Residential Rates

Effective October 1, 2007
Basic Charges
Charge Rate
Basic Monthly Charge $15.00
Generation (price to compare) $.0652 per kWh
Distribution $.0238 per kWh
FCRC (fixed cost recovery charge) no longer applies
Total Price per kWh $.0890 per kWh

A residential member who uses 750 kWh per month will receive a bill of $81.83 per month, while one who uses 1,000 kWh per month will receive a bill of $104.10 per month.

Non-Basic Charges
Area Lights (Yard Lights)
Type and Size of Light Rate per Year
100 Watt mercury vapor $76.80
175 Watt mercury vapor $92.16
250 Watt mercury vapor $137.52
400 Watt mercury vapor $175.92
100 Watt sodium vapor $92.16
150 Watt sodium vapor $115.20

For the first time since 1992, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative raised the rates it charges for electric service. Detailed information about the increase was mailed to Valley's consumers during September 2007.

To view the detailed information about the October 2007 residential rate increase, please click on the Official Notice link below. You will need a PDF viewer or reader to display the file. If you do not have a PDF viewer, visit Adobe Reader Download to get a free version of Adobe Reader appropriate for your computer. Also, depending upon the download speed of your Internet connection, it may take a minute or so for the brochure's image to appear.

Official Notice of Rate Increase.pdf (149 KB)

You may also contact any of our offices for more information about the rate increase.