Comparison of electricity rates: TVA and selected utilities

Power rates (¢/kWh) 2013 2009 2004
TVA all-in rates (total revenue ÷ no. kWh sold) 6.8 6.9 4.5
TVA+PD all-in rates 8.8 8.6 5.9
Residential (average rate, TN) 10.1 9.3 6.9
Commercial (average rate, TN) 10.2 9.5 7.1
Industrial (average rate, TN) 6.5 6.7 4.5
Residential Commercial Industrial
TVA power distributors (PD)
EPB (Electric Power Board of Chattanooga) 10.0 9.8 6.8
Hunt (Huntsville Utilities) 9.3 9.1 8.0
KUB (Knoxville Utility Board) 9.9 9.8 5.8
MLGW (Memphis Light, Gas, and Water) 9.4 9.6
NES (Nashville Electric Service) 10.4 9.8 6.7
Average TVA power distributors 9.8 9.6 6.8
Selected non-TVA power companies
AL Pco (Southern Co.) Alabama Power Company 11.6 10.6 6.0
GA Pco (Southern Co.) Georgia Power Company 11.9 9.7 6.0
MS Pco (Southern Co.) Mississippi Power Company 12.3 10.1 6.5
Dominion Carolinas (Dominion Resources) 10.7 8.7 5.6
Duke Carolinas (Duke Energy) 10.1 8.0 5.6
E MS (Entergy) Entergy Mississippi 9.4 9.1 6.3
FPL (Florida Power & Light) 10.4 8.6 6.9
Average privately owned power companies 10.9 9.3 6.1
Economic Policy Institute

Source: EPB (2014); EIA (2014)

View the underlying data on epi.org.