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Residential customers
50 thousand
49,590 homes
Average price
14.76 cents
Kentucky average 13.13
Average bill
$174.77
Per month at 1,184 kWh
Price rank
25 of 33
Lowest to highest in Kentucky
Jackson Energy Cooperative rates and average bill
Jackson Energy Cooperative reported 49,590 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,184 kWh a month on average at 14.76 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 33 Kentucky utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Jackson Energy Cooperative ranks 25 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Energy Cooperative | 14.76 | 1,184 | $174.77 |
| Kentucky (all utilities) | 13.13 | 1,094 | $143.72 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Jackson Energy Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 15 counties in Kentucky. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Kentucky (15 counties)
Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Lincoln, Madison, Owsley, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wolfe
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Reliability
For 2025, Jackson Energy Cooperative reported an average of 334 minutes without power per customer and 2.49 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 134 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Jackson Energy Cooperative had about 207 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Kentucky figure across its utilities was 171 minutes. One interruption lasting 134 minutes and 2.49 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 334 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Jackson Energy Cooperative does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 249 residential net-metered systems on the Jackson Energy Cooperative grid in 2025, with 2.0 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Kentucky Public Service Commission.
Jackson Energy Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Kentucky.
Jackson Energy Cooperative operates in the PJM power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Jackson Energy Cooperative compared with Kentucky
Kentucky has 43 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Jackson Energy Cooperative is 10th by size and serves about 2.4% of the state's homes. Its price of 14.76 cents per kWh is 1.21 cents above the median of 21 other cooperatives in Kentucky (13.55 cents). At $174.77 a month, an average Jackson Energy Cooperative home pays about $373 a year more than the Kentucky average of $143.72, and uses 90 kWh a month more. Jackson Energy Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 15 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 249 of its residential customers use net metering, or 5.0 per 1,000 homes, against 5.6 for Kentucky as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Kentucky with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Kentucky utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Energy Cooperative | Cooperative | 49,590 | 14.76 |
| Warren Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 61,500 | 12.67 |
| Salt River Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 54,002 | 10.94 |
| Kenergy | Cooperative | 47,514 | 16.29 |
| Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 45,717 | 13.01 |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 40,704 | 13.86 |
See every one on the electric companies in Kentucky page.
Official site and where to get help
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Jackson Energy Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Jackson Energy Cooperative?
Jackson Energy Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 14.76 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,184 kWh a month and an average bill of $174.77 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Kentucky average was 13.13 cents.
How many customers does Jackson Energy Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 49,590 residential customers for Jackson Energy Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates Jackson Energy Cooperative?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Kentucky on the Kentucky state page.
How reliable is Jackson Energy Cooperative?
For 2025, Jackson Energy Cooperative reported an average of 334 minutes of outage per customer and 2.49 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.