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Public power utilities in Tennessee

61 public power utilities in Tennessee, 13th among the states. Electric utilities owned by a city, public power district, state or federal agency, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Cooperatives and investor-owned utilities are not included.

Public power utilityRetail electric customers
Nashville Electric Service463,455
City of Memphis423,338
Knoxville Utilities Board219,297
City of Chattanooga200,605
City of Clarksville85,314
Johnson City84,109
City of Lenoir77,358
Sevier County Electric System63,506
City of Greeneville40,569
City of Dickson38,982
City of Jackson38,719
Columbia Power System36,577
City of Bristol34,442
City of Cleveland34,348
City of Alcoa Utilities32,727
City of Clinton31,346
City of Elizabethton27,053
City of Gallatin26,963
City of Lexington23,584
City of Newport23,484
City of LaFollette23,354
Maryville Utilities23,073
City of Paris22,824
City of Lawrenceburg21,838
Weakley County Mun Elec Sys20,893
City of Cookeville19,787
City of Fayetteville19,465
City of Oak Ridge17,831
City of Morristown16,509
Carroll County15,571
City of Rockwood15,435
City of Pulaski15,323
Loudon Utilities Board14,637
Athens Utility Board14,126
City of Dyersburg12,075
City of Shelbyville11,746
Bolivar Energy Authority11,449
City of Dayton11,414
City of Harriman11,322
Tullahoma Board-Public Utils11,295
Benton County10,664
City of Sweetwater9,870
City of Springfield9,144
Town of Erwin9,008
City of Milan8,534
McMinnville Electric System8,307
City of Winchester6,835
City of Ripley6,663
City of Lewisburg6,662
City of Union City6,483
City of Brownsville5,421
City of Etowah5,360
City of Covington4,713
City of Humboldt4,585
City of Jellico4,411
City of Mt Pleasant4,294
City of Sparta3,092
City of Smithville3,051
City of Trenton2,463
City of Newbern1,836
Tennessee Valley Authority64

Largest first by retail electric customers, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Form EIA-861), 2024 final data. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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