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

Virginia

Kentucky Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay Kentucky Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 22,488 homes in Virginia. EIA lists it as Kentucky Utilities Co.

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Average price
15.9¢ a kWh
Up 7.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$193 a month
Up 5.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,209 kWh
A month. Virginia 1,066 kWh
Price rank in Virginia
3 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kentucky Utilities homes paid 15.9¢ a kWh, against 16.6¢ across Virginia.

Kentucky Utilities vs Virginia

Kentucky UtilitiesVirginia
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.9¢16.6¢
Price in August 202615.9¢17.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$193$177
Bill in August 2026$164$220
Average monthly use1,209 kWh1,066 kWh
Price change, past year+7.7%+12%
Price change since 2019+50%+38%

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.