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Meade County Rural E C C electricity: 31,485 accounts in Kentucky, SAIDI 98 min in 2024
Roughly 31,485 Kentucky accounts belong to Meade County Rural E C C, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 29,248. It connects 5.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.7 times the national median.
Meade County Rural E C C: 974 kWh a month costs roughly $139 in energy at 14.27 ¢/kWh, +11.6% on the Kentucky average of 12.79 ¢.
It connects 5.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.7 times the national median.
Rooftop solar on the Meade County Rural E C C grid
Net-metered homes per 1,000
5.80.7x the national median of 8.7
Net metering stands out at Meade County Rural E C C: 170 residential installations on 29,248 home accounts, 5.8 per 1,000. That is 8th place of 20 Kentucky utilities and 0.7 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 1.7 MW, an average of 9.7 kW each.
How it compares
Meade County Rural E C C
Meade County Rural E C C, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Meade County Rural E C C
14.27 ¢/kWh
13.97 ¢/kWh
$139at 974 kWh
98 minSAIDI
Kentucky average against this company, which is 21 of 24 on priceLowest in this table
Meade County Rural E C C: +6.9% on 2024 for homes, Kentucky +2.7%.
Meade County Rural E C C home price, 2025
15.26 ¢/kWh+6.9% on 2024, early release
Meade County Rural E C C SAIDI, 2025
129 min+32% on 2024, early release
Meade County Rural E C C against Kentucky, 2025
+4.3 pointsMeade County Rural E C C +6.9%, Kentucky +2.7%, price in Kentucky 13.13 ¢
Meade County Rural E C C: 15.26 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +6.9% from 14.27 ¢; Kentucky as a whole went +2.7%, so Meade County Rural E C C ran ahead of it by 4.3 points. Its SAIDI is 129 minutes against 98 in 2024.
Carbon context
Meade County Rural E C C serves 29,248 homes in Kentucky. At 974 kWh a month that is about 767 kg of CO₂, or 9,198 kg a year, at the Kentucky plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Kentucky generation mix.
Meade County Rural E C C charts
Residential price since 2015: 14.27 ¢ in 2024
10.20 ¢ in 2015, 14.27 ¢ in 2024 (+39.9%); Kentucky 10.24 to 12.79 ¢.
Meade County Rural E C C residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Meade County Rural E C C billed homes 10.20 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.27 ¢ in 2024, +39.9% in all, and outpaced the Kentucky average (+24.9%) by 15.0 points. Meade County Rural E C C's sharpest move came in 2022, +17.2%. The high is 14.30 ¢ (2022) and the low 10.20 ¢ (2015). 2024: +2.9% here, +1.1% for the Kentucky average. SAIDI at Meade County Rural E C C (major events excluded) went from 108 minutes in 2015 to 98 in 2024, -9%, between 68 (2020) and 118 (2018). Against the national median, Meade County Rural E C C came in lower on SAIDI in 6 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 98 minutes, -1 from the median. 2023: 635 minutes with major events, 99 without, the widest gap of any year. Meade County Rural E C C has 20 cheaper and 3 higher-priced Kentucky peers among 24 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Inter County Energy Coop Corp, bills 13.74 ¢ (-0.53). Next higher-priced, Kentucky Power Co, bills 15.07 ¢ (+0.80).
The rate is 11.6% above Kentucky, while 98 outage minutes (0.99x the median) show no matching reliability edge.
Home accounts at Meade County Rural E C C went from 27,038 in 2015 to 29,248 in 2024, +8.2%. Business customers paid 0.98 times the home price in 2024 (13.97 against 14.27 ¢); the ratio was 1.03 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.21 in 2015 to 1.18 in 2024, between 0.78 and 1.82.
Outages and home price of Meade County Rural E C C (EIA utility 12243), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Meade County Rural E C C: 97 minutes in 2013, 98 in 2024, little changed (+1%). The low came in 2020 at 68, the high in 2018 at 118; 12 years were filed. The Kentucky median in 2024 was 148 minutes, so Meade County Rural E C C ran below it.
Home rates at Meade County Rural E C C climbed from 8.74 ¢ in 2013 to 14.27 ¢ in 2024 (+63.3%), or 12.08 ¢ to 14.65 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+21.2%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,450 in 2013 and $1,758 in 2024. Of 45 Kentucky utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Meade County Rural E C C stood 40th cheapest (7th of 49 in 2013).
Meade County Rural E C C outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 98 in 2024
Meade County Rural E C C at 98 min in 2024 and the Kentucky median at 148.
Meade County Rural E C C home price since 2013: +21.2% after inflation
Meade County Rural E C C: 14.65 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.27 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Meade County Rural E C C, EIA utility 12243, year by year among Kentucky utilities
Meade County Rural E C C 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Meade County Rural E C C
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Meade County Rural E C C
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Meade County Rural E C C
Kentucky median SAIDI
2013
8.74
12.08
7 of 49
97
1.41
8 of 25
109
2014
9.96
13.54
12 of 49
77
0.95
5 of 27
122
2015
10.20
13.86
16 of 49
108
1.21
12 of 26
117
2016
10.70
14.35
26 of 49
102
1.82
15 of 27
102
2017
12.49
16.40
44 of 49
88
1.27
11 of 29
105
2018
12.30
15.78
44 of 49
118
1.29
14 of 29
119
2019
12.04
15.16
42 of 54
85
0.89
9 of 30
133
2020
11.98
14.90
38 of 46
68
0.78
7 of 30
92
2021
12.20
14.49
33 of 46
87
0.89
11 of 30
113
2022
14.30
15.73
40 of 46
98
1.04
9 of 29
133
2023
13.87
14.65
40 of 46
99
0.97
10 of 29
156
2024
14.27
14.65
40 of 45
98
1.18
9 of 30
148
Meade County Rural E C C, EIA utility 12243: EIA-861, CPI-U.
Meade County Rural E C C files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Kentucky, cooperatives serve 39% of residential customers at an average 13.1 cents per kWh, 4% above investor-owned utilities in Kentucky. Meade County Rural E C C itself averaged 14.3 cents, 1.2 cents above its type in Kentucky.
Shutoffs: this utility reported 1,383 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 4.7 per 100 accounts (Kentucky: 6.9; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.
Reliability and meters, 2024
In 2024 the average Meade County Rural E C C customer was without power 98 minutes without major events and 349 with them. That is 9th fewest of 30 Kentucky utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Kentucky utility reported 148 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 29,248 residential meters.
How big is Meade County Rural E C C in Kentucky, by customer accounts?
31,485 accounts in 2024: residential 29,248, commercial 2,236, industrial 1.
How many cents per kWh does Meade County Rural E C C charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 14.27 cents; against the Kentucky average that is +11.6%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Meade County Rural E C C?
SAIDI 98.0 min and SAIFI 1.18 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.99, CAIDI 83 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Meade County Rural E C C?
174 installations with 1.7 MW, of which residential installations number 170.
What would a typical Meade County Rural E C C home pay each month?
974 kWh at 14.27 cents comes to about $139, energy only.
Is Meade County Rural E C C cheaper than other Kentucky utilities?
Rank 21 of 24 in Kentucky on price, +11.6% against the state average; 20 charge less than 14.27 ¢.
What share of Meade County Rural E C C sales do homes buy?
Homes take 35.2% of 972,020 MWh, commercial accounts 10.5%, industrial and other 54.3%; the 2,236 commercial accounts use 45,754 kWh each, 3.9 times a home.
At Meade County Rural E C C, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?
29,248 of 29,248 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Meade County Rural E C C reports no home time-of-use rate; 9 of 23 Kentucky filers do.
Has Meade County Rural E C C moved up the Kentucky price list since 2015?
9th cheapest of 24 in 2015, 21st of 24 in 2024; its price rose 39.9% while Kentucky rose 24.9%.
Where does Meade County Rural E C C stand among 11 peers?
Place 11 of 12 on home price at 14.27 ¢ (Kentucky cooperatives); median 13.16 ¢, cheapest member 10.88 ¢.
Did Meade County Rural E C C cut or raise its 2025 home price?
15.26 cents per kWh, +6.9% on the 14.27 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Meade County Rural E C C at 14.27 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Meade County Rural E C C electricity: 31,485 accounts in Kentucky, SAIDI 98 min in 2024, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Meade County Rural E C C electricity: 31,485 accounts in Kentucky, SAIDI 98 min in 2024, the state price average
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Meade County Rural E C C: 974 kWh a month costs roughly $139 in energy at 14.27 ¢/kWh, +11.6% on the Kentucky average of 12.79 ¢.
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author = "Electric Consumer",
title = {Meade County Rural E C C solar and net metering: 15.26 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 98 min in 2024},
year = {2026},
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