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electric cooperative · EIA utility 14724
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop
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.
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop serves 40,645 residential customers in Kentucky as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 8 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 13.16¢ per kilowatthour, about the same as the Kentucky average of 12.79¢ and 20% 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 $156.03 a month on average use of 1,185 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 5,964.1 minutes per customer with major event days included and 511.0 minutes with them excluded, calculated under another method. The median among Kentucky utilities reporting was 396.4 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 1405% above that median.
The average price is up 12.2% on 2019, against up 18.4% for Kentucky as a whole, and up 1.6% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 13.86¢.
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 | 13.16¢ | 13.74¢ | 12.79¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $156.03 | $149.95 | $133.81 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,185 | 1,126 | 1,047 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +1.6% | — | +1.1% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +12.2% | — | +18.4% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 5,964.1 | 263.0 | 396.4 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 511.0 | 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 24 of 45, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Pennyrile Rural Electric CoopKentucky averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Kentucky ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 13.86¢ | 13.24¢ | $172.34 | 1,243 | 40,704 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2024 | 13.16¢ | 12.79¢ | $156.03 | 1,185 | 40,645 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2023 | 12.95¢ | 12.65¢ | $146.29 | 1,130 | 40,345 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2022 | 12.96¢ | 12.91¢ | $164.20 | 1,267 | 40,062 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2021 | 11.93¢ | 11.50¢ | $147.25 | 1,234 | 39,755 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2020 | 11.68¢ | 10.87¢ | $139.91 | 1,198 | 39,266 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2019 | 11.73¢ | 10.80¢ | $148.56 | 1,267 | 38,937 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2018 | 11.44¢ | 10.60¢ | $153.83 | 1,345 | 38,691 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2017 | 11.45¢ | 10.85¢ | $134.59 | 1,176 | 38,436 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2016 | 11.13¢ | 10.49¢ | $139.65 | 1,254 | 38,225 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2015 | 11.02¢ | 10.24¢ | $139.96 | 1,270 | 38,064 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2014 | 11.13¢ | 10.16¢ | $149.96 | 1,348 | 37,888 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2013 | 10.80¢ | 9.79¢ | $129.89 | 1,203 | 40,367 | 1.2 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
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Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 40,645 | 578.2 GWh | 45% | $76,104,000 | 13.16¢ |
| Commercial | 6,889 | 325.3 GWh | 26% | $43,821,000 | 13.47¢ |
| Industrial | 26 | 368.3 GWh | 29% | $25,287,000 | 6.87¢ |
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: 1.3 TWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 1.3 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 273 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: 9.89 interruptions per customer with major event days, 6.23 without; CAIDI 602.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 985.9 | 245.5 | 4.32 | 2.71 | Other |
| 2024 | 5,964.1 | 511.0 | 9.89 | 6.23 | Other |
| 2023 | 1,544.5 | 285.8 | 4.08 | 2.81 | Other |
| 2022 | 465.6 | 189.4 | 5.17 | 2.38 | Other |
| 2021 | 621.9 | 162.8 | 2.63 | 1.66 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 307.4 | 198.9 | 2.93 | 2.22 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 514.0 | 201.0 | 2.48 | 2.06 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 372.3 | 215.6 | 3.37 | 2.32 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 274.6 | 182.6 | 2.50 | 2.06 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 394.6 | 219.6 | 2.93 | 2.37 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 293.0 | 243.0 | 3.20 | 2.51 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 403.0 | 403.0 | 3.46 | 3.46 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 273.0 | 199.1 | 2.19 | 1.99 | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Grant County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Trigg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 35,855 | 13.08¢ | $149.17 | 199.6 | 56.1 |
| Kenergy Corp | Cooperative | 47,292 | 15.15¢ | $178.92 | 369.4 | 158.9 |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp | Cooperative | 49,423 | 13.66¢ | $153.21 | 856.0 | 276.0 |
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Cooperative | 32,062 | 13.46¢ | $155.66 | 874.7 | 208.8 |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 53,479 | 10.88¢ | $130.62 | 357.5 | 132.0 |
| Meade County Rural E C C | Cooperative | 29,248 | 14.27¢ | $138.99 | 349.4 | 98.0 |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Cooperative | 60,641 | 12.32¢ | $143.83 | 596.5 | 182.2 |
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | Cooperative | 60,701 | 11.98¢ | $151.22 | 457.7 | 149.2 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.16¢ 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¢; Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop was about the same as the state figure. Among 45 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Kentucky, it had the 24th highest.
What is the average Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop bill?
$156.03 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,185 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 Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop service?
It reported 5,964.1 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 511.0 minutes excluding them, with 9.89 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop price rising?
The average residential price was up 1.6% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 12.2% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 13.86¢.
Which counties does Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 8 counties: Butler County, KY, Christian County, KY, Grant County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Logan County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY and Trigg 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 "Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop", utility number 14724; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. 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.