Kentucky Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In Kentucky, the average residential electricity rate is 13.86¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 14th nationally; the typical home spends $195 per month on electricity; 2% of generation comes from renewable sources.
Rate trend
Average residential electricity rate in Kentucky, last 22 months.
How Kentucky generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| fossil fuels | 21.6% | 67.0 TWh |
| coal, excluding waste coal | 15.5% | 47.8 TWh |
| all coal products | 15.5% | 47.8 TWh |
| bituminous coal and synthetic coal | 12.8% | 39.7 TWh |
| bituminous coal | 12.8% | 39.7 TWh |
| natural gas | 6.2% | 19.1 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 6.2% | 19.1 TWh |
| subbituminous coal | 2.6% | 8.1 TWh |
| renewable | 2.0% | 6.1 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 1.3% | 3.9 TWh |
| all renewables | 0.7% | 2.2 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 0.6% | 2.0 TWh |
| estimated total solar | 0.6% | 2.0 TWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 0.6% | 1.8 TWh |
| solar | 0.6% | 1.8 TWh |
| biomass | 0.1% | 403.9 GWh |
| wood and wood wastes | 0.1% | 309.3 GWh |
| estimated small scale solar photovoltaic | 0.1% | 183.6 GWh |
Electricity providers in Kentucky
20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | Investor-owned | 450,673 | 5.9 TWh | 11.85¢ | — |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Investor-owned | 384,902 | 4.2 TWh | 12.28¢ | — |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | Investor-owned | 139,405 | 1.5 TWh | 13.44¢ | — |
| Kentucky Power Co | Investor-owned | 130,852 | 1.9 TWh | 15.07¢ | — |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C | Cooperative | 64,877 | 783.2 GWh | 12.92¢ | — |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 63,984 | 851.1 GWh | 12.55¢ | — |
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | Cooperative | 60,701 | 919.3 GWh | 11.98¢ | — |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Cooperative | 60,641 | 849.4 GWh | 12.32¢ | — |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 53,479 | 770.3 GWh | 10.88¢ | — |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | 49,423 | 665.2 GWh | 13.66¢ | — |
| Kenergy Corp | Cooperative | 47,292 | 670.0 GWh | 15.15¢ | — |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Cooperative | 40,645 | 578.2 GWh | 13.16¢ | — |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 35,855 | 490.7 GWh | 13.08¢ | — |
| West Kentucky Rural E C C | Cooperative | 32,062 | 445.1 GWh | 13.46¢ | — |
| Meade County Rural E C C | Cooperative | 29,248 | 341.8 GWh | 14.27¢ | — |
| City of Bowling Green - (KY) | Municipal | 27,181 | 290.3 GWh | 11.48¢ | — |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | 26,655 | 350.3 GWh | 13.74¢ | — |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | Cooperative | 26,203 | 328.9 GWh | 13.25¢ | — |
| Taylor County Rural E C C | Cooperative | 24,985 | 302.3 GWh | 13.27¢ | — |
| Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | 24,889 | 311.4 GWh | 13.08¢ | — |
Power plants in Kentucky
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent | — | BIT | 2.2 GW | 9.8 TWh | 9.6 M tonnes | 982 kg |
| Mill Creek (KY) | — | BIT | 1.4 GW | 7.5 TWh | 7.2 M tonnes | 949 kg |
| H L Spurlock | — | BIT | 1.6 GW | 7.5 TWh | 6.6 M tonnes | 881 kg |
| Trimble County | — | BIT | 2.6 GW | 7.4 TWh | 6.9 M tonnes | 941 kg |
| Paradise | — | NG | 1.9 GW | 6.9 TWh | 2.5 M tonnes | 369 kg |
| Cane Run | — | NG | 807 MW | 4.9 TWh | 1.8 M tonnes | 371 kg |
| Shawnee | — | SUB | 1.6 GW | 4.7 TWh | 5.8 M tonnes | 1,224 kg |
| D B Wilson | — | BIT | 509 MW | 2.9 TWh | 3.2 M tonnes | 1,103 kg |
| East Bend | — | BIT | 772 MW | 2.2 TWh | 2.5 M tonnes | 1,117 kg |
| Kentucky Dam | — | WAT | 219 MW | 1.2 TWh | — | — |
| Big Sandy | — | NG | 281 MW | 1.2 TWh | 632.7 k tonnes | 540 kg |
| E W Brown | — | NG | 1.5 GW | 964.1 GWh | 1.1 M tonnes | 1,094 kg |
| Meldahl Hydroelectric Project | — | WAT | 105 MW | 539.3 GWh | — | — |
| Barkley | — | WAT | 130 MW | 500.5 GWh | — | — |
| Cooper | — | BIT | 344 MW | 477.5 GWh | 481.6 k tonnes | 1,009 kg |
| Wolf Creek | — | WAT | 270 MW | 470.5 GWh | — | — |
| Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant | — | WAT | 88 MW | 460.6 GWh | — | — |
| Riverside Generating LLC | — | NG | 1.2 GW | 457.2 GWh | 283.6 k tonnes | 620 kg |
| Smithland Hydroelectric Plant | — | WAT | 76 MW | 429.8 GWh | — | — |
| J K Smith | — | NG | 938 MW | 414.1 GWh | 278.1 k tonnes | 672 kg |
| Kentucky Mills | — | BLQ | 88 MW | 327.9 GWh | 15.3 tonnes | 0 kg |
| Ohio Falls | — | WAT | 110 MW | 272.0 GWh | — | — |
| Calvert City | — | NG | 27 MW | 206.0 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| R D Green | — | NG | 586 MW | 143.7 GWh | 107.0 k tonnes | 745 kg |
| Marshall Energy Facility | — | NG | 688 MW | 137.2 GWh | 92.7 k tonnes | 675 kg |
| PPS Power Plant No 1 | — | NG | 120 MW | 124.8 GWh | 61.2 k tonnes | 490 kg |
| SR Turkey Creek, LLC | — | SUN | 50 MW | 110.6 GWh | — | — |
| Dix Dam | — | WAT | 28 MW | 44.0 GWh | — | — |
| Laurel Dam | — | WAT | 70 MW | 39.6 GWh | — | — |
| Bluegrass Generating Station | — | NG | 581 MW | 36.5 GWh | 23.3 k tonnes | 640 kg |
| Bavarian LFGTE | — | LFG | 5 MW | 27.9 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Paddys Run | — | NG | 211 MW | 27.1 GWh | 15.9 k tonnes | 587 kg |
| Pendleton County LFGTE | — | LFG | 3 MW | 23.1 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Green Valley LFGTE | — | LFG | 2 MW | 16.9 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Cooperative Solar One | — | SUN | 9 MW | 13.1 GWh | — | — |
| Hardin County LFGTE | — | LFG | 2 MW | 8.9 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Mother Ann Lee | — | WAT | 2 MW | 6.2 GWh | — | — |
| Robert A Reid | — | NG | 99 MW | 6.1 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Stati | — | WAT | 3 MW | 5.3 GWh | — | — |
| Crittenden Solar Facility | — | SUN | 3 MW | 4.5 GWh | — | — |
| Glasgow LFGTE | — | LFG | 1 MW | 4.3 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Morehead Generating Facility | — | LFG | 1 MW | 3.9 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Walton 2 Solar Facility | — | SUN | 2 MW | 3.1 GWh | — | — |
| Walton 1 Solar Facility | — | SUN | 2 MW | 2.9 GWh | — | — |
| Aero Solar Facility | — | SUN | 2 MW | 2.6 GWh | — | — |
| Blue Ridge Generating | — | LFG | 2 MW | 2.3 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Green City Recovery, LLC | — | LFG | 2 MW | 1.7 GWh | 1 kg | 0 kg |
| L'Oreal Solar - Florence | — | SUN | 1 MW | 1.4 GWh | — | — |
| Cox Waste to Energy | — | WDS | 5 MW | 924 MWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Paris (KY) | — | DFO | 11 MW | 337 MWh | 247.6 tonnes | 734 kg |
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Kentucky?
The average residential electricity rate in Kentucky was 13.86¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2026, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 14th among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in Kentucky?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Kentucky was $195 in 2026. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Kentucky?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of Kentucky's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2026, 1.9% of electricity generated in Kentucky came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
About this data
All numbers on this page come from public datasets published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's eGRID program, and the U.S. Census Bureau. Rate and bill figures are from EIA Form 861 (annual) and Form EIA-861-M (monthly). Generation data is from EIA Form 923. Plant inventory and retirement schedules come from EIA Form 860. Emissions are from EPA eGRID, the most recent published edition.
Data is refreshed weekly. EIA typically publishes annual data with a 10-month lag — for example, full-year 2026 data became available in late 2027.