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South Kentucky Rural ECC electricity rates

What homes pay South Kentucky Rural ECC for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 65,835 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as South Kentucky Rural E C C.

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Average price
14.8¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$154 a month
Up 12% on a year ago
Average use
1,040 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
3 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, South Kentucky Rural ECC homes paid 14.8¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

South Kentucky Rural ECC vs Kentucky

South Kentucky Rural ECCKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.8¢13.9¢
Price in August 202614.7¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$154$154
Bill in August 2026$162$188
Average monthly use1,040 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+44%+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.