This does not change your bill directly; it applies a new charge to large new data center customers starting October 2026, which TVA says protects other customers from those costs.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal power provider, regulated by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission. The average Tennessee home pays about $143 a month for electricity (EIA, 2024).
Tennessee Valley Authority rate increase 2026: no pending rate case right now
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How to have a say
Rate cases are decided by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission, which takes written comments on every docket and holds public hearings on the big ones. Comment deadlines and hearing dates are on each case page above when we have them. The office that argues for households in these cases is the Tennessee Attorney General, Consumer Advocate Division; its filings are the plain-English version of the utility's numbers.
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