Knoxville Utilities Board and solar
Knoxville Utilities Board is a municipal utility serving about 196,674 homes in Tennessee. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 14.2¢5% above Tennessee average
- Typical bill
- $1571,109 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 2.7¢Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 23.6 yrs4.9 kW, cash
Export rules for Knoxville Utilities Board customers
Avoided-cost export credit — about 2.7¢ per exported kWh, instantaneous netting.
Exports via TVA DPP.
Solar for a typical Knoxville Utilities Board home
| System | 4.9 kW (50% of 1,109 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,690 |
| First-year savings | $744 |
| Payback | 23.6 years |
| 25-year net | $1,446 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 196,674
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Knoxville Utilities Board and solar
Does Knoxville Utilities Board have net metering?
Exports via TVA DPP. Exported power is credited at about 2.7¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Knoxville Utilities Board?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,109 kWh a month, a bill of about $157.
Is solar worth it with Knoxville Utilities Board?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.9 kW system costing about $18,690 pays back in about 23.6 years, with $1,446 net over 25 years.
How many Knoxville Utilities Board customers have solar?
Knoxville Utilities Board did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Knoxville Utilities Board (EIA ID 10421). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.