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electric cooperative · EIA utility 40221
Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc serves 8,837 residential customers in Pennsylvania as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 3 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 14.55¢ per kilowatthour, 18% below the Pennsylvania average of 17.77¢ and 12% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $136.33 a month on average use of 937 kWh a month. Across Pennsylvania the average bill was $145.17 on 817 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 19.8% on 2019, against up 28.8% for Pennsylvania as a whole, and up 4.8% on 2023.
Compared with Pennsylvania, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 14.55¢ | 13.74¢ | 17.77¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $136.33 | $149.95 | $145.17 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 937 | 1,126 | 817 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +4.8% | — | -1.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +19.8% | — | +28.8% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 212.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 99.0 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 10 filings by electric cooperatives in Pennsylvania, the median price was 14.87¢. In Pennsylvania this utility's price ranks 13 of 18, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Bedford Rural Elec Coop, IncPennsylvania averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Pennsylvania ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.55¢ | 17.77¢ | $136.33 | 937 | 8,837 | 231.5 GWh |
| 2023 | 13.88¢ | 18.10¢ | $131.23 | 946 | 8,823 | 284.2 GWh |
| 2022 | 12.38¢ | 15.94¢ | $123.31 | 996 | 8,789 | 310.2 GWh |
| 2021 | 12.14¢ | 13.76¢ | $116.59 | 960 | 8,750 | 326.6 GWh |
| 2020 | 12.49¢ | 13.58¢ | $119.73 | 959 | 8,706 | 348.5 GWh |
| 2019 | 12.15¢ | 13.80¢ | $117.32 | 966 | 8,672 | 349.6 GWh |
| 2018 | 12.05¢ | 13.89¢ | $120.34 | 999 | 8,655 | 387 GWh |
| 2017 | 12.27¢ | 14.23¢ | $113.40 | 924 | 8,610 | 366.5 GWh |
| 2016 | 11.94¢ | 13.86¢ | $115.03 | 963 | 8,577 | 331.2 GWh |
| 2015 | 11.91¢ | 13.64¢ | $115.96 | 974 | 8,548 | 294.7 GWh |
| 2014 | 11.83¢ | 13.32¢ | $118.17 | 999 | 8,537 | 254 GWh |
| 2013 | 11.87¢ | 12.79¢ | $117.13 | 987 | 8,525 | 198.5 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 8,837 | 99.4 GWh | 43% | $14,457,000 | 14.55¢ |
| Commercial | 743 | 31.2 GWh | 13% | $3,947,000 | 12.64¢ |
| Industrial | 2 | 100.9 GWh | 44% | $10,568,000 | 10.47¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 241.5 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 241.5 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 57 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Pennsylvania
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 12,322 | 13.96¢ | $118.24 | — | — |
| Claverack Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 16,742 | 18.25¢ | $151.56 | — | — |
| Valley Rural Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 18,180 | 14.87¢ | $139.85 | — | — |
| Northwestern Rural E C A, Inc | Cooperative | 18,190 | 15.58¢ | $138.96 | — | — |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Cooperative | 18,206 | 20.08¢ | $114.13 | — | — |
| REA Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20,932 | 14.53¢ | $135.21 | — | — |
| Central Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,629 | 17.03¢ | $129.75 | — | — |
| Adams Electric Cooperative Inc | Cooperative | 32,231 | 14.42¢ | $166.15 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.55¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania average residential price in 2024 was 17.77¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc was 18% below the state figure. Among 18 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Pennsylvania, it had the 13th highest.
What is the average Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc bill?
$136.33 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 937 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Pennsylvania average was $145.17 on 817 kWh.
How reliable is Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc.
Is the Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc price rising?
The average residential price was up 4.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 19.8% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 3 counties: Bedford County, PA, Fulton County, PA and Somerset County, PA. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Bedford Rural Elec Coop, Inc", utility number 40221. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.