Power Cost Recovery Factor

Power Cost Recovery Factor (PCRF) is a rate mechanism used to true-up the actual cost of wholesale generation and transmission services to the budgeted costs included in the Energy Charge. PCRF is a pass-through component, meaning the cost of wholesale power and transmission services flows through to the member without markup.

Power costs, which includes wholesale generation and transmission services, accounts for 70-80% of residential bills. Tri-County Electric Cooperative's residential rate, listed as the Energy Charge on bills, includes 10.5 cents of budgeted power costs.

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The PCRF appears as a separate line item on your monthly bill under the Current Activity section. 

To see exactly where it's located and learn more about other billing components, visit How to Read my Bill.

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Residential PCRF by Month

2026

MonthEnergy Charge 
(Rate/kWh)		PCRF/kWhAdjusted Rate/kWh
January 202614.425 cents-0.50 cents13.925 cents
February 202614.425 cents-0.25 cents14.175 cents
March 202614.425 cents-0.25 cents14.175 cents
April 202614.425 cents-0.25 cents14.175 cents
May 202614.425 cents-0.25 cents14.175 cents
June 202614.425 cents-0.50 cents13.925 cents
July 202614.425 cents-0.50 cents13.925 cents
August 202614.425 cents-0.50 cents13.925 cents
September 202614.425 cents-0.50 cents13.925 cents
October 202614.425 cents-0.00 cents14.425 cents
November 202614.425 cents-0.00 cents14.425 cents
December 202614.425 cents-0.00 cents14.425 cents