Each Tennesseeutility has a different cohort and pitch. Pick the customer's utility to open its rep guide.
Nashville Electric Service (NES) · Nashville / Davidson County · ~430K customers · municipal utility (Electric Power Board of Metro Nashville) · TVA wholesale
NES is the confirmed dollar market in TN Wave 1. Export: NESolar Savings program — seasonal base rate $0.03069-$0.03244/kWh + TVA TMFC (~2.8¢) ≈ 5.8-6.1¢/kWh all-in; purchase is PER-INTERVAL excess (not monthly netting — battery-addressable). Retail: Schedule RS eff Oct 2024 — energy summer 9.254¢/winter 8.889¢/transition 8.664¢ + FCA 2.803¢ (July 2026) ≈ 12.06¢ all-in energy. Service charge tiered $14.06-$38.70/mo (less $2.00 hydro credit). TVA Grid Access Charge on DG customers: $4.50/mo (≤500 kWh avg) or $7.33/mo (501-2,000 kWh avg). NESolar Savings eligibility: arrays <250 kW producing ≥50 kWh average monthly surplus — small systems with no surplus may not qualify for purchase at all (their exports may be uncompensated; flag, do not assume). GPP legacy participants (enrolled pre-12/31/2019) hold contracted premium terms — confirm from the customer's GPP contract. NO VPP routes any hardware in TN. TN sales tax 7% + local up to ~9.75%; no solar/battery exemption. Federal ITC expired 12/31/2025.
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Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) · Knoxville / Knox County · ~210K electric customers · municipal utility · TVA wholesale
EXPORT TERMS UNCONFIRMED — no bill savings claimed. KUB charges a $500 interconnection application fee (confirmed kub.org). Excess generation can be sold via TVA's EnergyRight QF path (confirmed — rate unconfirmed, expected QF wholesale ~2-3¢). Federal ITC expired 12/31/2025. NO VPP in TN.
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EPB (Electric Power Board of Chattanooga) · Chattanooga / Hamilton County · ~185K electric customers · municipal utility · TVA wholesale
EXPORT TERMS UNCONFIRMED — no bill savings claimed. EPB offers ~12¢/kWh all-in residential rate (EPB-stated) with multiple rate plan options (Base, Time Shift, Night Shift). EPB Solar Share is community solar (sold out) — NOT rooftop export compensation. No rooftop DG export program found. Federal ITC expired 12/31/2025. NO VPP in TN.
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Memphis Light Gas & Water (MLGW) · Memphis / Shelby County · ~430K electric customers · largest 3-service (electric, gas, water) municipal utility in the US · TVA wholesale
EXPORT TERMS UNCONFIRMED — no bill savings claimed. MLGW is the largest 3-service municipal utility in the US. DG interconnection process exists (mlgw.com/about/greenpowerswitchdocs) but export compensation rate is not published. Residential rate structure and solar arrangement both unconfirmed from this pass. Federal ITC expired 12/31/2025. NO VPP in TN.
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