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Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp electricity: 26,901 accounts in Kentucky, SAIDI 157
In Kentucky, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp bills 26,901 accounts, 92.5% residential, as an cooperative utility. It connects 3.1 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.4 times the national median.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp: 1,043 kWh a month costs roughly $136 in energy at 13.08 ¢/kWh, +2.3% on the Kentucky average of 12.79 ¢.
It connects 3.1 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.4 times the national median.
Rooftop solar on the Farmers Rural Electric Coop grid
Net-metered homes per 1,000
3.10.4x the national median of 8.7
Net metering stands out at Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp: 77 residential installations on 24,889 home accounts, 3.1 per 1,000. That is place 14 of 20 Kentucky utilities and 0.4 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 0.6 MW, an average of 8.4 kW each.
How it compares
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp
13.08 ¢/kWh
12.55 ¢/kWh
$136at 1,043 kWh
157 minSAIDI
Kentucky average against this company, which is 12 of 24 on priceLowest in this table
Farmers Rural Electric Coop: -0.3% on 2024 for homes, Kentucky +3.5%.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop home price, 2025
13.04 ¢/kWh-0.3% on 2024, early release
Farmers Rural Electric Coop SAIDI, 2025
128 min-19% on 2024, early release
Farmers Rural Electric Coop against Kentucky, 2025
-3.9 pointsFarmers Rural Electric Coop -0.3%, Kentucky +3.5%, price in Kentucky 13.24 ¢
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp: 13.04 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, -0.3% from 13.08 ¢; Kentucky as a whole went +3.5%, so Farmers Rural Electric Coop trailed it by 3.9 points. Its SAIDI is 128 minutes against 157 in 2024.
Carbon context
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp serves 24,889 homes in Kentucky. At 1,043 kWh a month that is about 820 kg of CO₂, or 9,846 kg a year, at the Kentucky plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Kentucky generation mix.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp charts
Residential price since 2015: 13.08 ¢ in 2024
10.49 ¢ in 2015, 13.08 ¢ in 2024 (+24.7%); Kentucky 10.24 to 12.79 ¢.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp billed homes 10.49 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 13.08 ¢ in 2024, +24.7% in all, and tracked the Kentucky average (+24.9%) within 0.2 points. Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp's sharpest move came in 2022, +12.4%. The latest year is the high at 13.08 ¢; the low was 10.37 ¢ (2016). 2024: +1.9% here, +1.1% for the Kentucky average. SAIDI at Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp (major events excluded) went from 150 minutes in 2015 to 157 in 2024, +5%, between 82 (2018) and 539 (2023). At 157 minutes in 2024, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp sat +58 from the national SAIDI median, with 2 of 10 years below it. 2023: 2510 minutes with major events, 539 without, the widest gap of any year. Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp has 11 cheaper and 12 higher-priced Kentucky peers among 24 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, bills 13.08 ¢ (-0.00). Next higher-priced, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, bills 13.16 ¢ (+0.08).
Both measures lean against customers: 2.3% above the Kentucky average on price and 1.6x the national median on outage minutes (157).
Home accounts at Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp went from 23,155 in 2015 to 24,889 in 2024, +7.5%. Business customers paid 0.96 times the home price in 2024 (12.55 against 13.08 ¢); the ratio was 0.84 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.67 in 2015 to 1.35 in 2024, between 0.89 and 2.23.
Outages and home price of Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp (EIA utility 6194), 2013 to 2024
By 2024 the average Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp customer sat through 157 minutes of outage, against 126 in 2014 (+24%). Its best year was 2018 (82 min), its worst 2023 (539 min), across 11 filed years. Against a Kentucky median of 148 minutes in 2024, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp home paid 13.43 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 15.19 ¢ in 2013, −11.6%; the bill itself went 10.99 ¢ to 13.08 ¢ (+19.0%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,822 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,611 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 37th cheapest of 49 in 2013, 21st of 45 in 2024 among Kentucky utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 157 in 2024
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp at 157 min in 2024 and the Kentucky median at 148.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp home price since 2013: −11.6% after inflation
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp: 13.43 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.08 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp, EIA utility 6194, year by year among Kentucky utilities
Farmers Rural Electric Coop Co 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Farmers Rural Elec
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Farmers Rural
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Farmers Rural
Kentucky median SAIDI
2013
10.99
15.19
37 of 49
–
–
–
–
2014
10.93
14.86
32 of 49
126
1.24
16 of 27
122
2015
10.49
14.25
24 of 49
150
1.67
17 of 26
117
2016
10.37
13.90
17 of 49
206
2.23
21 of 27
102
2017
10.66
14.00
16 of 49
117
1.22
19 of 29
105
2018
10.60
13.59
19 of 49
82
0.89
7 of 29
119
2019
10.60
13.35
20 of 54
138
1.48
19 of 30
133
2020
10.37
12.90
11 of 46
90
1.13
15 of 30
92
2021
11.32
13.45
21 of 46
100
0.94
13 of 30
113
2022
12.73
14.00
18 of 46
116
1.47
13 of 29
133
2023
12.83
13.56
21 of 46
539
1.81
28 of 29
156
2024
13.08
13.43
21 of 45
157
1.35
17 of 30
148
Farmers Rural Electric C, EIA utility 6194: EIA-861, CPI-U.
How big is Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp in Kentucky, by customer accounts?
26,901 accounts in 2024: residential 24,889, commercial 2,006, industrial 6.
How many cents per kWh does Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 13.08 cents; against the Kentucky average that is +2.3%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp?
SAIDI 157.0 min and SAIFI 1.35 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.58, CAIDI 116 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp?
77 installations with 0.6 MW, of which residential installations number 77.
What would a typical Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp home pay each month?
1,043 kWh at 13.08 cents comes to about $136, energy only.
Is Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp cheaper than other Kentucky utilities?
Rank 12 of 24 in Kentucky on price, +2.3% against the state average; 11 charge less than 13.08 ¢.
What share of Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp sales do homes buy?
Homes take 64.4% of 483,594 MWh, commercial accounts 16.4%, industrial and other 19.2%; the 2,006 commercial accounts use 39,464 kWh each, 3.2 times a home.
At Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?
24,887 of 24,889 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Farmers Rural Electric Coop reports no home time-of-use rate; 9 of 23 Kentucky filers do.
Has Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp moved up the Kentucky price list since 2015?
14th cheapest of 24 in 2015, 12th of 24 in 2024; its price rose 24.7% while Kentucky rose 24.9%.
How does Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp compare with 11 similar utilities?
Place 6 of 12 on home price at 13.08 ¢ (Kentucky cooperatives); median 13.16 ¢, cheapest member 10.88 ¢.
Did Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp cut or raise its 2025 home price?
13.04 cents per kWh, -0.3% on the 13.08 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp at 13.08 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.