Monthly Rates

Monthly Rates

Access Charge

The Access Charge is a fixed monthly charge that partially offsets the cost of transformers, power lines, meters, service lines, emergency services, and billing processes that are required to provide each Customer with access to electric power service. These costs exist even if a Customer uses no power during the month.

Energy Charge

The Energy Charge is the cost of the electricity used to power everything in your home. Your individual electric meter measures your energy use in units called kilowatt-hours or kWh. For example, if you run a light bulb rated at 100 watts for ten hours, it would use 1,000 Watt-hours or one kilowatt-hour (1 kWh). It is calculated using the formula:

Energy Charge = Your Metered Usage x Energy Rate

FCA Charge

The FCA Charge (Fuel Cost Adjustment) is set by the Tennessee Valley Authority and refers to the cost of the fuel TVA uses to generate power (coal, natural gas, nuclear fuels, etc.) It may increase or decrease slightly based on TVA’s fuel costs. For more information on TVA’s Fuel Cost Adjustment visit TVA Monthly Fuel Costs. It is calculated using the formula:

FCA Charge = Your Metered Usage x FCA Rate

What is “DCRA?”

The Demand Cost Recovery Adjustment (DCRA) is an adjustment applicable to kWh usage based on the prior month’s wholesale power rates paid to TVA by GEA. The adjustment accounts for changes in peak demand charges which are impacted by weather and customer usage behaviors. Greeneville Energy Authority uses a load factor calculation to determine the applicable rate, which may be a charge or credit. The DCRA rate is applicable to residential (Rate 22) and small commercial (Rate 40) accounts for consumed energy (kWh). To minimize the impact, the maximum allowable DCRA is 0.5 cents per KWh ($5 per 1,000 KWh used)

Calculating Your Bill

Total Bill Amount = Access Charge + Energy Charge + FCA Charge + DCRA Charge
You can use the table below to calculate bill amounts for any of the past twenty-four months. The table shows the Access Charge, the Energy Charge, the FCA, and the Total Energy Charge for the last two years. Enter your usage in the box below and click “Update Usage”. The table will update with the amount you entered. When looking at the table, be sure that the month matches the “statement date” on your bill.

*If you have a security light, please see our Security Light Rates.

Bill Calculation Based on 2000 kWh

Statement
Date
Access
Charge
Energy
Rate
FCA
Rate
DCRA
Rate
Energy
Charge
FCA
Charge
DCRA
Charge
Bill Amount
November 2024$25.91$0.07487$0.02463$0.00276$149.74$49.26$5.52$230.43
October 2024$25.91$0.07487$0.01982$0.00104$149.74$39.64$2.08$217.37
September 2024$23.91$0.07669$0.02238-$0.00126$153.38$44.76-$2.52$219.53
August 2024$23.91$0.07669$0.02273-$0.00261$153.38$45.46-$5.22$217.53
July 2024$23.91$0.07669$0.02230-$0.00089$153.38$44.60-$1.78$220.11
June 2024$23.91$0.07669$0.02074$0.00038$153.38$41.48$0.76$219.53
May 2024$23.91$0.07096$0.01914-$0.00106$141.92$38.28-$2.12$201.99
April 2024$23.91$0.07096$0.02237$0.00384$141.92$44.74$7.68$218.25
March 2024$23.91$0.07338$0.02900$0.00127$146.76$58.00$2.54$231.21
February 2024$23.91$0.07338$0.02180$0.00453$146.76$43.60$9.06$223.33
January 2024$23.91$0.07338$0.02429$0.00281$146.76$48.58$5.62$224.87
December 2023$23.91$0.07338$0.02168$0.00500$146.76$43.36$10.00$224.03
November 2023$23.91$0.07096$0.02272-$0.00207$141.92$45.44-$4.14$207.13
October 2023$23.91$0.07096$0.02382$0.00276$141.92$47.64$5.52$218.99
September 2023$21.78$0.07337$0.02291-$0.00205$146.74$45.82-$4.10$210.24
August 2023$21.78$0.07337$0.02602-$0.00193$146.74$52.04-$3.86$216.70
July 2023$21.78$0.07337$0.02664-$0.00217$146.74$53.28-$4.34$217.46
June 2023$21.78$0.07337$0.02601$0.00500$146.74$52.02$10.00$230.54
May 2023$21.78$0.06789$0.02567$0.00500$135.78$51.34$10.00$218.90
April 2023$21.78$0.06789$0.02241$0.00500$135.78$44.82$10.00$212.38
March 2023$21.78$0.07020$0.02814$0.00500$140.40$56.28$10.00$228.46
February 2023$21.78$0.07020$0.03585$0.00500$140.40$71.70$10.00$243.88
January 2023$21.78$0.07020$0.03077$0.00500$140.40$61.54$10.00$233.72
December 2022$21.78$0.07020$0.02830$0.00500$140.40$56.60$10.00$228.78