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electric cooperative · EIA utility 1708
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp
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.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp, an electric cooperative, reported 11,574 residential customers in Kentucky, with a service territory that touches 8 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 13.69¢ per kilowatthour, 7.0% above the Kentucky average of 12.79¢ and 17% 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 $149.34 a month on average use of 1,091 kWh a month. Across Kentucky the average bill was $133.81 on 1,047 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 814.8 minutes per customer with major event days included and 527.3 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Kentucky utilities reporting was 396.4 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 106% above that median.
The average price is up 19.7% on 2019, against up 18.4% for Kentucky as a whole, and down 1.0% on 2023.
Compared with Kentucky, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 13.69¢ | 13.74¢ | 12.79¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $149.34 | $149.95 | $133.81 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,091 | 1,126 | 1,047 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | -1.0% | — | +1.1% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +19.7% | — | +18.4% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 814.8 | 263.0 | 396.4 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 527.3 | 147.0 | 153.1 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 24 filings by electric cooperatives in Kentucky, the median price was 13.23¢. In Kentucky this utility's price ranks 11 of 45, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop CorpKentucky averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Kentucky ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.69¢ | 12.79¢ | $149.34 | 1,091 | 11,574 | 200.2 GWh |
| 2023 | 13.83¢ | 12.65¢ | $145.07 | 1,049 | 11,593 | 195.1 GWh |
| 2022 | 13.69¢ | 12.91¢ | $160.10 | 1,169 | 11,712 | 215.8 GWh |
| 2021 | 11.88¢ | 11.50¢ | $135.41 | 1,140 | 11,721 | 210.3 GWh |
| 2020 | 11.16¢ | 10.87¢ | $126.92 | 1,137 | 11,738 | 209.3 GWh |
| 2019 | 11.44¢ | 10.80¢ | $131.82 | 1,152 | 11,705 | 215 GWh |
| 2018 | 11.26¢ | 10.60¢ | $136.79 | 1,215 | 11,796 | 225.8 GWh |
| 2017 | 11.93¢ | 10.85¢ | $120.08 | 1,006 | 11,848 | 191.2 GWh |
| 2016 | 10.95¢ | 10.49¢ | $128.98 | 1,178 | 11,893 | 222.5 GWh |
| 2015 | 10.98¢ | 10.24¢ | $130.15 | 1,185 | 11,960 | 227.6 GWh |
| 2014 | 11.27¢ | 10.16¢ | $141.16 | 1,253 | 12,015 | 244.3 GWh |
| 2013 | 11.32¢ | 9.79¢ | $139.45 | 1,232 | 12,080 | 244.1 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 | 11,574 | 151.6 GWh | 76% | $20,742,000 | 13.69¢ |
| Commercial | 1,028 | 32.2 GWh | 16% | $4,001,000 | 12.41¢ |
| Industrial | 9 | 16.4 GWh | 8% | $1,582,000 | 9.63¢ |
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: 212.4 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 212.4 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 44 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 4.14 interruptions per customer with major event days, 3.73 without; CAIDI 196.6 minutes per interruption. EIA's Kentucky total across all reporting utilities was 648.3 minutes with major event days and 153.3 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 814.8 | 527.3 | 4.14 | 3.73 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 1,314.6 | 882.8 | 4.30 | 3.82 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 1,273.1 | 634.8 | 5.25 | 4.28 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 6,551.0 | 490.1 | 5.10 | 2.88 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 737.0 | 680.8 | 3.74 | 3.62 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 562.2 | 452.3 | 4.10 | 3.66 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 780.2 | 448.8 | 4.51 | 3.77 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 530.7 | 373.8 | 3.58 | 2.53 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 426.5 | 322.6 | 2.80 | 2.40 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 1,542.0 | 284.2 | 3.88 | 2.58 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 287.6 | 196.5 | 2.20 | 1.90 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 369.0 | 129.0 | 3.00 | 2.00 | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
- Breathitt County
- Floyd County
- Johnson County
- Knott County
- Lawrence County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
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 Kentucky
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 14,429 | 16.07¢ | $152.63 | 2,369.9 | 492.8 |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C | Cooperative | 16,805 | 13.83¢ | $128.20 | 481.4 | 158.2 |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 17,437 | 13.21¢ | $156.06 | 527.6 | 177.2 |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | Cooperative | 22,556 | 12.87¢ | $139.41 | 1,178.6 | 503.2 |
| Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | 23,666 | 13.05¢ | $131.68 | 831.1 | 216.9 |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation | Cooperative | 23,979 | 15.64¢ | $184.26 | 320.1 | 112.6 |
| Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 24,889 | 13.08¢ | $136.38 | 396.4 | 157.0 |
| Taylor County Rural E C C | Cooperative | 24,985 | 13.27¢ | $133.85 | 232.4 | 147.3 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.69¢ 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 Kentucky?
The Kentucky average residential price in 2024 was 12.79¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp was 7.0% above the state figure. Among 45 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Kentucky, it had the 11th highest.
What is the average Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp bill?
$149.34 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,091 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Kentucky average was $133.81 on 1,047 kWh.
How reliable is Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp service?
It reported 814.8 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 527.3 minutes excluding them, with 4.14 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp price rising?
The average residential price was down 1.0% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 19.7% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 8 counties: Breathitt County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY and Morgan County, KY. 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 "Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp", utility number 1708. 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 30 Sep 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.