13.55¢
per kWh, 2025
[ South Kentucky Rural E C C / KY ]
South Kentucky Rural E C C electricity rates in Kentucky
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.9%
vs 2024
65,346
residential customers
+33.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at South Kentucky Rural E C C's average effective residential rate (13.55¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.51¢ | — | 60,726 |
| 2016 | 10.56¢ | +0.5% | 61,106 |
| 2017 | 10.61¢ | +0.5% | 61,603 |
| 2018 | 10.35¢ | −2.5% | 61,575 |
| 2019 | 10.33¢ | −0.2% | 61,948 |
| 2020 | 10.15¢ | −1.7% | 62,501 |
| 2021 | 10.88¢ | +7.2% | 63,617 |
| 2022 | 12.87¢ | +18.3% | 64,149 |
| 2023 | 13.18¢ | +2.4% | 64,003 |
| 2024 | 12.92¢ | −2.0% | 64,877 |
| 2025 | 13.55¢ | +4.9% | 65,346 |
How this compares
13.13¢
Kentucky average, 2025
+3.2%
South Kentucky Rural E C C vs KY 2025 average
−21.4%
vs US 2025 average
#23
priciest in KY
Serves 11 counties in Kentucky: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne. 38 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, South Kentucky Rural E C C's average residential rate has gone from 10.51¢ to 13.55¢ per kWh: +28.9% over 10 years, or about +2.6% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +18.3% in 2022. The largest drop was −2.5% in 2018.
For a home using 1,094 kWh a month, the Kentucky average, South Kentucky Rural E C C's 2025 rate works out to about $1,779 a year, $55 more than at Kentucky's average rate of 13.13¢. Of the 45 Kentucky utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 23rd most expensive.
South Kentucky Rural E C C served 60,726 homes in 2015 and 65,346 in 2025 (+7.6%), about 3% of Kentucky's residential electricity customers.
Who sets South Kentucky Rural E C C's rates
South Kentucky Rural E C C is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Kentucky Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Kentucky Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is South Kentucky Rural E C C raising rates in 2026?
South Kentucky Rural E C C's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Kentucky Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +4.9% from 2024 to 2025.
What does South Kentucky Rural E C C charge per kWh?
South Kentucky Rural E C C's average effective residential rate was 13.55¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Kentucky's 2025 average was 13.13¢.
How much have South Kentucky Rural E C C rates gone up in five years?
+33.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.1% for Kentucky as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does South Kentucky Rural E C C have in Kentucky?
65,346 residential customers in 2025, across 11 counties including Adair, Casey, Clinton, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)