POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · TN
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Tennessee
6 data-center projects on file — 2.9 GW of nameplate capacity, $45.0M in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$205
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
20.0%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#45
of 51
Among the cheapest in the country
10yr rate climb
+32%
#37 of 51
Climbed slower than the US since 2016
Largest power plant
2.47 GW
· coal
Cumberland (Tn) · Stewart County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Tennessee · residential · latest
12.82¢/kWh
↑ +2.2% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Tennessee · residential · 2026 YTD avg
12.95¢/kWh
↑ +3.1% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
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How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Tennessee's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
TENNESSEE · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
6.36 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
756 MW of new generation came online in Tennessee over the last 18 months; another 2.1 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 4.1 GW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 600 MW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Kingston (Roane County) — 1.4 GW of natural gas, first online 2027-12. On the way out: Cumberland (Tn) — 2.5 GW of coal, retiring 2026-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
6 projects
Projects on file
6
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
2.86 GW
≈ 13 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$45.0M
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
1 statement
CONCERN · 2025-01
“If a big user like a data center proposes to come into the state, they should have a plan that will not have a negative effect on ratepayers and grid users.”
— Gov. Bill Lee (R)SOURCE ↗
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Follow the money in Tennessee
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in TN
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.