13.86¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop / KY ]
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop electricity rates in Kentucky
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+5.3%
vs 2024
40,704
residential customers
+18.7%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (13.86¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.02¢ | — | 38,064 |
| 2016 | 11.13¢ | +1.0% | 38,225 |
| 2017 | 11.45¢ | +2.9% | 38,436 |
| 2018 | 11.44¢ | −0.1% | 38,691 |
| 2019 | 11.73¢ | +2.5% | 38,937 |
| 2020 | 11.68¢ | −0.4% | 39,266 |
| 2021 | 11.93¢ | +2.1% | 39,755 |
| 2022 | 12.96¢ | +8.6% | 40,062 |
| 2023 | 12.95¢ | −0.1% | 40,345 |
| 2024 | 13.16¢ | +1.6% | 40,645 |
| 2025 | 13.86¢ | +5.3% | 40,704 |
How this compares
13.13¢
Kentucky average, 2025
+5.6%
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop vs KY 2025 average
−19.6%
vs US 2025 average
#21
priciest in KY
Serves 8 counties in Kentucky: Butler, Christian, Grant, Livingston, Logan, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg. 41 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop is on file with the Kentucky Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +5.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 13.86¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Kentucky's 2025 average was 13.13¢.
How much have Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+18.7% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.1% for Kentucky as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop have in Kentucky?
40,704 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Butler, Christian, Grant, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Kentucky Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)