Electric

Understanding your electric bill

An explanation of your rates and statements

HES purchases its electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority, allowing us to provide some of the most affordable electric rates in Kentucky. The TVA also serves as the regulatory agency for HES and must approve our electric rates.

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Current residential rates
Your bill explained

Residential bill estimator

Move the slider to calculate your bill based on kilowatt usage to see your estimated energy cost.

This calculator is intended for estimates only. Additional monthly charges such as the customer charge, security lights, taxes, or recurring contributions to Project Help are not included in this calculation.

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Your rate, explained

HES purchases its electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority, allowing us to provide some of the most affordable electric rates in the western Kentucky region.

Learn more about HES residential rates.

Residential rates (Effective 10/1/2025)

Customer Charge
$35.46
Base Kilowatt-hour Charge
$0.06897
TVA Total Monthly Fuel Cost Charge

Subject to monthly adjustment based on current fuel prices

$0.02100
Total Kilowatt-hour Charge
$0.08997

*Subject to monthly adjustment based on current fuel prices

Your bill explained

Additional HES residential electric rate information

This rate shall apply only to electric service to a single-family dwelling (including its appurtenances if served through the same meter), where the major use of electricity is for domestic purposes such as lighting, household appliances, and the personal comfort and convenience of those residing therein.

Alternating current, single-phase, 60 Hertz. Power shall be delivered at a service voltage available in the vicinity or agreed to by Distributor. Multiphase service shall be supplied in accordance with Distributor’s standard policy.

The base energy charges shall be increased or decreased in accordance with the current Adjustment Addendum published by TVA. In addition, the base energy charge and the hydro allocation credit shall be increased or decreased to correspond to increases or decreases determined by TVA under Adjustment 4 of the wholesale power rate schedule applicable under contractual arrangements between TVA and Distributor.

Summer Period shall mean the June, July, August, and September billing months. Winter Period shall mean the December, January, February, and March billing months. Transition Period shall mean the April, May, October, and November billing months.

The base customer charge, as reduced by the hydro allocation credit, constitutes the minimum monthly bill for all customers served under this rate schedule except those customers for which a higher minimum monthly bill is required under Distributor’s standard policy because of special circumstances affecting Distributor’s cost of rendering services.

Bills under this rate schedule will be rendered monthly. Any amount of bill unpaid after due date specified on bill may be subject to additional charges under Distributor’s standard policy.

The charges under this rate schedule are based upon the supply of service through a single delivery and metering point, and at a single voltage.

Bill dispute process

If payment is not received by the due date on the bill, HES may discontinue service 15 days after providing disconnection notice to the customer informing the customer of the electric service disconnection and offering the customer the opportunity to discuss their bill with an HES customer service representative. In most cases, the HES customer service representative can answer any questions about the bill and resolve any disputes. If resolution cannot be achieved with the HES customer service representative, the dispute will be brought to the Director of Customer Service for review, and the Director of Customer Service will attempt to reach a resolution with the customer.

Special counseling is available to customers who are experiencing hardship or who have extenuating circumstances.

Further action

If you have followed the Bill Dispute process and are unsatisfied with the final decision, you may contact TVA, the regulator of HES.