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Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 41,252 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop.

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Average price
14.2¢ a kWh
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$173 a month
Up 1.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,218 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
4 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.2¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative vs Kentucky

Pennyrile Rural Electric CooperativeKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.2¢13.9¢
Price in August 202614.0¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$173$154
Bill in August 2026$199$188
Average monthly use1,218 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+2.5%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+21%+29%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.