According to the most recent information from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, for the month of September, 2018, Kentucky had the 7th lowest average residential electric rate in the nation at 10.70 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). The overall average residential electric rate for all 52 states was 13.01 cents per kWh. For this same… Read More »

TVA’s EnergyRight Solutions for Business and Industry (ERSB+I) helps industrial customers find ways to reduce energy waste and operational costs, and boost their bottom line. Consider the case of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Industrial operations like USSTC, a leading producer and marketer of moist smokeless tobacco and a tremendous agriculture partner… Read More »

In an effort to better serve our customers, HES and HWEA will no longer accept payments for each other. This decision will ensure the best possible accuracy in processing customer payments. Both utilities have implemented online and automated phone system payments for customer convenience. HES/EnergyNet will continue to accept our customer payments at our 1820… Read More »

In August 2018, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) approved a 1.5% effective retail rate increase for all of their 154 power distributors, which includes Hopkinsville Electric System. This pass through to HES customers amounts to an additional $1.60 on the electric bill of the average HES residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month. TVA President… Read More »