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Residential customers
31 thousand
30,743 homes
Average price
12.83 cents
Tennessee average 13.22
Average bill
$175.54
Per month at 1,368 kWh
Price rank
22 of 60
Lowest to highest in Tennessee
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative rates and average bill
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative reported 30,743 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,368 kWh a month on average at 12.83 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, Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative ranks 22 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative | 12.83 | 1,368 | $175.54 |
| 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 Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 3 counties in Tennessee. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Tennessee (3 counties)
Blount, Loudon, Monroe
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Reliability
For 2025, Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative reported an average of 433 minutes without power per customer and 2.35 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 185 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative had about 306 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Tennessee figure across its utilities was 147 minutes. One interruption lasting 185 minutes and 2.35 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 433 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. Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative 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 Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative in 2025. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Tennessee Public Utility Commission.
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Tennessee.
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative compared with Tennessee
Tennessee has 80 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative is 24th by size and serves about 0.96% of the state's homes. Among 19 other cooperatives in Tennessee, the median price is 13.60 cents per kWh, so Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative at 12.83 cents is 0.77 cents below its peers. Over a year, the typical Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative bill runs about $234 above the state average, with monthly use 188 kWh higher. Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 3 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,743 | 12.83 |
| Gibson Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 32,014 | 13.74 |
| City of Dickson | Municipal | 31,000 | 13.00 |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,485 | 14.24 |
| City of Bristol | Municipal | 30,081 | 11.54 |
| Caney Fork Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 29,863 | 13.60 |
See every one on the electric companies in Tennessee page.
Official site and where to get help
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Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative?
Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.83 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,368 kWh a month and an average bill of $175.54 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Tennessee average was 13.22 cents.
How many customers does Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 30,743 residential customers for Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Tennessee on the Tennessee state page.
How reliable is Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative?
For 2025, Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative reported an average of 433 minutes of outage per customer and 2.35 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.