Tennessee

The Volunteer State

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TN Utilities

IOU, Municipal, Cooperative, Retail Energy Suppliers, Wholesale

 Tennessee Consumer Choice: No Deregulation

Utility: Consumers in Tennessee may not choose their energy supplier.

Tennessee Electric Choice: No. Consumers in Tennessee may not choose their electric supplier. 

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Tennessee Gas Choice: Partly. Qualified large commercial and industrial users of natural gas may be able to choose their natural gas provider in Tennessee

Deregulated Gas Year Electric Year

Tennessee No N/A No N/A Competitive gas service is available for commercial and industrial customers who average more than 500 therms/day of gas use in the Piedmont service area.

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STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO

Tennessee SERC, RFC Eastern None

Region: Southeast

Tennessee Population: 6,829,174 People/ Land Mile: 165.6

Square Miles: 42,144 Land Miles: 41,235 Water Miles: 909

Yearly Values:

Net Generation 81,554,917 MWH Retail Sales 102,911,183 MWH Gas 403.5 trillion Btu 

Counties TN Zip Codes TN Utility Zip Codes

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NERC Authority: SERC, RFC

FERC Authority: Southeast Natural Gas Region

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Electric Retail Average:  9.6 cents/kWh (Ave)

Tennessee Power Mix

 U.S. Commodity Sources 2019: 

Nuclear: 43.7%

Coal: 22.9%

Natural gas: 20.3%

Hydro: 11.3%

Solar PV: 0.4%

Biomass: 1.1%

 2013 U.S. Commodity Sources: 

Nuclear: 36%

Coal: 41%

Natural gas: 6%

Hydro: 15%

TN Solar: Net Metering, Tax Credits, Solar Rebates

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State Rebates:

State Contacts:

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State Links:

State Authorities:

Tennessee Regulatory Authority

Tennessee Consumer Advocate

REP Contacts: 

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