Henderson City Utility Comm
Municipal electric utility · Kentucky · #1,016 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #8449
Henderson City Utility Comm is a municipal electric utility serving 12,183 customers in Kentucky. In 2025 it sold 511 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $47.03M in revenue, an average realized rate of 9.20¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 10.90¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,505 | 123 | $13.36M | 10.90¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,644 | 101 | $10.25M | 10.15¢ | |
| Industrial | 34 | 288 | $23.42M | 8.14¢ | |
| Total | 12,183 | 511 | $47.03M | 9.20¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (972 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,970 | 556 | $34.64M | 7.83¢ |
| 2022 | 11,936 | 537 | $36.53M | 8.45¢ |
| 2023 | 11,965 | 504 | $39.95M | 9.73¢ |
| 2024 | 11,969 | 508 | $45.78M | 10.84¢ |
| 2025 | 12,183 | 511 | $47.03M | 10.90¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 23 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.43 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 54 minutes
As reported for Kentucky under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 538 GWh
Winter peak demand: 90 MW
Energy losses: 3.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 12,272 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 38 installations, 1.3 MW of capacity
Counties served
Henderson, KY
Other large utilities in Kentucky
- Kentucky Utilities Co - 578,198 customers, residential 12.07¢
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co - 441,267 customers, residential 12.42¢
- Kentucky Power Co - 161,847 customers, residential 15.95¢
- Duke Energy Kentucky - 155,775 customers, residential 13.86¢
- Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp - 77,362 customers, residential 12.67¢
- South Kentucky Rural E C C - 72,111 customers, residential 13.55¢
- Owen Electric Coop Inc - 67,902 customers, residential 12.59¢
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp - 65,157 customers, residential 12.61¢
All Kentucky utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #8449 in the EIA frame.