Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 11,521 homes in Kentucky. In 2025, its average home used 1,151 kWh a month and paid $170.41 (14.8¢ per kWh), more than the Kentucky average of $143.72.
- Electric cooperative
- 11,521 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Kentucky | 11,521 |
| Average home bill | $170.41 a month (Kentucky average $143.72) |
| Average price | 14.8¢ per kWh (Kentucky average 13.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,151 kWh a month (Kentucky average 1,094) |
| Business customers | 12.3¢ per kWh, average bill $399.26 a month (1,010 businesses; Kentucky business rates) |
| Power outages | 4.9 outages and 1,138 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 5.8 outages and 1,898 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Kentucky utility, 171 minutes) |
| Grid | RFC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan |
Price rank: Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative has the 36th lowest average price of the 44 Kentucky 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 Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Power | 130,322 | $196.99 | 15.9¢ |
| Jackson Energy Cooperative | 49,590 | $174.77 | 14.8¢ |
| Clark Energy Cooperative | 26,315 | $149.57 | 13.3¢ |
| Licking Valley Rural ECC | 16,861 | $145.00 | 15.2¢ |
| Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative | 14,471 | $161.18 | 16.0¢ |
Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- State regulator: Kentucky Public Service Commission
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What is the average Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative electric bill (KY)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,151 kWh a month and paid $170.41 (14.8¢ per kWh), more than the Kentucky average of $143.72.
How often does the power go out with Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative (KY)?
In 2025, the average Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative customer had 4.9 outages and 1,138 minutes without power, not counting major storms (5.8 outages and 1,898 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.