Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Gibson Electric Membership Corporation, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
32 thousand
32,014 homes
Average price
13.74 cents
Tennessee average 13.22
Average bill
$180.48
Per month at 1,314 kWh
Price rank
48 of 60
Lowest to highest in Tennessee
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation rates and average bill
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation reported 32,014 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,314 kWh a month on average at 13.74 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, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation ranks 48 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Membership Corporation | 13.74 | 1,314 | $180.48 |
| Tennessee (all utilities) | 13.22 | 1,180 | $156.03 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Figures cover all of Gibson Electric Membership Corporation's states together. A utility with a large territory can have different rates in different places.
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 Gibson Electric Membership Corporation has distribution equipment. That covers 13 counties in Tennessee, Kentucky. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Tennessee (9 counties)
Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, Obion, Weakley
Kentucky (4 counties)
Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman
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Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Gibson Electric Membership Corporation 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 Gibson Electric Membership Corporation 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.
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative based in Tennessee, and it also reports customers in 1 other state.
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation compared with Tennessee
Tennessee has 80 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Gibson Electric Membership Corporation is 22nd by size and serves about 0.92% of the state's homes. Among 19 other cooperatives in Tennessee, the median price is 13.59 cents per kWh, so Gibson Electric Membership Corporation at 13.74 cents is about the same as its peers. At $180.48 a month, an average Gibson Electric Membership Corporation home pays about $293 a year more than the Tennessee average of $156.03, and uses 133 kWh a month more. Gibson Electric Membership Corporation reports customers in 2 states, and this profile uses its largest, Tennessee, for comparisons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 32,014 | 13.74 |
| City of Jackson | Municipal | 32,264 | 12.57 |
| Columbia Power System | Municipal | 32,032 | 12.73 |
| City of Dickson | Municipal | 31,000 | 13.00 |
| Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,743 | 12.83 |
| Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,485 | 14.24 |
See every one on the electric companies in Tennessee page.
Official site and where to get help
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Gibson Electric Membership Corporation questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Gibson Electric Membership Corporation?
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.74 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,314 kWh a month and an average bill of $180.48 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Tennessee average was 13.22 cents.
How many customers does Gibson Electric Membership Corporation have?
EIA reports about 32,014 residential customers for Gibson Electric Membership Corporation in 2025.
Who regulates Gibson Electric Membership Corporation?
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.