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Residential customers
135 thousand
134,700 homes
Average price
19.78 cents
Indiana average 15.96
Average bill
$176.99
Per month at 895 kWh
Price rank
33 of 34
Lowest to highest in Indiana
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric rates and average bill
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric reported 134,700 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 895 kWh a month on average at 19.78 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 34 Indiana utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric ranks 33 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana Gas and Electric | 19.78 | 895 | $176.99 |
| Indiana (all utilities) | 15.96 | 938 | $149.72 |
| 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 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric has distribution equipment. That covers 7 counties in Indiana. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Indiana (7 counties)
Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
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Reliability
For 2025, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric reported an average of 83 minutes without power per customer and 0.78 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 106 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric had about 45 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Indiana figure across its utilities was 123 minutes. One interruption lasting 106 minutes and 0.78 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 83 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. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric 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 836 residential net-metered systems on the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric grid in 2025, with 8.9 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Indiana, that review is done by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric is an investor-owned utility based in Indiana.
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric operates in the MISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric compared with Indiana
By residential customers, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric ranks 5th of the 44 utilities that report homes in Indiana, with about 4.4% of the state's homes. At $176.99 a month, an average Southern Indiana Gas and Electric home pays about $327 a year more than the Indiana average of $149.72, and uses 43 kWh a month less. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric lists distribution equipment in 7 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 836 of its residential customers use net metering, or 6.2 per 1,000 homes, against 4.2 for Indiana as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Indiana with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Indiana utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Indiana Gas and Electric | Investor-owned | 134,700 | 19.78 |
| AES Indiana | Investor-owned | 469,634 | 14.69 |
| NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service) | Investor-owned | 433,889 | 22.05 |
| Hendricks County Rural Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 38,554 | 13.68 |
| South Central Indiana REMC | Cooperative | 35,216 | 17.54 |
| Northeastern Rural Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 31,034 | 15.43 |
See every one on the electric companies in Indiana page.
Official site and where to get help
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Southern Indiana Gas and Electric questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Southern Indiana Gas and Electric?
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 19.78 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 895 kWh a month and an average bill of $176.99 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Indiana average was 15.96 cents.
How many customers does Southern Indiana Gas and Electric have?
EIA reports about 134,700 residential customers for Southern Indiana Gas and Electric in 2025.
Who regulates Southern Indiana Gas and Electric?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Indiana on the Indiana state page.
How reliable is Southern Indiana Gas and Electric?
For 2025, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric reported an average of 83 minutes of outage per customer and 0.78 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.