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Residential customers
30 thousand
29,740 homes
Average price
13.34 cents
Tennessee average 13.22
Average bill
$149.15
Per month at 1,118 kWh
Price rank
34 of 60
Lowest to highest in Tennessee
City of Cleveland rates and average bill
City of Cleveland reported 29,740 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,118 kWh a month on average at 13.34 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 60 Tennessee utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, City of Cleveland ranks 34 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cleveland | 13.34 | 1,118 | $149.15 |
| Tennessee (all utilities) | 13.22 | 1,180 | $156.03 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where City of Cleveland has distribution equipment. That covers 1 county in Tennessee. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Tennessee (1 county)
Bradley
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Reliability
For 2025, City of Cleveland reported an average of 36 minutes without power per customer and 0.75 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 49 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
City of Cleveland had about 91 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Tennessee figure across its utilities was 147 minutes. One interruption lasting 49 minutes and 0.75 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 36 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. City of Cleveland does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA does not show residential net-metered solar for City of Cleveland in 2025. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Tennessee Public Utility Commission.
City of Cleveland is a municipal utility based in Tennessee.
City of Cleveland compared with Tennessee
Of the 80 utilities listed for Tennessee, City of Cleveland is the 28th largest by homes, at roughly 0.93% of the state total. Among 58 other municipal utilities in Tennessee, the median price is 12.76 cents per kWh, so City of Cleveland at 13.34 cents is 0.58 cents above its peers. At $149.15 a month, an average City of Cleveland home pays about $83 a year less than the Tennessee average of $156.03, and uses 62 kWh a month less. City of Cleveland lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Tennessee with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Tennessee utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cleveland | Municipal | 29,740 | 13.34 |
| City of Bristol | Municipal | 30,081 | 11.54 |
| Caney Fork Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 29,863 | 13.60 |
| City of Alcoa Utilities | Municipal | 28,498 | 12.99 |
| Mountain Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 27,882 | 13.13 |
| Powell Valley Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 27,788 | 12.20 |
See every one on the electric companies in Tennessee page.
Official site and where to get help
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City of Cleveland questions
What is the average residential electric rate for City of Cleveland?
City of Cleveland residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.34 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,118 kWh a month and an average bill of $149.15 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Tennessee average was 13.22 cents.
How many customers does City of Cleveland have?
EIA reports about 29,740 residential customers for City of Cleveland in 2025.
Who regulates City of Cleveland?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for Tennessee on the Tennessee state page.
How reliable is City of Cleveland?
For 2025, City of Cleveland reported an average of 36 minutes of outage per customer and 0.75 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.