EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29
Kentucky electricity rates
Kentucky homes paid 13.8¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +5.3% from a year earlier. That is #8 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.
KY average13.8¢Aug 2026
12-month average14.0¢
Rank (cheapest)#8of 51
Utilities46
ZIP codes933
Kentucky electricity price trend
Kentucky averageU.S. average
Aug 202613.8¢per kWh
vs. 1 year ago+5.3%13.1¢
vs. 5 years ago+18.7%11.6¢
Record high15.0¢Apr 2026
Avg. home bill$1881,364 kWh, Aug
EIA forecast, East South Central14.7¢Dec 2027
Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the East South Central region, which includes Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee.
Utilities in Kentucky
46 utilities · 10 report monthlyMonthly home price by utility
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| Kentucky Utilities Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
13.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-7.9% | +11.1% | $130 | 450,673 |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
13.7¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-4.4% | +11.4% | $112 | 384,902 |
| Duke Energy Kentucky Investor Owned · monthly data |
14.0¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-2.1% | +4.2% | $120 | 139,405 |
| Kentucky Power Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
17.7¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+23.9% | +17.7% | $178 | 130,852 |
| South Kentucky Rural E C C Cooperative · monthly data |
15.1¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+5.5% | +16.9% | $130 | 64,877 |
| Owen Electric Coop Inc. Cooperative |
12.6¢2024 |
-2.3% | — | $139 | 63,984 |
| Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
13.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-6.1% | +12.2% | $151 | 60,701 |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp Cooperative |
12.3¢2024 |
-4.1% | — | $144 | 60,641 |
| Salt River Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
10.9¢2024 |
-15.3% | — | $131 | 53,479 |
| Jackson Energy Coop Corp (KY) Cooperative |
13.7¢2024 |
+6.3% | — | $153 | 49,423 |
| Kenergy Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
16.3¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+14.1% | +7.7% | $179 | 47,292 |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop Cooperative · monthly data |
14.6¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2% | +10.9% | $156 | 40,645 |
| Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
13.1¢2024 |
+1.8% | — | $149 | 35,855 |
| West Kentucky Rural E C C Cooperative |
13.5¢2024 |
+4.8% | — | $156 | 32,062 |
| Meade County Rural E C C Cooperative |
14.3¢2024 |
+11.1% | — | $139 | 29,248 |
| Adjustment 2024 |
11.4¢2024 |
-11.1% | — | $111 | 29,228 |
| City of Bowling Green (KY) Municipal |
11.5¢2024 |
-10.6% | — | $102 | 27,181 |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp (KY) Cooperative |
13.7¢2024 |
+7% | — | $150 | 26,655 |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc. (KY) Cooperative |
13.3¢2024 |
+3.1% | — | $139 | 26,203 |
| Taylor County Rural E C C Cooperative |
13.3¢2024 |
+3.3% | — | $134 | 24,985 |
| Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp (KY) Cooperative |
13.1¢2024 |
+1.8% | — | $136 | 24,889 |
| Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation Cooperative |
15.6¢2024 |
+21.7% | — | $184 | 23,979 |
| Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc. Cooperative |
13.1¢2024 |
+1.6% | — | $132 | 23,666 |
| City of Owensboro (KY) Municipal |
13.4¢2024 |
+4.5% | — | $103 | 23,286 |
| Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. Cooperative |
12.9¢2024 |
+0.2% | — | $140 | 22,478 |
| Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) Cooperative |
12.5¢2024 |
-2.5% | — | $144 | 20,529 |
| City of Paducah (KY) Municipal |
15.6¢2024 |
+21% | — | $139 | 18,863 |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc. (KY) Cooperative |
13.2¢2024 |
+2.8% | — | $156 | 17,437 |
| City of Frankfort (KY) Municipal |
11.2¢2024 |
-12.6% | — | $113 | 17,200 |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C Cooperative |
13.8¢2024 |
+7.7% | — | $128 | 16,805 |
| Grayson Rural Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
16.1¢2024 |
+25.1% | — | $153 | 14,429 |
| Big Sandy Rural Elec Coop Corp Cooperative |
13.7¢2024 |
+6.6% | — | $149 | 11,574 |
| Henderson City Utility Comm Municipal |
10.8¢2024 |
-15.6% | — | $102 | 10,320 |
| City of Hopkinsville Municipal |
12.5¢2024 |
-2.5% | — | $124 | 9,832 |
| Madisonville Municipal Utils Municipal |
11.7¢2024 |
-9.1% | — | $105 | 6,919 |
| City of Murray (KY) Municipal |
13.3¢2024 |
+3.3% | — | $115 | 6,163 |
| City of Glasgow (KY) Municipal |
13.4¢2024 |
+4.7% | — | $129 | 5,644 |
| City of Berea Municipal Utility Municipal · monthly data |
11.0¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-23.2% | +21.6% | $92 | 4,722 |
| City of Franklin (KY) Municipal |
12.9¢2024 |
+0.6% | — | $129 | 4,561 |
| City of Mayfield Plant Board Municipal |
13.4¢2024 |
+4.1% | — | $117 | 4,348 |
| City of Russellville (KY) Municipal |
12.0¢2024 |
-6.7% | — | $120 | 3,092 |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
14.8¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+3.4% | +11% | $156 | 2,527 |
| City of Benton (KY) Municipal |
14.1¢2024 |
+9.5% | — | $146 | 1,889 |
| City of Jellico Municipal |
13.1¢2024 |
+2% | — | $141 | 1,763 |
| City of Fulton (KY) Municipal |
13.6¢2024 |
+5.9% | — | $130 | 1,188 |
| City of Hickman Municipal |
14.5¢2024 |
+12.8% | — | $137 | 821 |
Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. KY avg.” use the Kentucky average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.
All ZIP codes in Kentucky
40003Bagdad40004Bardstown40006Bedford40007Bethlehem40008Bloomfield40009Bradfordsville40010Buckner40011Campbellsburg40012Chaplin40013Coxs Creek40014Crestwood40018Eastwood40019Eminence40020Fairfield40022Finchville40023Fisherville40025Glenview40026Goshen40027Harrods Creek40031La Grange40032La Grange40033Lebanon40036Lockport40037Loretto40040Mackville40041Masonic Home40045Milton40046Mount Eden40047Mount Washington40048Nazareth40049Nerinx40050New Castle40051New Haven40052New Hope40055Pendleton40056Pewee Valley40057Pleasureville40058Port Royal40059Prospect40060Raywick40062Saint Francis40063Saint Mary40065Shelbyville40066Shelbyville40067Simpsonville40068Smithfield40069Springfield40070Sulphur40071Taylorsville40075Turners Station40076Waddy40077Westport40078Willisburg40104Battletown40107Boston40108Brandenburg40109Brooks40110Clermont40111Cloverport40115Custer40117Ekron40118Fairdale40119Falls Of Rough40121Fort Knox40122Fort Knox40129Hillview40140Garfield40142Guston40143Hardinsburg40144Harned40145Hudson40146Irvington40150Lebanon Junction40152Mc Daniels40153Mc Quady40155Muldraugh40157Payneville40159Radcliff40160Radcliff40161Rhodelia40162Rineyville40165Shepherdsville40166Shepherdsville40170Stephensport40171Union Star40175Vine Grove40176Webster40177West Point40178Westview40201Louisville40202Louisville40203Louisville40204Louisville40205Louisville40206Louisville40207Louisville40208Louisville40209Louisville40210Louisville40211Louisville40212Louisville40213Louisville40214Louisville40215Louisville40216Louisville40217Louisville40218Louisville40219Louisville40220Louisville40221Louisville40222Louisville40223Louisville40224Louisville40225Louisville40228Louisville40229Louisville40231Louisville40232Louisville40233Louisville40241Louisville40242Louisville40243Louisville40245Louisville40250Louisville40251Louisville40252Louisville40253Louisville40255Louisville40256Louisville40257Louisville40258Louisville40259Louisville40261Louisville40266Louisville40268Louisville40269Louisville40270Louisville40272Louisville40280Louisville40281Louisville40282Louisville40283Louisville40285Louisville40287Louisville40289Louisville40290Louisville40291Louisville40293Louisville40294Louisville40295Louisville40296Louisville40297Louisville40298Louisville40299Louisville40310Burgin40311Carlisle40312Clay City40313Clearfield40316Denniston40317Elliottville40319Farmers40322Frenchburg40324Georgetown40328Gravel Switch40330Harrodsburg40334Hope40336Irvine40337Jeffersonville40339Keene40340Nicholasville40342Lawrenceburg40346Means40347Midway40348Millersburg40350Moorefield40351Morehead40353Mount Sterling40355New Liberty40356Nicholasville40357North Middletown40358Olympia40359Owenton40360Owingsville40361Paris40362Paris40363Perry Park40370Sadieville40371Salt Lick40372Salvisa40374Sharpsburg40376Slade40379Stamping Ground40380Stanton40383Versailles40384Versailles40385Waco40387Wellington40390Wilmore40391Winchester40392Winchester40402Annville40403Berea40404Berea40405Bighill40409Brodhead40410Bryantsville40419Crab Orchard40422Danville40423Danville40434Gray Hawk40437Hustonville40440Junction City40442Kings Mountain40444Lancaster40445Livingston40447Mc Kee40448Mc Kinney40452Mitchellsburg40456Mount Vernon40460Orlando40461Paint Lick40464Parksville40468Perryville40472Ravenna40473Renfro Valley40475Richmond40476Richmond40481Sandgap40484Stanford40486Tyner40488Waneta40489Waynesburg40492Wildie40502Lexington40503Lexington40504Lexington40505Lexington40507Lexington40508Lexington40509Lexington40510Lexington40511Lexington40512Lexington40513Lexington40514Lexington40515Lexington40516Lexington40517Lexington40522Lexington40523Lexington40524Lexington40533Lexington40536Lexington40544Lexington40546Lexington40550Lexington40555Lexington40574Lexington40575Lexington40576Lexington40577Lexington40578Lexington40579Lexington40580Lexington40581Lexington40582Lexington40583Lexington40588Lexington40591Lexington40598Lexington40601Frankfort40602Frankfort40603Frankfort40604Frankfort40618Frankfort40619Frankfort40620Frankfort40621Frankfort40622Frankfort40701Corbin40702Corbin40724Bush40729East Bernstadt40730Emlyn40734Gray40737Keavy40740Lily40741London40742London40743London40744London40745London40750London40755Pittsburg40759Rockholds40763Siler40769Williamsburg40771Woodbine40801Ages Brookside40803Asher40806Baxter40808Big Laurel40810Bledsoe40813Calvin40815Cawood40816Chappell40818Coalgood40819Coldiron40820Cranks40823Cumberland40824Dayhoit40826Eolia40827Essie40828Evarts40829Grays Knob40830Gulston40831Harlan40840Helton40843Holmes Mill40844Hoskinston40845Hulen40849Lejunior40854Loyall40855Lynch40856Miracle40858Mozelle40862Partridge40863Pathfork40865Putney40868Stinnett40870Totz40873Wallins Creek40874Warbranch40902Arjay40903Artemus40906Barbourville40913Beverly40914Big Creek40915Bimble40921Bryants Store40923Cannon40927Closplint40932Fall Rock40935Flat Lick40939Fourmile40940Frakes40941Garrard40943Girdler40944Goose Rock40946Green Road40949Heidrick40951Hima40953Hinkle40955Ingram40958Kettle Island40962Manchester40964Mary Alice40965Middlesboro40972Oneida40977Pineville40979Roark40981Saul40982Scalf40983Sextons Creek40988Stoney Fork40995Trosper40997Walker41001Alexandria41002Augusta41003Berry41004Brooksville41005Burlington41006Butler41007California41008Carrollton41010Corinth41011Covington41012Covington41014Covington41015Latonia41016Covington41017Ft Mitchell41018Erlanger41019Covington41021Hebron41022Florence41025Erlanger41030Crittenden41031Cynthiana41033De Mossville41034Dover41035Dry Ridge41037Elizaville41039Ewing41040Falmouth41041Flemingsburg41042Florence41043Foster41044Germantown41045Ghent41046Glencoe41048Hebron41049Hillsboro41051Independence41052Jonesville41053Kenton41054Mason41055Mayslick41056Maysville41059Melbourne41061Milford41062Minerva41063Morning View41064Mount Olivet41071Newport41072Newport41073Bellevue41074Dayton41075Fort Thomas41076Newport41080Petersburg41081Plummers Landing41083Sanders41085Silver Grove41086Sparta41091Union41092Verona41093Wallingford41094Walton41095Warsaw41096Washington41097Williamstown41098Worthville41101Ashland41102Ashland41105Ashland41114Ashland41121Argillite41124Blaine41128Carter41129Catlettsburg41132Denton41135Emerson41139Flatwoods41141Garrison41142Grahn41143Grayson41144Greenup41146Hitchins41149Isonville41159Martha41164Olive Hill41166Quincy41168Rush41169Russell41171Sandy Hook41173Soldier41174South Portsmouth41175South Shore41179Vanceburg41180Webbville41181Willard41183Worthington41189Tollesboro41201Adams41203Beauty41204Boons Camp41214Debord41216East Point41219Flatgap41222Hagerhill41224Inez41226Keaton41230Louisa41231Lovely41232Lowmansville41234Meally41238Oil Springs41240Paintsville41250Pilgrim41254River41255Sitka41256Staffordsville41257Stambaugh41260Thelma41262Tomahawk41263Tutor Key41264Ulysses41265Van Lear41267Warfield41268West Van Lear41271Williamsport41274Wittensville41301Campton41310Bays41311Beattyville41314Booneville41317Clayhole41332Hazel Green41339Jackson41347Lone41348Lost Creek41351Mistletoe41352Mize41360Pine Ridge41364Ricetown41365Rogers41366Rousseau41367Rowdy41368Saint Helens41385Vancleve41386Vincent41390Whick41397Zoe41408Cannel City41413Crockett41421Elkfork41425Ezel41426Falcon41451Malone41464Royalton41465Salyersville41472West Liberty41477Wrigley41501Pikeville41502Pikeville41503South Williamson41512Ashcamp41513Belcher41514Belfry41517Burdine41519Canada41520Dorton41522Elkhorn City41524Fedscreek41526Fords Branch41527Forest Hills41528Freeburn41531Hardy41534Hellier41535Huddy41537Jenkins41538Jonancy41539Kimper41540Lick Creek41542Lookout41543Mc Andrews41544Mc Carr41547Majestic41548Mouthcard41549Myra41553Phelps41554Phyllis41555Pinsonfork41557Raccoon41558Ransom41559Regina41560Robinson Creek41561Rockhouse41562Shelbiana41563Shelby Gap41564Sidney41566Steele41567Stone41568Stopover41571Varney41572Virgie41601Allen41602Auxier41603Banner41604Beaver41605Betsy Layne41606Bevinsville41607Blue River41612Bypro41615Dana41616David41619Drift41621Dwale41622Eastern41630Garrett41631Grethel41632Gunlock41635Harold41636Hi Hat41640Hueysville41642Ivel41643Lackey41645Langley41647Mc Dowell41649Martin41650Melvin41651Minnie41653Prestonsburg41655Printer41659Stanville41660Teaberry41663Tram41666Wayland41667Weeksbury41669Wheelwright41701Hazard41702Hazard41712Ary41713Avawam41714Bear Branch41719Bonnyman41721Buckhorn41722Bulan41723Busy41725Carrie41727Chavies41729Combs41731Cornettsville41735Delphia41739Dwarf41740Emmalena41745Gays Creek41746Happy41749Hyden41751Jeff41754Krypton41759Sassafras41760Scuddy41762Sizerock41763Slemp41764Smilax41766Thousandsticks41772Vest41773Vicco41774Viper41775Wendover41776Wooton41777Yeaddiss41778Yerkes41804Blackey41810Cromona41812Deane41815Ermine41817Garner41819Gordon41821Hallie41822Hindman41824Isom41825Jackhorn41826Jeremiah41828Kite41831Leburn41832Letcher41833Linefork41834Littcarr41835Mc Roberts41836Mallie41837Mayking41838Millstone41839Mousie41840Neon41843Pine Top41844Pippa Passes41845Premium41847Redfox41848Roxana41849Seco41855Thornton41858Whitesburg41859Dema41861Raven41862Topmost42001Paducah42002Paducah42003Paducah42020Almo42021Arlington42022Bandana42023Bardwell42024Barlow42025Benton42027Boaz42028Burna42029Calvert City42031Clinton42032Columbus42033Crayne42035Cunningham42036Dexter42037Dycusburg42038Eddyville42039Fancy Farm42040Farmington42041Fulton42044Gilbertsville42045Grand Rivers42047Hampton42048Hardin42049Hazel42050Hickman42051Hickory42053Kevil42054Kirksey42055Kuttawa42056La Center42058Ledbetter42060Lovelaceville42061Lowes42063Lynnville42064Marion42066Mayfield42069Melber42070Milburn42071Murray42076New Concord42078Salem42079Sedalia42081Smithland42082Symsonia42083Tiline42085Water Valley42086West Paducah42087Wickliffe42088Wingo42101Bowling Green42102Bowling Green42103Bowling Green42104Bowling Green42120Adolphus42122Alvaton42123Austin42124Beaumont42127Cave City42128Drake42129Edmonton42130Eighty Eight42131Etoile42133Fountain Run42134Franklin42135Franklin42140Gamaliel42141Glasgow42142Glasgow42151Hestand42152Hiseville42153Holland42154Knob Lick42156Lucas42157Mount Hermon42159Oakland42160Park City42163Rocky Hill42164Scottsville42166Summer Shade42167Tompkinsville42170Woodburn42171Smiths Grove42201Aberdeen42202Adairville42204Allensville42206Auburn42207Bee Spring42210Brownsville42211Cadiz42214Center42215Cerulean42216Clifty42217Crofton42219Dunbar42220Elkton42221Fairview42223Fort Campbell42232Gracey42234Guthrie42236Herndon42240Hopkinsville42241Hopkinsville42252Jetson42254La Fayette42256Lewisburg42259Mammoth Cave42261Morgantown42262Oak Grove42265Olmstead42266Pembroke42273Rochester42274Rockfield42275Roundhill42276Russellville42280Sharon Grove42285Sweeden42286Trenton42288Woodbury42301Owensboro42302Owensboro42303Owensboro42304Owensboro42320Beaver Dam42321Beech Creek42322Beech Grove42323Beechmont42324Belton42325Bremen42326Browder42327Calhoun42328Centertown42330Central City42332Cleaton42333Cromwell42334Curdsville42337Drakesboro42338Dundee42339Dunmor42343Fordsville42344Graham42345Greenville42347Hartford42348Hawesville42349Horse Branch42350Island42351Lewisport42352Livermore42354Mc Henry42355Maceo42356Maple Mount42361Olaton42364Pellville42366Philpot42367Powderly42368Reynolds Station42369Rockport42370Rosine42371Rumsey42372Sacramento42374South Carrollton42376Utica42377West Louisville42378Whitesville42402Baskett42404Clay42406Corydon42408Dawson Springs42409Dixon42410Earlington42411Fredonia42413Hanson42419Henderson42420Henderson42431Madisonville42436Manitou42437Morganfield42440Mortons Gap42441Nebo42442Nortonville42444Poole42445Princeton42450Providence42451Reed42452Robards42453Saint Charles42455Sebree42456Slaughters42457Smith Mills42458Spottsville42459Sturgis42460Sullivan42461Uniontown42462Waverly42463Wheatcroft42464White Plains42501Somerset42502Somerset42503Somerset42516Bethelridge42518Bronston42519Burnside42528Dunnville42533Ferguson42539Liberty42541Middleburg42544Nancy42553Science Hill42558Tateville42564West Somerset42565Windsor42566Yosemite42567Eubank42602Albany42603Alpha42629Jamestown42631Marshes Siding42633Monticello42634Parkers Lake42635Pine Knot42638Revelo42642Russell Springs42647Stearns42649Strunk42653Whitley City42701Elizabethtown42702Elizabethtown42712Big Clifty42713Bonnieville42715Breeding42716Buffalo42717Burkesville42718Campbellsville42719Campbellsville42720Cane Valley42721Caneyville42722Canmer42724Cecilia42726Clarkson42728Columbia42729Cub Run42732Eastview42733Elk Horn42740Glendale42741Glens Fork42742Gradyville42743Greensburg42746Hardyville42748Hodgenville42749Horse Cave42753Knifley42754Leitchfield42755Leitchfield42757Magnolia42758Mannsville42759Marrowbone42762Millwood42764Mount Sherman42765Munfordville42776Sonora42782Summersville42784Upton42788White Mills
Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.
Questions
What is the average electricity rate in Kentucky?
13.8¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 14.0¢.
How does Kentucky compare with other states?
Kentucky ranks #8 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.
Which utility in Kentucky has the lowest rates?
Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Henderson City Utility Comm averaged 10.8¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.