West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (WKRECC) Rate Selection Guide
West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (WKRECC) is a member-owned cooperative serving roughly 40,000 members across five western Kentucky counties. The co-op runs Sensus FlexNet AMI smart meters and a modern UtilityNexus customer portal, but offers no Green Button, EDI, or API access — third parties must work through customer-authorized manual bill sharing.
Market Overview
WKRECC is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Kentucky's regulated market. There is no retail choice; members take bundled distribution service from the cooperative.
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Current Rate Schedules
WKRECC is a TVA-distributor cooperative: rates are set by the co-op subject to TVA approval, and energy charges change monthly with TVA's total fuel cost (May 2026 rates shown; the co-op posts a rolling three-month rate sheet at wkrecc.com/energy-rates). Commercial service uses a tiered General Power structure with breakpoints at 50 kW and 1,000 kW of billing demand — above 1,000 kW, TVA-style coincident peak (CP) and on-peak demand charges apply. Energy rates dropped roughly 1.2¢/kWh from March to May 2026 as fuel costs fell, illustrating the monthly volatility.
Effective: May 1, 2026 · Full Tariff Book →
| Schedule | Type | Applicability | Structure | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Power (Commercial) — under 50 kW (GSA 1) | commercial | Small commercial accounts with demand at or below 50 kW | Customer charge $32.00/month; energy charge 12.911¢/kWh (May 2026, changes monthly with TVA fuel cost); demand charge $1.00/kW on the first 10 kW and $2.00/kW on kW 11-49 | 12.911¢/kWh (May 2026)+ $1.00/kW (first 10 kW), $2.00/kW (11-49 kW) |
| General Power — 50 to 1,000 kW (GSA 2) | commercial | Commercial and industrial accounts with billing demand above 50 kW up to 1,000 kW | Customer charge $120.00/month; demand charge $4.00/kW on the first 50 kW and $15.59/kW on billing demand above 50 kW; energy charge 11.893¢/kWh on the first 15,000 kWh and 7.917¢/kWh on additional kWh (May 2026) | 7.917-11.893¢/kWh depending on volume (May 2026)+ $15.59/kW above 50 kW of billing demand |
| General Power / Industrial — over 1,000 kW (GSA 3 / TOU) | industrial | Large C&I accounts with billing demand exceeding 1,000 kW | Customer charge $150.00/month; distribution demand $6.00/kW on the first 1,000 kW; TVA coincident peak pricing on excess demand — Max Peak $3.51/kW plus On-Peak $8.42/kW; energy charges 8.560¢/kWh on-peak and 8.560¢/kWh off-peak (May 2026; on/off-peak differ in winter months) | ~8.6¢/kWh energy (May 2026)+ $6.00/kW distribution + $3.51/kW max peak + $8.42/kW on-peak (CP-based) |
| TVA Monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment | commercial | All rate classes — embedded in monthly energy charges | TVA adjusts wholesale fuel cost monthly, and WKRECC passes the change through in posted retail energy charges; the co-op publishes a rolling three-month rate table (e.g., March 14.075¢ → May 12.911¢/kWh commercial energy in 2026) | — |
Rate Recommendations by Use Case
Small commercial account (<50 kW)
Shops, offices, and farm-service businesses in western Kentucky on GSA 1-style General Power service.
Demand charges are modest ($1-2/kW) below 50 kW, so cost tracks kWh and the monthly TVA fuel adjustment. Keeping demand under 50 kW avoids the jump to a $120 customer charge and $15.59/kW excess demand pricing.
- Watch the posted monthly energy rate — it moved more than 1¢/kWh over three months in 2026
- If demand approaches 50 kW, stagger HVAC and equipment to avoid tripping into the GSA 2 tier
- Use the UtilityNexus portal's usage views to spot after-hours base load waste
Mid-size facility on GSA 2 (50-1,000 kW)
Groceries, schools, agribusiness processing, and manufacturing between 50 and 1,000 kW face WKRECC's steepest marginal demand price.
Demand above 50 kW bills at $15.59/kW — nearly four times the first-block rate — while marginal energy beyond 15,000 kWh is cheap (7.9¢/kWh). The economics strongly favor flattening peaks: high load factor buys most energy at the low block while minimizing the expensive demand tail.
- Target the single highest demand interval each month — every avoided kW above 50 saves $15.59
- Improve load factor so more energy lands in the 7.9¢ block
- Review the GSA 2 rate change notification letters on wkrecc.com when budgeting
Large industrial load (>1,000 kW)
Large manufacturers above 1,000 kW move to TVA-style coincident peak pricing with separate max peak and on-peak demand components.
Excess demand prices on TVA's coincident peak structure ($3.51/kW max peak + $8.42/kW on-peak) rather than simple billing demand, so curtailing during TVA system peak hours — not just facility peaks — drives savings. Energy at ~8.6¢/kWh is competitive, making demand response the main lever.
- Track TVA system peak forecasts and curtail discretionary load during expected CP windows
- Ask WKRECC about TVA demand response and interruptible programs for credits on curtailable load
- Sensus FlexNet AMI interval data can verify which intervals set your billed peaks — request it through the co-op
Flexible-load pilot participant
WKRECC is recruiting members for its Project PowerShift pilot, aimed at shifting load away from peak periods.
Pilot programs at TVA distributors often precede permanent TOU or demand response offerings; early participants shape program design and typically receive incentives while learning their load flexibility.
- Enroll via the PowerShift survey linked on wkrecc.com
- Use pilot telemetry to baseline how much load you can actually shift
- Pair participation with smart thermostats or controls to automate peak response
Cost Optimization Strategies
WKRECC's TVA-based rate design concentrates savings in demand management — especially the $15.59/kW excess demand charge on GSA 2 accounts and coincident peak pricing above 1,000 kW — plus tracking the monthly fuel-driven energy rate. As a non-profit cooperative, margins return to members, and TVA's EnergyRight program adds rebate-backed efficiency options.
Excess demand control on GSA 2
For: Commercial accounts between 50 and 1,000 kW
Billing demand above 50 kW costs $15.59/kW versus $4.00/kW below. Demand controllers, staged equipment starts, and thermal storage that shave peak kW deliver nearly four-to-one leverage on the marginal demand dollar.
Coincident peak avoidance (large industrial)
For: Industrial accounts over 1,000 kW
Above 1,000 kW, demand bills partly on TVA's system coincident peak ($3.51/kW max peak plus $8.42/kW on-peak). Predicting and curtailing during TVA peak windows — typically summer late afternoons and winter mornings — cuts charges without reducing total production.
Load factor improvement
For: Demand-billed C&I accounts
GSA 2 energy declines from 11.9¢ to 7.9¢/kWh after 15,000 kWh. Running flatter — spreading production across shifts, sequencing batch loads — pushes more kWh into the cheap block while trimming the demand peak that drives the $15.59/kW charge.
Monthly fuel cost tracking
For: All members
Energy charges move every month with TVA's fuel cost — commercial energy fell from 14.075¢ to 12.911¢/kWh between March and May 2026. Logging the posted three-month rate table improves budgeting and catches billing discrepancies quickly.
TVA EnergyRight rebates and co-op programs
For: All C&I members and facilities staff
As a TVA distributor, WKRECC members can access TVA EnergyRight business incentives for lighting, HVAC, compressed air, and custom measures, alongside co-op offerings like the heat pump loan program and free residential energy audits (REAP).
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do commercial customers get usage data from West Kentucky RECC?▾
Through the UtilityNexus portal at https://wkrecc.utilitynexus.com/. Register with your 12-digit account number, then use View Statements for billing history and View Usage for daily/monthly consumption graphs. Multi-Location Support lets businesses manage several service addresses under one login. There is no CSV or XML export — data is PDF and graphical only.
Does WKRECC support Green Button or an API for third-party data access?▾
No. WKRECC has not implemented Green Button Download My Data, Connect My Data, ESPI, or any public API. Energy consultants and software vendors must rely on customer-authorized manual bill sharing — the customer downloads PDF statements from the portal and forwards them, or signs a written authorization for meter data requests.
Does WKRECC have smart meters, and can I get interval data?▾
WKRECC has deployed Sensus FlexNet AMI smart meters territory-wide, which support near real-time monitoring at the infrastructure level. However, customers only see daily and monthly usage visualizations in the portal — raw interval exports are not available. For interval data requests beyond the portal, call (877) 495-7322.
Can suppliers exchange EDI transactions with WKRECC?▾
No. WKRECC does not support EDI transactions (814 enrollment, 810 invoice, 820 payment, or 867 meter reading) and Kentucky has no retail electric choice, so there is no supplier-driven demand for EDI. Direct inquiries go to (877) 495-7322 or 1218 W Broadway, Mayfield, KY 42066.
How can an energy management platform like Nectar work with WKRECC accounts today?▾
WKRECC is on Nectar's roadmap. Today, the practical path is customer-authorized bill collection: members download PDF statements from the UtilityNexus portal (12+ months of history, with older bills available via the bill copy request form) and share them for ingestion. The Project PowerShift pilot may expand data-sharing options — ask the co-op about its roadmap.
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