Florida · Municipal utility · EIA data, final 2025
City of Tallahassee Utilities commercial electricity rates in Florida
What City of Tallahassee Utilities billed its commercial customers, year by year since 2015, with the average bill, the other customer classes, meters, reliability and territory. Official figures, and context for a bill rather than a quote.
City of Tallahassee Utilities billed its 13,074 commercial customers in Florida an average of 10.20¢ per kWh in 2025, 12% below the state’s commercial average of 11.53¢. The average customer used about 10,250 kWh a month and was billed about $1,045. It is an average over every size of customer, not a rate.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data) · 2026-10-29
- Average commercial price, 202510.20¢per kWh, all commercial customers
- vs Florida average−12%state commercial average 11.53¢
- Commercial customers13,07411th largest of 37 in Florida
- Average use10,250 kWha month per commercial customer
- Average bill$1,045a month per commercial customer
- Since 2015+13%from 9.06¢ per kWh
City of Tallahassee Utilities is a municipal utility serving 1 county in Florida. Among the 37 Florida utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 11th largest, with about 1.0% of the state’s commercial customers. EIA lists it as City of Tallahassee.
City of Tallahassee Utilities commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025
In 2015 City of Tallahassee Utilities billed its commercial customers an average of 9.06¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 10.20¢, so it rose 13% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Florida rose 21% over the same period. The latest year, 2025, is the highest of the 11 on record here. Between 2024 and 2025 it rose 3.4%.
| Year | Commercial customers | Average price per kWh | Florida average per kWh | Average use a month | Average bill a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,074 | 10.20¢ | 11.53¢ | 10,250 kWh | $1,045 |
| 2024 | 13,274 | 9.86¢ | 10.99¢ | 10,022 kWh | $988 |
| 2023 | 12,237 | 9.63¢ | 11.95¢ | 10,448 kWh | $1,006 |
| 2022 | 15,325 | 8.76¢ | 11.19¢ | 8,016 kWh | $702 |
| 2021 | 15,468 | 8.86¢ | 9.51¢ | 7,685 kWh | $681 |
| 2020 | 15,100 | 8.43¢ | 8.85¢ | 7,903 kWh | $666 |
| 2019 | 15,093 | 8.42¢ | 9.27¢ | 8,638 kWh | $727 |
| 2018 | 14,743 | 8.75¢ | 9.19¢ | 8,774 kWh | $768 |
| 2017 | 14,635 | 8.42¢ | 9.35¢ | 8,871 kWh | $747 |
| 2016 | 14,570 | 8.42¢ | 8.90¢ | 8,919 kWh | $751 |
| 2015 | 18,820 | 9.06¢ | 9.50¢ | 6,939 kWh | $628 |
Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.
Residential, commercial and industrial prices at City of Tallahassee Utilities
In 2025 the average commercial price at City of Tallahassee Utilities was 27% below the residential figure. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.
| Customer class | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Average price per kWh | Average use a month | Average bill a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 105,945 | 1,187,891 | 13.97¢ | 934 kWh | $131 |
| Commercial | 13,074 | 1,608,052 | 10.20¢ | 10,250 kWh | $1,045 |
How City of Tallahassee Utilities’ commercial rates are set
City of Tallahassee Utilities is owned by the community it serves. Its rates are set locally, by the city council or a utility board, and in most states the state commission does not set them. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. There is no competitive supply market for ordinary commercial accounts in Florida, so the levers are the schedule, the peak and the amount used.
Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at City of Tallahassee Utilities
EIA counts 14,475 commercial meters at City of Tallahassee Utilities in 2025, and 14,475 of them (100%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.
EIA records 138 commercial net-metered generating systems at City of Tallahassee Utilities in 2025, with 1.93 MW of capacity between them: about 11 for every 1,000 commercial customers. Net metering credits a customer for power its own system sends to the grid; the terms are in the utility’s tariff.
Where City of Tallahassee Utilities serves
EIA records City of Tallahassee Utilities serving customers in 1 Florida county: Leon. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.
EIA lists the City of Tallahassee as its balancing authority, the body that keeps supply and demand matched minute by minute across the area.
Other utilities in Florida
The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Florida page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.
- Florida Power & Light (10.94¢)
- Duke Energy Florida (13.03¢)
- Tampa Electric (12.61¢)
- JEA (11.43¢)
- Orlando Utilities Commission (10.24¢)
- LCEC (12.18¢)
- Clay Electric Cooperative (11.60¢)
- SECO Energy (18.97¢)
- Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (10.88¢)
- Lakeland Electric (9.78¢)
- Kissimmee Utility Authority (11.20¢)
- Gainesville Regional Utilities (16.38¢)
- Ocala Electric Utility (11.55¢)
- CHELCO (12.56¢)
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
- They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in City of Tallahassee Utilities’ tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
- They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Florida page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.
For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.
Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: City of Tallahassee Utilities commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.
Common questions about City of Tallahassee Utilities
- What is the average commercial electricity rate at City of Tallahassee Utilities?
- City of Tallahassee Utilities billed its commercial customers in Florida an average of 10.20¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 12% below the Florida commercial average of 11.53¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.
- How much is the average commercial electric bill at City of Tallahassee Utilities?
- About $1,045 a month in 2025, on average use of about 10,250 kWh a month. That is City of Tallahassee Utilities’ commercial revenue divided by its 13,074 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.
- Have City of Tallahassee Utilities’ commercial electricity rates gone up?
- The average City of Tallahassee Utilities billed commercial customers rose 13% between 2015 and 2025, from 9.06¢ to 10.20¢ per kWh. The Florida commercial average rose 21% over the same period.
- Does City of Tallahassee Utilities use smart meters for businesses?
- EIA counts 14,475 advanced (AMI) meters among City of Tallahassee Utilities’ 14,475 commercial meters in 2025, which is 100%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.
- Is this the rate my business will pay City of Tallahassee Utilities?
- No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in City of Tallahassee Utilities’ tariff.
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