Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Kentucky Utilities, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
477 thousand
476,780 homes
Average price
12.07 cents
Kentucky average 13.13
Average bill
$140.91
Per month at 1,168 kWh
Price rank
4 of 33
Lowest to highest in Kentucky
Kentucky Utilities rates and average bill
Kentucky Utilities reported 476,780 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,168 kWh a month on average at 12.07 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 33 Kentucky utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Kentucky Utilities ranks 4 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities | 12.07 | 1,168 | $140.91 |
| Kentucky (all utilities) | 13.13 | 1,094 | $143.72 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Figures cover all of Kentucky Utilities's states together. A utility with a large territory can have different rates in different places.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Kentucky Utilities has distribution equipment. That covers 83 counties in Kentucky, Virginia. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Kentucky (77 counties)
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Adair, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Bullitt, Caldwell, Campbell, Carlisle, Carroll, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Hopkins, Jessamine, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lee, Lincoln, Livingston, Lyon, Madison, Marion, Mason, McCracken, McCreary, McLean, Mercer, Montgomery, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, Union, Washington, Webster, Whitley, Woodford
Virginia (6 counties)
Dickenson, Lee, Norton City, Russell, Scott, Wise
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Reliability
For 2025, Kentucky Utilities reported an average of 142 minutes without power per customer and 1.37 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 104 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Kentucky Utilities had about 14 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Kentucky figure across its utilities was 171 minutes. One interruption lasting 104 minutes and 1.37 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 142 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Kentucky Utilities reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 119 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 2,668 residential net-metered systems on the Kentucky Utilities grid in 2025, with 23.7 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Kentucky, that review is done by the Kentucky Public Service Commission.
Kentucky Utilities is an investor-owned utility based in Kentucky, and it also reports customers in 1 other state.
Kentucky Utilities compared with Kentucky
By residential customers, Kentucky Utilities ranks 1st of the 43 utilities that report homes in Kentucky, with about 21.7% of the state's homes. Its price of 12.07 cents per kWh is 1.79 cents below the median of 3 other investor-owned utilities in Kentucky (13.86 cents). Kentucky Utilities reports customers in 2 states, and this profile uses its largest, Kentucky, for comparisons. 2,668 of its residential customers use net metering, or 5.6 per 1,000 homes, against 5.6 for Kentucky as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Kentucky with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Kentucky utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities | Investor-owned | 476,780 | 12.07 |
| Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) | Investor-owned | 388,146 | 12.42 |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | Investor-owned | 140,950 | 13.86 |
| Kentucky Power | Investor-owned | 130,322 | 15.95 |
| South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation | Cooperative | 65,494 | 13.55 |
| Owen Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 65,069 | 12.59 |
See every one on the electric companies in Kentucky page.
Official site and where to get help
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Kentucky Utilities questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Kentucky Utilities?
Kentucky Utilities residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.07 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,168 kWh a month and an average bill of $140.91 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Kentucky average was 13.13 cents.
How many customers does Kentucky Utilities have?
EIA reports about 476,780 residential customers for Kentucky Utilities in 2025.
Who regulates Kentucky Utilities?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Kentucky on the Kentucky state page.
How reliable is Kentucky Utilities?
For 2025, Kentucky Utilities reported an average of 142 minutes of outage per customer and 1.37 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.