City of Tallahassee Utilities: electric rates per kWh and bills
City of Tallahassee Utilities's 105,945 residential customers in Florida paid an average of 13.97¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $130.50 a month on 934 kWh.1
EIA-861 2025 final, released October 7, 2026; the next annual release is due in August 2027. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
1 of 67 Florida counties served (EIA-861 2025)
City of Tallahassee Utilities homes used 934 kWh a month in 2025, less than at any other Florida utility with 100,000 or more residential customers, so its average bill of $130.50 stayed far below the state's $167.865. Its average price rose 2.7%1 that year, against 7.6%3 for Florida as a whole; outages lasted longer than at most of Florida's large utilities.
What Tallahassee homes paid per kWh in 2025
City of Tallahassee Utilities is a municipal utility owned by the City of Tallahassee. It had 105,9451 residential customers in 2025, all in Leon County2.
Those customers paid an average of 13.97¢ per kWh1 in 2025. The figure is average revenue per kWh: everything the city billed residential customers for electricity, divided by the kWh they bought. Fixed monthly charges, energy charges and fuel cost recovery are inside it; most taxes are not. A home that uses little pays more than this per kWh, and a large user pays less.
Measured that way, Tallahassee was:
- 8.2% below the Florida average, which was 15.21¢ per kWh3 for all providers in 2025;
- 17th lowest of the 36 Florida utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers, close to the middle;
- 66th lowest of 177 among US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, where the median was 15.07¢ per kWh;
- 3.6% below the national average for public power (14.49¢ per kWh), though above the 13.17¢ per kWh1 average of Florida's public power utilities taken together.
EIA does not survey this utility every month, so there is no 12-month or latest-month average for Tallahassee alone; 2025 is the most recent year. The nearest monthly reading is statewide and covers every Florida provider: 15.41¢ per kWh over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 and 14.99¢ per kWh in August 20264, both preliminary.
Low use, low bills
What sets Tallahassee apart is consumption rather than price. Tallahassee homes used 934 kWh a month on average in 2025, against 1,103 kWh for Florida, 1,009 kWh at Duke Energy Florida and 1,111 kWh1 at Florida Power & Light. Florida itself ranked 6th highest5 among the states for use per home, so the city's average is low for Florida rather than low by national standards.
A middling price on a smaller amount of electricity gives a low bill. The average was $130.50 a month in 2025, against $167.865 for Florida as a whole and $185.26 at Duke Energy Florida. Among the state's 11 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, only OUC ($128.69) had a lower average bill, with Lakeland Electric ($136.091) next.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average monthly residential bill |
|---|---|
| OUC (FL) | $128.69 |
| City of Tallahassee Utilities (FL) | $130.50 |
| Lakeland Electric (FL) | $136.09 |
| JEA (FL) | $146.38 |
| SECO Energy (FL) | $151.31 |
| Florida Power & Light (FL) | $162.38 |
| LCEC (FL) | $166.98 |
| Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (FL) | $170.89 |
| Clay Electric Cooperative (FL) | $171.01 |
| Duke Energy Florida (FL) | $185.26 |
| Tampa Electric (FL) | $193.55 |
These are averages across all homes, from small apartments to large houses with electric heat. EIA's 2020 household survey put Florida's average use at 13,979 kWh a year, with air conditioning taking 30%6 of it, so summer months weigh heavily in any Florida bill; EIA publishes no monthly breakdown for Tallahassee to show its own seasonal pattern.
A smaller rise in 2025, and the October adjustment
From 2024 to 2025, Tallahassee's residential average rose 2.7%, from 13.60¢ per kWh7 to 13.97¢ per kWh. Florida's average for all providers rose 7.6%3 over the same years. Elsewhere among the large utilities, Duke Energy Florida's average changed +10.4%, FPL's +6.6%, JEA's +11.3% and Lakeland Electric's +2.9%; OUC's fell (−13.3%1).
Use per home edged up, from 927 kWh to 934 kWh a month, so the average bill grew a little faster than the price: from $125.987 to $130.50 (+3.6%1). Florida's average residential bill rose 7.5%5.
The city's rates are set by the City Commission, not in a rate case before the Florida Public Service Commission, whose authority over municipal utilities covers rate structure under Florida's public utilities statute. In its 2025 tariff filing with the commission, the city describes an automatic adjustment set by a 2006 ordinance: on each October 1, every electric base rate component rises by the change in the consumer price index over the 12 months ended the previous March. The sheets filed in 2025 took effect on October 1, 2025.
That timing matters when reading EIA's figures. The 2025 average includes the October 2025 adjustment for only three months, and any October 2026 adjustment falls outside all the data published so far. EIA's next annual utility data, for 2026, are due in August 2027. The annual figures also do not separate the fuel charge from base rates, so they cannot say which part of the bill moved.
Leon County: the city, Talquin or Duke
EIA's service-territory records place City of Tallahassee Utilities in a single county, Leon, and it does not serve the county alone. Talquin Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy Florida also report service there. A Tallahassee mailing address or ZIP code does not settle which utility serves a home; the utilities' own service maps decide by address, and EIA publishes no city or ZIP-code prices. Florida has no retail choice (0.0%1 of residential customers bought from a separate supplier in 2025), so a home cannot switch.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| City of Tallahassee Utilities (FL) | 13.97¢ |
| Talquin Electric Cooperative (FL) | 15.24¢ |
| Duke Energy Florida (FL) | 18.36¢ |
The three serve different areas, and each average is utility-wide: Duke Energy Florida's 18.36¢ per kWh covers its whole Florida territory, and Talquin's covers its territory in Leon and the neighbouring counties where it also reports service. In 2025, the city's average was the lowest of the three. The ownership averages follow the same order statewide: 13.17¢ per kWh for public power, 14.43¢ per kWh for cooperatives and 15.69¢ per kWh1 for investor-owned utilities.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 1 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Leon County | Duke Energy Florida, Talquin Electric Cooperative |
Outages lasted longer than the Florida average
City of Tallahassee Utilities customers averaged 127 minutes without power in 2025, including major events, more than the Florida average of 70 minutes, with 1.99 interruptions per customer. Florida as a whole ranked 2nd lowest among the states on outage minutes (70 minutes), so the comparison is with one of the shortest averages in the country. Among the other large Florida utilities, Duke Energy Florida reported 87 minutes, JEA 49 minutes and OUC 37 minutes9.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| OUC (FL) | 37 |
| JEA (FL) | 49 |
| Lakeland Electric (FL) | 63 |
| Duke Energy Florida (FL) | 87 |
| City of Tallahassee Utilities (FL) | 127 |
| Talquin Electric Cooperative (FL) | 421 |
The city reports under another method (not IEEE 1366), while Duke Energy Florida uses the IEEE 1366 standard; the comparison is therefore approximate. EIA's data hold no figure for the city that excludes major events. EIA's reliability data record how long outages lasted, not why.
Smart meters, time-of-use and rooftop solar
Every residential meter on the city's system was an advanced meter in 2025 (100.0%), which allows hourly readings and time-based pricing. Few homes use it that way: 675 residential customers were enrolled in a time-of-use plan, 0.6%10 of the total. The city's tariff sets the plan's hours and prices; the time-of-use guide explains how such plans change a bill.
Rooftop solar is less common than anywhere else among Florida's large utilities. The city counted 1,334 net-metered residential installations with 11.9 megawatts of capacity, 12.6 per 1,000 residential customers, against 57.1 at Duke Energy Florida, 45.0 at OUC and 13.810 at JEA.
Businesses, and help with bills
The city's 13,074 commercial customers paid an average of 10.20¢ per kWh in 2025, below the residential average, with an average monthly bill of $1,045.18, against $730.655 for Florida's commercial customers. Across all 119,019 accounts the average was 11.80¢ per kWh1. These are averages over many rate schedules, not a commercial tariff.
For households that fall behind, Florida's share of federal LIHEAP energy assistance came to $121.6 million11 in fiscal year 2026. For the statewide picture, see electricity in Florida.
Tallahassee electric rates: reader questions
How much does City of Tallahassee Utilities charge per kWh?
Its residential customers paid an average of 13.97¢ per kWh1 in 2025 (EIA-861, final), up from 13.60¢ per kWh7 in 2024. That is total residential revenue divided by kWh sold, with fixed charges and fuel costs included. It is not a line from the city's tariff, and EIA publishes no monthly figure for this utility.
What is the average Tallahassee electric bill?
$130.50 a month in 2025 for 934 kWh1 of use, up from $125.987 in 2024. The figure covers electricity only.
Does Tallahassee raise electric rates every year?
Under a 2006 city ordinance, electric base rates are adjusted each October 1 by the change in the consumer price index over the 12 months ended the previous March, according to the city's 2025 tariff filing with the Florida Public Service Commission. EIA's 2025 figures include the October 2025 adjustment only for the last three months of the year.
Who provides electricity in Tallahassee?
Three distribution utilities report service in Leon County: City of Tallahassee Utilities, Talquin Electric Cooperative and Duke Energy Florida. Florida has no retail choice, so the address decides which one serves a home; the utilities' own service maps settle it.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; table HS861 2010-.xlsx; 2010-2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, state data; table CE4.1.EL.ST, CE5 state tables, state highlights; released June 28, 2023. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
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