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Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 12.32 ¢/kWh for homes, 182 minutes of SAIDI

In Kentucky, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp bills 63,856 accounts, 95.0% residential, as an cooperative utility. Major event days make 69% of its yearly outage minutes (597 with them, 182 without).

At 1,167 kWh a month a Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp home pays about $144 in energy: 12.32 ¢/kWh, 3.7% below the Kentucky average of 12.79 ¢.

Major event days make 69% of its yearly outage minutes (597 with them, 182 without).

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: major event days

Share of SAIDI from major events
69%597 minutes with events, 182 without

Major events weigh on Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 597 minutes with them, 182 without, so 69% of the total comes from event days, 3.27 times the everyday figure.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 1.52 interruptions a customer a year, 1.51 times the national median (1.01), with 120 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp12.32 ¢/kWh11.72 ¢/kWh$144at 1,167 kWh182 minSAIDI
Kentucky average against this company, which is 6 of 24 on price+0.47 ¢/kWhcompany 3.7% below-0.22 ¢/kWhcompany 1.9% above+$5a month at 1,167 kWh-35 mincompany 35 above
Louisville Gas & Electric CoLowest in this table12.28 ¢/kWhcompany 0.3% above11.19 ¢/kWhcompany 4.7% above$1430 less than company83 mincompany 99 above

Compare 41 Kentucky companies

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 2025

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: +2.3% on 2024 for homes, Kentucky +3.5%.

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp home price, 2025
12.61 ¢/kWh+2.3% on 2024, early release
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp SAIDI, 2025
255 min+40% on 2024, early release
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp against Kentucky, 2025
-1.2 pointsBlue Grass Energy Coop Corp +2.3%, Kentucky +3.5%, price in Kentucky 13.24 ¢

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 12.61 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +2.3% from 12.32 ¢; Kentucky as a whole went +3.5%, so Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp trailed it by 1.2 points. Its SAIDI is 255 minutes against 182 in 2024.

Carbon context

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp serves 60,641 homes in Kentucky. At 1,167 kWh a month that is about 919 kg of CO₂, or 11,024 kg a year, at the Kentucky plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Kentucky generation mix.

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.32 ¢ in 2024

10.71 ¢ in 2015, 12.32 ¢ in 2024 (+15.1%); Kentucky 10.24 to 12.79 ¢.

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearBlue Grass Energy Coop CorpGap to Kentucky residentialGap to U.S. residential
201510.71+0.47-1.94
201610.72+0.23-1.83
201710.74-0.11-2.15
201810.45-0.15-2.42
201910.43-0.37-2.58
202010.16-0.71-2.99
202110.99-0.51-2.67
202212.49-0.42-2.55
202312.55-0.10-3.45
202412.32-0.47-4.16

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp SAIDI, 2015-2024

143 min in 2015, 182 in 2024.

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearBlue Grass Energy Coop, no major events
2015143
201697
2017105
2018157
2019130
202096
2021159
2022192
2023255
2024182

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 182.2 min

182.2 min, 1.83x the median reporter, rank 506 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events182.2
  • Company, with major events596.5

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 10.71 ¢ in 2015 to 12.32 ¢ in 2024, a move of +15.1%: Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp lagged its state (+24.9%) by 9.8 points, and -15.2 points against the U.S. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.7%. The high is 12.55 ¢ (2023) and the low 10.16 ¢ (2020). 2024: -1.8% here, +1.1% for the Kentucky average. SAIDI at Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp (major events excluded) rose from 143 minutes in 2015 to 182 in 2024, +27%; worst year 2023 at 255. At 182 minutes in 2024, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp sat +83 from the national SAIDI median, with 2 of 10 years below it. 2023: 1234 minutes with major events, 255 without, the widest gap of any year. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp has 5 cheaper and 18 higher-priced Kentucky peers among 24 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, bills 12.28 ¢ (-0.04). Next higher-priced, Owen Electric Coop Inc, bills 12.55 ¢ (+0.22).

A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 3.7% less than the Kentucky average, yet the 182-minute outage clock runs 1.8x the national median.

Home accounts at Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp went from 53,850 in 2015 to 60,641 in 2024, +12.6%. Business customers paid 0.95 times the home price in 2024 (11.72 against 12.32 ¢); the ratio was 0.93 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.22 in 2015 to 1.52 in 2024, between 0.94 and 1.84.

Facts

Customer accounts
63,8562.7% of Kentucky total
Residential accounts
60,6412.9% of Kentucky homes
Commercial accounts
3,1995.0% of the base
Residential rate
12.32 ¢/kWhplace 6 of 24, -3.7% against the state
Commercial rate
11.72 ¢/kWhplace 19 of 36, +1.9% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
182.2 minbetter than 25% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
1.521.51x the median
SAIDI with major events
596.5 min69.5% from event days
Net-metered capacity
4.5 MW550 installations
Counties served
23all in Kentucky
Average residential use
14,007 kWh/yr1,167 a month
Implied monthly bill
$144-$49 on the U.S. rate, 1,167 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+15.1%10.71 to 12.32 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+27%143 min in 2015, 182 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Kentucky ¢/kWh
Residential60,64112.32-0.47
Commercial3,19911.72+0.22

Year by year, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

YearHome accounts, Blue Grass Energy CoopHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201553,85010.719.910.931431.22
201654,56910.729.830.92970.94
201755,11710.749.850.921050.98
201855,59010.459.900.951571.12
201956,02410.4310.230.981301.14
202056,88110.1610.040.99960.96
202157,90210.9910.920.991591.27
202258,83912.4912.561.011921.68
202359,62212.5512.090.962551.84
202460,64112.3211.720.951821.52

Peers of Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp in Kentucky, place 6 of 24 on home price

Utility near Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp on priceSAIDI min, gap to Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpHome ¢, gap to Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpGap % to Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpAccounts, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp = 1
3. Kentucky Utilities Co-99-0.47-3.9%8.56
4. Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp-33-0.34-2.8%1.20
5. Louisville Gas & Electric Co-99-0.04-0.3%6.86
6. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp (this utility)18212.32-1.00
7. Owen Electric Coop Inc-56+0.22+1.8%1.05
8. Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc.+321+0.55+4.4%0.38
9. South Kentucky Rural E C C+120+0.60+4.8%1.12

Who buys Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp's electricity

Class at Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpAccountsOf Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp accountsOf Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp MWh soldkWh a year per Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp account
Residential60,64195.0%60.6%14,007
Commercial3,1995.0%13.7%59,935
Industrial and other160.03%25.7%22,553,250

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp among Kentucky cooperatives

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpHome ¢, gap to Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpAccounts, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp = 1
1. Salt River Electric Coop Corp (KY)-50-1.440.90
2. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp (KY, this utility)18212.321.00
3. Owen Electric Coop Inc (KY)-56+0.221.05
4. South Kentucky Rural E C C (KY)+120+0.601.12
5. Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp (KY)-126+0.760.61
6. Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp (KY)-25+0.760.42

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureBlue Grass Energy Coop CorpKentucky contextBlue Grass Energy Coop Corp detail
Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp home meters on AMI100.0%Kentucky 81.4%60,641 of 60,641 meters
Homes with daily digital access60,641Kentucky figure not published100% of the 60,641 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp homesOffered9 of 23 Kentucky utilities offer one19 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.03% of 60,641
Net-metered installations550100% residential9.1 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.2 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

kWhShare of a 1,167 kWh monthCost a month at 12.32 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25021%$30.81-$10.39$370
50043%$61.61-$20.79$739
75064%$92.42-$31.18$1,109
1,00086%$123.22-$41.58$1,479
1,500129%$184.83-$62.37$2,218
2,000171%$246.44-$83.16$2,957

Outage record, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

Measure, Blue Grass Energy CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes182.2596.53.04 h
SAIFI interruptions1.5242.2250.66 yr apart
CAIDI minutes119.5268.11.99 h

Territory of Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

23 Kentucky counties, region RFC:

Counties served by Blue Grass Energy Coop CorpRobertsonGrantWashingtonFranklinNicholasScottShelbyMercerBrackenJacksonJessamineFayetteHarrisonMadisonWoodfordAndersonHenryEstillGarrardSpencerNelsonBourbonPendleton

Kentucky other states: 23 of 23 counties of Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp drawn

Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 23 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Anderson
  • Bourbon
  • Bracken
  • Estill
  • Fayette
  • Franklin
  • Garrard
  • Grant
  • Harrison
  • Henry
  • Jackson
  • Jessamine
  • Madison
  • Mercer
  • Nelson
  • Nicholas
  • Pendleton
  • Robertson
  • Scott
  • Shelby
  • Spencer
  • Washington
  • Woodford

Questions on Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

How many customers does Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp serve in Kentucky?

63,856 accounts in 2024: residential 60,641, commercial 3,199, industrial 16.

What is the average residential rate of Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp?

In 2024 homes paid 12.32 cents; against the Kentucky average that is -3.7%.

How reliable is Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 182.2 min and SAIFI 1.52 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.83, CAIDI 120 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp grid?

550 installations with 4.5 MW, of which residential installations number 550.

What is the monthly bill at Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp for average use?

1,167 kWh at 12.32 cents comes to about $144, energy only.

How does Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp rank on price within Kentucky?

Rank 6 of 24 in Kentucky on price, -3.7% against the state average; 5 charge less than 12.32 ¢.

How much of the Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp load is business?

Homes take 60.6% of 1,401,983 MWh, commercial accounts 13.7%, industrial and other 25.7%; the 3,199 commercial accounts use 59,935 kWh each, 4.3 times a home.

Does Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp have smart meters or TOU rates?

60,641 of 60,641 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp offers a home time-of-use rate; 19 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.03% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp become cheaper than other Kentucky utilities?

16th cheapest of 24 in 2015, 6th of 24 in 2024; its price rose 15.1% while Kentucky rose 24.9%.

Where does Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp stand among 11 peers?

Place 2 of 12 on home price at 12.32 ¢ (Kentucky cooperatives); median 13.16 ¢, cheapest member 10.88 ¢.

Did Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp cut or raise its 2025 home price?

12.61 cents per kWh, +2.3% on the 12.32 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp at 12.32 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp

Rate plans on file

2 home plan records, energy charges: 5.2 to 9.8 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp: 12.32 ¢/kWh for homes, 182 minutes of SAIDI

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At 1,167 kWh a month a Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp home pays about $144 in energy: 12.32 ¢/kWh, 3.7% below the Kentucky average of 12.79 ¢.