month's value of 31st
- In Decatur, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 16 positions to 56th, from last year's value of 72nd
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 2.5% to 11.78 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.08 ¢ / kWh
- In Decatur, the residential electricity rate decreased by 2.13% to 11.56 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.81 ¢ / kWh
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.18% to 11.78 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.8 ¢ / kWh
- In Decatur, the residential electricity rate increased by 0.37% to 11.56 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.52 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 425 positions to 2,484th, from last month's value of 2,059th
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 338 positions to 2,484th, from last year's value of 2,146th
- In Decatur, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 415 positions to 2,202nd, from last month's value of 2,617th
- In Decatur, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 297 positions to 2,202nd, from last year's value of 1,905th
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 7.74% to $271.41, from last year's value of $294.17
- In Decatur, the commercial electricity bill increased by 13.61% to $294.91, from last month's value of $259.58
- In Decatur, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.03% to $294.91, from last year's value of $294.99
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0% to $271.41, from last month's value of $271.42
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 928 positions to 2,663rd, from last month's value of 1,735th
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 859 positions to 2,663rd, from last year's value of 1,804th
- In Decatur, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,895 positions to 5,621st, from last year's value of 3,726th
- In Decatur, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,350 positions to 5,621st, from last month's value of 4,271st
- In Decatur, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 63 positions to 109th, from last year's value of 46th
- In Decatur, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 67 positions to 109th, from last month's value of 42nd
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 4.03% to 6.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.33 ¢ / kWh
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 4 positions to 46th, from last year's value of 42nd
- In Decatur, the industrial electricity rate increased by 8.6% to 6.5 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 5.99 ¢ / kWh
- In Decatur, the industrial electricity rate increased by 4.75% to 6.5 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.21 ¢ / kWh
- In Decatur, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.41% to 6.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.05 ¢ / kWh
Decatur Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
11.56¢ per kWh
- 0.37% higher than last month
- 2.13% lower than January last year
- 3.79% lower than the Tennessee average
- 25.95% lower than the US average
- 56th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 25 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 16 since January last year
- 5,455th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,530 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 177 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
11.78¢ per kWh
- 0.18% lower than last month
- 2.5% lower than January last year
- 5.09% lower than the Tennessee average
- 30.61% lower than the US average
- 56th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 27 since January last year
- 3,392nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 135 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,653 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$200.73 per month
- 33.73% higher than last month
- 8.96% higher than January last year
- 2.57% lower than the Tennessee average
- 32.96% higher than the US average
- 136th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has increased by 13 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 23,390th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,384 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 31 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$134.51 per month
- 1.03% higher than last month
- 7.75% lower than January last year
- 9.05% lower than the Tennessee average
- 1.39% higher than the US average
- 80th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 10 since January last year
- 13,737th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 12 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,029 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
12.42¢ per kWh
- 0.66% higher than last month
- 1.77% lower than January last year
- 1.89% lower than the Tennessee average
- 6.9% lower than the US average
- 123rd in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 8 since January last year
- 15,617th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,659 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,812 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
12.29¢ per kWh
- 0.15% lower than last month
- 2.17% lower than January last year
- 2.02% lower than the Tennessee average
- 13.2% lower than the US average
- 115th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 26 since January last year
- 12,961st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 113 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,959 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$294.91 per month
- 13.61% higher than last month
- 0.03% lower than January last year
- 49.53% lower than the Tennessee average
- 81.9% lower than the US average
- 27th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 2,202nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 415 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 297 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$271.41 per month
- 0% lower than last month
- 7.74% lower than January last year
- 52.03% lower than the Tennessee average
- 83.42% lower than the US average
- 27th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 2,484th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 425 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 338 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
6.5¢ per kWh
- 8.6% higher than last month
- 4.75% higher than January last year
- 5.73% lower than the Tennessee average
- 33.82% lower than the US average
- 109th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 67 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 63 since January last year
- 5,621st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,350 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,895 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.07¢ per kWh
- 0.41% higher than last month
- 4.03% lower than January last year
- 10.91% lower than the Tennessee average
- 40.63% lower than the US average
- 46th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since January last year
- 2,663rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 928 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 859 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$114,000 per month
- 1.01% lower than last month
- 25.38% lower than January last year
- 13.09% higher than the Tennessee average
- 238.16% higher than the US average
- 229th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has increased by 26 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 36 since January last year
- 24,761st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 58 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 777 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$132,148.15 per month
- 2.39% lower than last month
- 20.13% lower than January last year
- 22.32% higher than the Tennessee average
- 286.27% higher than the US average
- 235th in the state out of 276 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 30 since January last year
- 25,399th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 13 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 265 since January last year
Decatur, TN Electricity Overview
Decatur's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 11.77 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, thankfully, 26.49% less than the average national electricity price of 16.01 cents. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Volunteer Electric Cooperative. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $134.53 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.02.
Releasing 7,737,225.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, Decatur ranks 221st highest out of 505 cities in Tennessee for total emissions from electricity use. This total results in 4,202.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, ranking the city 57th worst in Tennessee for pollution per capita from electricity use. The city is home to zero power plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Decatur
Decatur residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Decatur, Tennessee
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Volunteer Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.77 | 134.53 | 1,411,396 | 166,082,000 |
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Meigs County, Tennessee Details
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Meigs County, Tennessee?
By total megawatt hours sold, Volunteer Electric Cooperative is the largest electricity supplier in Meigs County, Tennessee.
Which electricity companies offer service in Meigs County, Tennessee?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Volunteer Electric Cooperative | 9,197 |