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Electricity prices in Kentucky

What homes in Kentucky pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 6.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$154 a month
Up 7.0% on a year ago
Average use
1,107 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
41 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Kentucky homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Kentucky vs the US

KentuckyUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.9¢18.0¢
Price in July 202613.8¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$154$156
Bill in July 2026$193$212
Average monthly use1,107 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+6.5%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+29%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Kentucky

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 66% of homes in Kentucky; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Kentucky UtilitiesInvestor-owned12.8¢+8.2%$145456,319
Louisville Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned13.3¢+7.6%$122391,059
Duke Energy KentuckyInvestor-owned14.1¢+5.0%$128142,024
Kentucky PowerInvestor-owned16.6¢+6.0%$199129,429
South Kentucky Rural ECCCooperative14.6¢+11%$15365,803
Warren Rural Electric CooperativeCooperative13.0¢+4.0%$16962,916
KenergyCooperative16.5¢+3.5%$19747,751
Pennyrile Rural Electric CooperativeCooperative14.2¢+3.1%$17241,224

Heating fuels in Kentucky: heating oil, propane.