Oak Ridge electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Oak Ridge houses and what a typical house uses: about 1154 kWh of electricity and 46 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: City of Oak Ridge Electric Department
City of Oak Ridge residential electric rate: a $17.70 customer charge a month (since October 2025) plus an energy charge per kWh that the City changes monthly, $0.11716 in September 2026 and $0.13292 in March 2026. The City distributes power it buys from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $17.70 a month |
| Per kWh | 11.94¢ |
Gas: Oak Ridge Utility District (estimate)
Oak Ridge Utility District delivers natural gas in Anderson and Roane counties. Tennessee's average residential natural gas price in 2025 was $11.84 per thousand cubic feet.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| Per therm | $1.1418 |
Sources
- City of Oak Ridge electric rate summary 2026
- City of Oak Ridge electric rate summary 2025
- City of Oak Ridge Resolution 6-78-2025 (2.75% electric rate increase, TVA distributor)
- Oak Ridge Electric Department
- City of Oak Ridge energy bill assistance
- EIA 2024 average monthly residential electricity use by state
- EIA Tennessee residential natural gas price
- EIA Tennessee natural gas consumption by end use
- EIA Tennessee natural gas consumers
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.