NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Kenergy electricity rates

What homes pay Kenergy for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 47,840 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Kenergy Corp.

Headlines

Average price
16.3¢ a kWh
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$197 a month
Up 1.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,206 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
2 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kenergy homes paid 16.3¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Kenergy vs Kentucky

KenergyKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202616.3¢13.9¢
Price in August 202614.7¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$197$154
Bill in August 2026$223$188
Average monthly use1,206 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+1.9%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+33%+29%

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