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Kentucky

Kentucky Power electricity rates

What homes pay Kentucky Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 129,474 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Kentucky Power Co.

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Average price
16.9¢ a kWh
Up 7.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$203 a month
Up 5.2% on a year ago
Average use
1,198 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
1 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kentucky Power homes paid 16.9¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Kentucky Power vs Kentucky

Kentucky PowerKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202616.9¢13.9¢
Price in August 202619.8¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$203$154
Bill in August 2026$246$188
Average monthly use1,198 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+7.5%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+41%+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.