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Warren Rural Electric Cooperative electricity rates

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

Cooperative utility, 63,156 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp.

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Average price
13.1¢ a kWh
Up 3.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$169 a month
Up 2.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,294 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
7 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Warren Rural Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.1¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Warren Rural Electric Cooperative vs Kentucky

Warren Rural Electric CooperativeKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.1¢13.9¢
Price in August 202612.9¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$169$154
Bill in August 2026$200$188
Average monthly use1,294 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+3.7%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+22%+29%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026