Nashville Electric Service and solar
Nashville Electric Service is a municipal utility serving about 424,808 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.)
- 14.4¢6% above Tennessee average
- Typical bill
- $1501,040 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 2.7¢Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 23.6 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Nashville Electric Service customers
Avoided-cost export credit — about 2.7¢ per exported kWh, instantaneous netting.
Exports via TVA DPP at avoided cost.
Solar for a typical Nashville Electric Service home
| System | 4.7 kW (50% of 1,040 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18,070 |
| First-year savings | $716 |
| Payback | 23.6 years |
| 25-year net | $1,334 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- —
- Share of customers
- —
- Residential solar capacity
- —
- Residential customers
- 424,808
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Nashville Electric Service and solar
Does Nashville Electric Service have net metering?
Exports via TVA DPP at avoided cost. Exported power is credited at about 2.7¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Nashville Electric Service?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,040 kWh a month, a bill of about $150.
Is solar worth it with Nashville Electric Service?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4.7 kW system costing about $18,070 pays back in about 23.6 years, with $1,334 net over 25 years.
How many Nashville Electric Service customers have solar?
Nashville Electric Service did not report residential net-metered solar to EIA for 2025.
Legal name: Nashville Electric Service (EIA ID 13216). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.