Bartholomew County Rural EMC: electric rates and average bill

Bartholomew County Rural EMC is an electric cooperative that serves 11,493 homes in Indiana. In 2025, its average home used 1,192 kWh a month and paid $173.22 (14.5¢ per kWh), more than the Indiana average of $149.72.

  • Electric cooperative
  • 11,493 homes
  • EIA data, 2025

Bartholomew County Rural EMC at a glance

Bartholomew County Rural EMC (Indiana), 2025
Type of utilityElectric cooperative
Homes served in Indiana11,493
Average home bill$173.22 a month (Indiana average $149.72)
Average price14.5¢ per kWh (Indiana average 16.0¢)
Average home use1,192 kWh a month (Indiana average 938)
Business customers13.1¢ per kWh, average bill $714.75 a month (745 businesses; Indiana business rates)
Power outages0.9 outages and 74 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.4 outages and 544 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Indiana utility, 108 minutes)
Smart meters100% of home meters
Time-based rates for homesTime-of-use pricing; 297 homes enrolled
GridRFC region; MISO market; buys its power
Counties servedBartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings

Price rank: Bartholomew County Rural EMC has the 24th lowest average price of the 45 Indiana utilities with 1,000 or more homes.

Other utilities in the same counties

These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Bartholomew County Rural EMC. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.

Utilities that share counties with Bartholomew County Rural EMC (2025 averages)
UtilityHomesAverage billPrice per kWh
Duke Energy IndianaBill calculator on this site808,572$148.5715.0¢
AES Indiana469,634$138.2914.7¢
Southeastern Indiana REMC26,271$188.4815.6¢
Jackson County Rural EMC24,354$193.5114.4¢
RushShelby Energy14,766$196.9916.4¢
Decatur County Rural EMC8,187$183.8715.0¢

Bartholomew County Rural EMC rates and your bill

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What is the average Bartholomew County Rural EMC electric bill (IN)?

In 2025, its average home used 1,192 kWh a month and paid $173.22 (14.5¢ per kWh), more than the Indiana average of $149.72.

How often does the power go out with Bartholomew County Rural EMC (IN)?

In 2025, the average Bartholomew County Rural EMC customer had 0.9 outages and 74 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.4 outages and 544 minutes with them).

Does Bartholomew County Rural EMC (IN) have time-of-use rates?

Bartholomew County Rural EMC reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 297 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.

utilityratecalc.com is not part of Bartholomew County Rural EMC. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.