Nashville Electric Service

NES does not offer an EV-specific residential time-of-use rate. Residential customers are billed on the flat-rate Schedule RS, where the energy charge does not change by time of day; the per-kWh price moves only with TVA's monthly fuel cost adjustment and seasonal wholesale changes, not with peak and off-peak windows. This means an NES customer pays the same rate to charge an EV overnight as during the afternoon. Drivers who want lower-cost overnight charging cannot lock it in through a dedicated NES EV rate at this time.

NES does not have a confirmed residential home charger rebate, so there is no NES residential incentive to stack against the Schedule RS rate. For commercial and fleet customers, NES publishes Schedule EVC, a separate rate for separately metered EV charging stations with demand greater than 50 kW and not more than 5,000 kW, where the service is used solely for vehicle charging. EV infrastructure funding that reaches Nashville generally comes from TVA and the state rather than from NES rebate programs, including the TVA and TDEC Fast Charge TN public fast-charging network, a TDEC and TVA partnership whose first round funded TVA-served local power companies building DC fast-charging stations along corridor gaps, with up to 80% of eligible costs covered. TVA's page says later rounds may open to local governments, private companies, and nonprofits, but it does not state whether a round is open now, so check TVA or TDEC before planning around it.

The defining caveat for NES customers is the TVA relationship. NES buys wholesale power from TVA and resells it, so most EV programs marketed to Tennessee residents are TVA EnergyRight or state of Tennessee initiatives, not NES utility programs. Some Tennessee local power companies run their own Level 2 home charger bill credits, but NES participation in a residential charger credit is not confirmed from a primary source. The federal 30C charger credit required the charger to be placed in service by June 30, 2026, so it is effectively closed for a new installation and charger incentives now depend on state and utility programs.