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Kentucky

Duke Energy Kentucky electricity rates

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

Investor-owned utility, 142,077 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Duke Energy Kentucky.

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Average price
13.8¢ a kWh
Up 2.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$127 a month
Up 2.3% on a year ago
Average use
914 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
5 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Duke Energy Kentucky homes paid 13.8¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Duke Energy Kentucky vs Kentucky

Duke Energy KentuckyKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.8¢13.9¢
Price in August 202613.1¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$127$154
Bill in August 2026$143$188
Average monthly use914 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+2.2%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+51%+29%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.