Kentucky · Electric cooperative · EIA data, final 2025
Warren RECC (Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation) commercial electricity rates in Kentucky
What Warren RECC billed its commercial customers, year by year since 2015, with the average bill, the other customer classes, meters, reliability and territory. Official figures, and context for a bill rather than a quote.
Warren RECC billed its 15,814 commercial customers in Kentucky an average of 13.87¢ per kWh in 2025, 18% above the state’s commercial average of 11.75¢. The average customer used about 2,476 kWh a month and was billed about $343. It is an average over every size of customer, not a rate.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data) · 2026-10-29
- Average commercial price, 202513.87¢per kWh, all commercial customers
- vs Kentucky average+18%state commercial average 11.75¢
- Commercial customers15,8144th largest of 42 in Kentucky
- Average use2,476 kWha month per commercial customer
- Average bill$343a month per commercial customer
- Since 2015+25%from 11.09¢ per kWh
- Outages159 mina year per customer · US average 124
Warren RECC (Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation) is an electric cooperative serving 8 counties in Kentucky. Among the 42 Kentucky utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 4th largest, with about 4.8% of the state’s commercial customers. EIA lists it as Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp.
Warren RECC commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025
In 2015 Warren RECC billed its commercial customers an average of 11.09¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 13.87¢, so it rose 25% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Kentucky rose 24% over the same period. The latest year, 2025, is the highest of the 11 on record here. Between 2024 and 2025 it rose 6.6%.
| Year | Commercial customers | Average price per kWh | Kentucky average per kWh | Average use a month | Average bill a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,814 | 13.87¢ | 11.75¢ | 2,476 kWh | $343 |
| 2024 | 15,688 | 13.01¢ | 11.50¢ | 2,421 kWh | $315 |
| 2023 | 15,165 | 12.81¢ | 11.38¢ | 2,374 kWh | $304 |
| 2022 | 13,705 | 12.98¢ | 11.78¢ | 2,659 kWh | $345 |
| 2021 | 13,187 | 11.85¢ | 10.75¢ | 2,703 kWh | $320 |
| 2020 | 13,036 | 11.60¢ | 10.34¢ | 2,515 kWh | $292 |
| 2019 | 12,917 | 11.58¢ | 10.15¢ | 2,709 kWh | $314 |
| 2018 | 12,220 | 11.35¢ | 9.74¢ | 2,864 kWh | $325 |
| 2017 | 11,713 | 11.36¢ | 9.85¢ | 2,797 kWh | $318 |
| 2016 | 11,184 | 11.10¢ | 9.57¢ | 2,871 kWh | $319 |
| 2015 | 10,684 | 11.09¢ | 9.44¢ | 2,808 kWh | $311 |
Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.
Residential, commercial and industrial prices at Warren RECC
In 2025 the average commercial price at Warren RECC was 9.5% above the residential figure and 79% above the industrial one. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.
| Customer class | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Average price per kWh | Average use a month | Average bill a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 61,500 | 973,682 | 12.67¢ | 1,319 kWh | $167 |
| Commercial | 15,814 | 469,887 | 13.87¢ | 2,476 kWh | $343 |
| Industrial | 48 | 917,711 | 7.74¢ | 1,593,248 kWh | $123,293 |
How Warren RECC’s commercial rates are set
Warren RECC is a cooperative, owned by the members it serves. Its board sets its rates, and in some states the state commission reviews them as well. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. There is no competitive supply market for ordinary commercial accounts in Kentucky, so the levers are the schedule, the peak and the amount used.
Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at Warren RECC
EIA counts 15,344 commercial meters at Warren RECC in 2025, and 14,929 of them (97%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. Of the rest, 415 are automated-reading (AMR) meters, which send a reading to the utility for billing only. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.
How reliable is Warren RECC’s electric service?
Warren RECC customers went without power for an average of 159 minutes in 2025, excluding major storms, with about 1.82 interruptions per customer. The average across U.S. utilities reporting the same way is 124 minutes. With major storms counted the figure was 476 minutes. These are averages over every customer of every class, so they describe the system and not any one street.
Where Warren RECC serves
EIA records Warren RECC serving customers in 8 Kentucky counties: Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio, Simpson, Warren. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.
EIA lists the Tennessee Valley Authority as its balancing authority, the body that keeps supply and demand matched minute by minute across the area.
Other utilities in Kentucky
The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Kentucky page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.
- Kentucky Utilities (11.63¢)
- LG&E (11.46¢)
- Kentucky Power (13.83¢)
- Duke Energy Kentucky (11.68¢)
- Kenergy (14.67¢)
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
- They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in Warren RECC’s tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
- They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Kentucky page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.
For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.
Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: Warren RECC commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.
Common questions about Warren RECC
- What is the average commercial electricity rate at Warren RECC?
- Warren RECC billed its commercial customers in Kentucky an average of 13.87¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 18% above the Kentucky commercial average of 11.75¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.
- How much is the average commercial electric bill at Warren RECC?
- About $343 a month in 2025, on average use of about 2,476 kWh a month. That is Warren RECC’s commercial revenue divided by its 15,814 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.
- Have Warren RECC’s commercial electricity rates gone up?
- The average Warren RECC billed commercial customers rose 25% between 2015 and 2025, from 11.09¢ to 13.87¢ per kWh. The Kentucky commercial average rose 24% over the same period.
- How reliable is Warren RECC’s electric service?
- Warren RECC customers averaged 159 minutes without power in 2025, excluding major storms, against a 124-minute average for U.S. utilities reporting the same way (EIA).
- Does Warren RECC use smart meters for businesses?
- EIA counts 14,929 advanced (AMI) meters among Warren RECC’s 15,344 commercial meters in 2025, which is 97%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.
- Is this the rate my business will pay Warren RECC?
- No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in Warren RECC’s tariff.
A utility average cannot tell you whether your bill is right. The bill itself can, and it takes three numbers. Nobody calls unless you ask.