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

Kentucky

Kentucky Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay Kentucky Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 456,568 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Kentucky Utilities Co.

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Average price
12.8¢ a kWh
Up 8.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$147 a month
Up 9.2% on a year ago
Average use
1,143 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
8 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kentucky Utilities homes paid 12.8¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Kentucky Utilities vs Kentucky

Kentucky UtilitiesKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.8¢13.9¢
Price in August 202612.5¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$147$154
Bill in August 2026$158$188
Average monthly use1,143 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+8.5%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+26%+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.