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Kentucky

Louisville Gas & Electric electricity rates

What homes pay Louisville Gas & Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 390,978 homes in Kentucky. EIA lists it as Louisville Gas & Electric Co.

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Average price
13.3¢ a kWh
Up 7.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$124 a month
Up 8.4% on a year ago
Average use
930 kWh
A month. Kentucky 1,102 kWh
Price rank in Kentucky
6 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Louisville Gas & Electric homes paid 13.3¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Kentucky.

Louisville Gas & Electric vs Kentucky

Louisville Gas & ElectricKentucky
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.3¢13.9¢
Price in August 202612.8¢13.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$124$154
Bill in August 2026$163$188
Average monthly use930 kWh1,102 kWh
Price change, past year+7.7%+6.8%
Price change since 2019+22%+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.