Harrison County Rural E M C
Cooperative electric utility · Indiana · #617 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #8179
Harrison County Rural E M C is a cooperative electric utility serving 24,980 customers in Indiana. In 2025 it sold 519 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $68.43M in revenue, an average realized rate of 13.17¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 13.57¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 5 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 23,482 | 376 | $50.97M | 13.57¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,478 | 81.1 | $10.49M | 12.94¢ | |
| Industrial | 20 | 62.8 | $6.97M | 11.10¢ | |
| Total | 24,980 | 519 | $68.43M | 13.17¢ |
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 (1,333 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23,776 | 497 | $54.89M | 11.50¢ |
| 2022 | 24,114 | 510 | $59.95M | 12.14¢ |
| 2023 | 24,370 | 473 | $62.03M | 13.61¢ |
| 2024 | 24,691 | 494 | $66.41M | 13.88¢ |
| 2025 | 24,980 | 519 | $68.43M | 13.57¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 252 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.79 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 141 minutes
As reported for Indiana 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: 542 GWh
Winter peak demand: 156 MW
Energy losses: 4.0% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 24,980 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 99 installations, 1.1 MW of capacity
Counties served
Clark, INCrawford, INFloyd, INHarrison, INWashington, IN
Other large utilities in Indiana
- Duke Energy Indiana, LLC - 921,804 customers, residential 14.98¢
- Indiana Michigan Power Co - 618,131 customers, residential 17.17¢
- AES Indiana - 530,671 customers, residential 14.69¢
- Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co - 496,542 customers, residential 22.05¢
- Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co - 154,465 customers, residential 19.78¢
- Hendricks County Rural E M C - 39,621 customers, residential 13.68¢
- South Central Indiana REMC - 35,833 customers, residential 17.54¢
- City of Anderson - (IN) - 33,543 customers, residential 12.67¢
All Indiana utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #8179 in the EIA frame.