Salt River Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Salt River Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 54,002 homes in Kentucky. In 2025, its average home used 1,258 kWh a month and paid $137.72 (10.9¢ per kWh), less than the Kentucky average of $143.72.
- Electric cooperative
- 54,002 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Salt River Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Kentucky | 54,002 |
| Average home bill | $137.72 a month (Kentucky average $143.72) |
| Average price | 10.9¢ per kWh (Kentucky average 13.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,258 kWh a month (Kentucky average 1,094) |
| Business customers | 10.9¢ per kWh, average bill $700.30 a month (3,922 businesses; Kentucky business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.4 outages and 126 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.3 outages and 512 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Kentucky utility, 171 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | RFC region; PJM market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Anderson, Bullitt, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, Washington |
Price rank: Salt River Electric Cooperative has the 3rd 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 Salt River Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities | 454,021 | $138.47 | 11.9¢ |
| LG&EBill calculator on this site | 388,146 | $116.37 | 12.4¢ |
| Blue Grass Energy Cooperative | 61,870 | $156.88 | 12.6¢ |
| Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative | 36,631 | $147.19 | 12.8¢ |
| Inter County Energy Cooperative | 26,993 | $158.35 | 13.7¢ |
| Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative | 25,109 | $142.77 | 13.0¢ |
| Taylor County Rural ECC | 24,888 | $143.62 | 13.4¢ |
| City of Frankfort | 17,258 | $116.13 | 11.1¢ |
| Shelby Energy Cooperative | 17,245 | $177.81 | 13.9¢ |
Salt River Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Salt River Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Salt River Electric Cooperative rates page. 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.
- Salt River Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Kentucky Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Kentucky, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Salt River Electric Cooperative electric bill (KY)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,258 kWh a month and paid $137.72 (10.9¢ per kWh), less than the Kentucky average of $143.72.
How often does the power go out with Salt River Electric Cooperative (KY)?
In 2025, the average Salt River Electric Cooperative customer had 1.4 outages and 126 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.3 outages and 512 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Salt River 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.