Electricity prices in Kentucky
What homes in Kentucky pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 13.9¢ a kWh
- Up 6.8% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $154 a month
- Up 9.3% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,102 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 41 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kentucky homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Kentucky vs the US
| Kentucky | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 13.9¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 13.8¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $154 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $188 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,102 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +6.8% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +29% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.80¢ |
| July 2026 | 13.81¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.26¢ |
| May 2026 | 14.98¢ |
| April 2026 | 15.02¢ |
| March 2026 | 14.89¢ |
| February 2026 | 13.42¢ |
| January 2026 | 14.27¢ |
| December 2025 | 13.10¢ |
| November 2025 | 13.58¢ |
| October 2025 | 13.48¢ |
| September 2025 | 13.40¢ |
| August 2025 | 13.10¢ |
| July 2025 | 13.06¢ |
| June 2025 | 13.34¢ |
| May 2025 | 13.78¢ |
| April 2025 | 13.62¢ |
| March 2025 | 13.12¢ |
| February 2025 | 12.66¢ |
| January 2025 | 12.31¢ |
| December 2024 | 13.09¢ |
| November 2024 | 13.75¢ |
| October 2024 | 13.31¢ |
| September 2024 | 12.41¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Kentucky, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $188 |
| July 2026 | $193 |
| June 2026 | $160 |
| May 2026 | $128 |
| April 2026 | $122 |
| March 2026 | $140 |
| February 2026 | $181 |
| January 2026 | $209 |
| December 2025 | $164 |
| November 2025 | $117 |
| October 2025 | $112 |
| September 2025 | $132 |
| August 2025 | $167 |
| July 2025 | $189 |
| June 2025 | $149 |
| May 2025 | $109 |
| April 2025 | $109 |
| March 2025 | $132 |
| February 2025 | $155 |
| January 2025 | $189 |
| December 2024 | $150 |
| November 2024 | $108 |
| October 2024 | $105 |
| September 2024 | $124 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Kentucky, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $37.05 |
| July 2026 | $36.74 |
| June 2026 | $33.20 |
| May 2026 | $29.48 |
| April 2026 | $27.06 |
| March 2026 | $19.12 |
| February 2026 | $14.45 |
| January 2026 | $12.72 |
| December 2025 | $12.52 |
| November 2025 | $14.02 |
| October 2025 | $19.73 |
| September 2025 | $32.62 |
| August 2025 | $34.09 |
| July 2025 | $34.65 |
| June 2025 | $31.63 |
| May 2025 | $25.00 |
| April 2025 | $17.12 |
| March 2025 | $14.55 |
| February 2025 | $11.43 |
| January 2025 | $9.86 |
| December 2024 | $11.62 |
| November 2024 | $13.80 |
| October 2024 | $18.46 |
| September 2024 | $27.61 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Kentucky, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Kentucky
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 66% of homes in Kentucky; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Kentucky UtilitiesInvestor-owned | 12.8¢ | +8.5% |
| Louisville Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned | 13.3¢ | +7.7% |
| Duke Energy KentuckyInvestor-owned | 13.8¢ | +2.2% |
| Kentucky PowerInvestor-owned | 16.9¢ | +7.5% |
| South Kentucky Rural ECCCooperative | 14.8¢ | +13% |
| Warren Rural Electric CooperativeCooperative | 13.1¢ | +3.7% |
| KenergyCooperative | 16.3¢ | +1.9% |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.2¢ | +2.5% |
Heating fuels in Kentucky: heating oil, propane.