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Duke Energy Indiana electricity rates

What homes pay Duke Energy Indiana for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 819,956 homes in Indiana. EIA lists it as Duke Energy Indiana, LLC.

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Average price
15.9¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$154 a month
Up 11% on a year ago
Average use
970 kWh
A month. Indiana 929 kWh
Price rank in Indiana
4 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Duke Energy Indiana homes paid 15.9¢ a kWh, against 16.9¢ across Indiana.

Duke Energy Indiana vs Indiana

Duke Energy IndianaIndiana
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.9¢16.9¢
Price in August 202616.2¢17.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$154$157
Bill in August 2026$174$189
Average monthly use970 kWh929 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+8.8%
Price change since 2019+36%+34%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026