Electricity in Kentucky
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
Electricity Coverage & Statistics in Kentucky
- Population see rank4,505,836
- Total Production see rank70,554,264 MWh / 15.66 MWh per capita
- Total Consumption see rank75,645,942 MWh / 16.79 MWh per capita
- Total Production from Renewable see rank5,744,307 MWh / 1.27 MWh per capita
- CO2 Emissions from Consumption see rank58,326,827,924 kg / 12,944.73 kg per capita
- Total Production from Non-Renewable see rank64,809,957 MWh / 14.38 MWh per capita

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Kentucky
Kentucky residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Energy Profile of Kentucky
Kentucky's Electricity Prices and Usage
The average residential electricity rate in Kentucky in 2022 is 11.86 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.23% below the US average rate of 13.99 cents.. Even though there are over 60 electricity companies in Florida, the electricity market is regulated and residents often have only a single electricity company choice determined by their geographic location. The state consumes over 75,600,000 megawatt hours for their electricity needs, making the state the 20th largest consumer of megawatt hours in the US. About 8.14% of the states' electricity is produced from renewable fuel sources, ranking them as the 34th highest state for total sustainable electricity production. Kentucky Utilities has 537,779 residential customers, which is more than any other provider in the state . The state is the 18th largest producer of electricity per capita, with an average of 15.66 megawatt hours generated per person per year.
Residential Electricity Providers in Kentucky
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Kentucky Utilities | BUNDLED | 11.47 | 129.02 | 5,969,100 | 684,699,754 | 18,660,082.16 |
Louisville Gas & Electric | BUNDLED | 11.61 | 107.32 | 4,169,445 | 484,250,605 | 12,187,474.85 |
Kentucky Power | BUNDLED | 14.62 | 179.18 | 1,964,871 | 287,263,638 | 912,638 |
Duke Energy Kentucky | BUNDLED | 11.36 | 107.8 | 1,492,319 | 169,555,479 | 2,553,797 |
Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation | BUNDLED | 11.05 | 142.49 | 895,903 | 99,010,000 | |
Blue Grass Energy | BUNDLED | 10.16 | 123.02 | 826,870 | 83,973,000 | |
Owen Electrictric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 10.52 | 117.57 | 811,848 | 85,446,000 | |
South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation | BUNDLED | 11.48 | 120.43 | 797,987 | 91,634,273 | |
Salt River Electric | BUNDLED | 8.77 | 107.43 | 743,094 | 65,169,000 | |
Kenergy | BUNDLED | 13.11 | 160.2 | 688,522 | 90,289,000 |
Power Plants in Kentucky
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Carroll County | Coal | 10,582,328.03 | 10,741,475,413.99 | 1,015.04 | Yes | ||
Trimble County | Coal | 9,061,142 | 8,047,702,537.62 | 888.16 | Yes | ||
H L SpurlockEast Kentucky Power Cooperative (100.00%) | Maysville | Coal | 8,428,929.01 | 7,819,461,745.63 | 927.69 | Yes | |
Mill Creek (KY)Louisville Gas & Electric (100.00%) | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government | Coal | 7,403,799.01 | 7,409,937,183.11 | 1,000.83 | Yes | |
Muhlenberg County | Natural Gas | 6,567,652 | 2,360,449,286.02 | 359.41 | Yes | ||
McCracken County | Coal | 6,003,761.01 | 6,658,644,200.17 | 1,109.08 | Yes | ||
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government | Natural Gas | 4,751,590 | 1,730,340,243.66 | 364.16 | |||
Ohio County | Coal | 3,053,599.02 | 3,096,251,748.61 | 1,013.97 | Yes | ||
East BendDuke Energy Kentucky (100.00%) | Rabbit Hash CDP | Coal | 2,542,673 | 2,616,191,095.5 | 1,028.91 | Yes | |
Webster County | Coal | 2,386,964.01 | 2,514,229,193.31 | 1,053.32 | 3/2022 |
Quick Facts
Kentucky creates 7.47% of their electricity from hydroelectric power, roughly 5,268,375.28 megawatt hours per year.
Kentucky is 45th in the nation in megawatt hours generated by solar power sources.
Kentucky ranks 20th worst in the country for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuel types, with 64,809,957.43 of the state's 70,554,264.25 megawatt hours coming from those fuel types.
Kentucky produces 93.27% of their needed electricity and must import the additional 6.73% from nearby states.
Kentucky has emissions of 12,944.73 kilograms per capita of CO2 emissions, compared to the US average of 4,511.01.
Kentucky averages 1.27 megawatt hours per person generated from renewable electricity sources, which is 35th highest in the United States.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Adair County | 18,903 | 7 | 9.61 | $100.74/mo | |
Allen County | 20,588 | 1 | 11.13 | $126.85/mo | |
Anderson County | 23,852 | 4 | 10.27 | $123.57/mo | |
Ballard County | 7,728 | 3 | 11.76 | $133.73/mo | |
Barren County | 44,485 | 7 | 10.51 | $112.54/mo | |
Bath County | 12,750 | 5 | 10.57 | $111.41/mo | |
Bell County | 24,097 | 4 | 11.34 | $127.45/mo | |
Boone County | 135,968 | 4 | 1 | 10.83 | $114.06/mo |
Bourbon County | 20,252 | 6 | 10.89 | $124.01/mo | |
Boyd County | 48,261 | 2 | 14.62 | $179.18/mo | |
Boyle County | 30,614 | 4 | 11.35 | $128.62/mo | |
Bracken County | 8,400 | 5 | 10.65 | $121.34/mo | |
Breathitt County | 13,718 | 4 | 13.53 | $156.02/mo | |
Breckinridge County | 20,432 | 1 | 11.98 | $118.56/mo | |
Bullitt County | 82,217 | 5 | 9.51 | $107.67/mo | |
Butler County | 12,371 | 2 | 11.18 | $143.27/mo | |
Caldwell County | 12,649 | 5 | 12.40 | $144.85/mo | |
Calloway County | 37,103 | 2 | 11.90 | $136.56/mo | |
Campbell County | 93,076 | 6 | 11.00 | $113.42/mo | |
Carlisle County | 4,826 | 9 | 12.00 | $138.12/mo | |
Carroll County | 10,810 | 5 | 1 | 10.78 | $124.79/mo |
Carter County | 26,627 | 5 | 14.18 | $155.95/mo | |
Casey County | 15,941 | 6 | 10.61 | $114.95/mo | |
Christian County | 72,748 | 4 | 12.11 | $147.35/mo | |
Clark County | 36,972 | 4 | 1 | 10.98 | $118.99/mo |
Clay County | 20,345 | 6 | 11.48 | $132.88/mo | |
Clinton County | 9,253 | 3 | 11.46 | $120.77/mo | |
Crittenden County | 8,990 | 3 | 12.94 | $156.97/mo | |
Cumberland County | 5,888 | 2 | 11.13 | $126.85/mo | |
Daviess County | 103,312 | 2 | 13.19 | $157.77/mo | |
Edmonson County | 12,126 | 5 | 11.07 | $140.54/mo | |
Elliott County | 7,354 | 4 | 13.80 | $136.73/mo | |
Estill County | 14,163 | 5 | 1 | 11.38 | $131.08/mo |
Fayette County | 322,570 | 5 | 11.34 | $128.22/mo | |
Fleming County | 15,082 | 4 | 10.30 | $106.39/mo | |
Floyd County | 35,942 | 4 | 13.19 | $157.66/mo | |
Franklin County | 51,541 | 5 | 10.70 | $121.51/mo | |
Fulton County | 6,515 | 5 | 12.21 | $140.63/mo | |
Gallatin County | 8,690 | 4 | 10.63 | $118.81/mo | |
Garrard County | 16,953 | 5 | 11.30 | $128.45/mo | |
Grant County | 24,941 | 6 | 10.58 | $116.86/mo | |
Graves County | 36,649 | 4 | 11.90 | $136.40/mo | |
Grayson County | 26,420 | 7 | 11.12 | $138.98/mo | |
Green County | 11,107 | 6 | 9.47 | $99.39/mo | |
Greenup County | 35,962 | 4 | 14.05 | $149.77/mo | |
Hancock County | 9,095 | 1 | 13.11 | $160.20/mo | |
Hardin County | 110,702 | 5 | 10.83 | $124.33/mo | |
Harlan County | 26,831 | 5 | 11.16 | $125.41/mo | |
Harrison County | 18,692 | 4 | 10.32 | $123.79/mo | |
Hart County | 19,288 | 5 | 10.49 | $112.72/mo | |
Henderson County | 44,793 | 4 | 12.84 | $155.27/mo | |
Henry County | 15,678 | 5 | 10.72 | $129.55/mo | |
Hickman County | 4,521 | 7 | 12.16 | $141.06/mo | |
Hopkins County | 45,423 | 4 | 12.19 | $140.81/mo | |
Jackson County | 12,955 | 2 | 11.40 | $131.97/mo | |
Jefferson County | 782,969 | 2 | 3 | 11.61 | $107.32/mo |
Jessamine County | 52,991 | 5 | 10.39 | $123.70/mo | |
Johnson County | 22,680 | 4 | 12.16 | $141.97/mo | |
Kenton County | 169,064 | 4 | 11.04 | $111.52/mo | |
Knott County | 14,251 | 4 | 14.05 | $170.54/mo | |
Knox County | 30,193 | 5 | 10.31 | $114.72/mo | |
Larue County | 14,867 | 5 | 10.80 | $126.63/mo | |
Laurel County | 62,613 | 5 | 11.38 | $131.31/mo | |
Lawrence County | 16,293 | 5 | 1 | 14.22 | $167.75/mo |
Lee County | 7,395 | 5 | 11.39 | $129.21/mo | |
Leslie County | 10,513 | 5 | 13.60 | $164.19/mo | |
Letcher County | 21,548 | 4 | 13.60 | $164.14/mo | |
Lewis County | 13,080 | 13 | 10.80 | $112.07/mo | |
Lincoln County | 24,275 | 5 | 11.35 | $127.20/mo | |
Livingston County | 8,888 | 3 | 2 | 11.83 | $134.91/mo |
Logan County | 27,432 | 3 | 11.90 | $146.78/mo | |
Lyon County | 8,680 | 4 | 12.28 | $148.28/mo | |
Madison County | 92,701 | 7 | 10.60 | $122.34/mo | |
Magoffin County | 11,637 | 4 | 11.94 | $122.32/mo | |
Marion County | 19,581 | 6 | 11.18 | $127.04/mo | |
Marshall County | 31,659 | 3 | 2 | 11.89 | $136.74/mo |
Martin County | 11,287 | 4 | 14.31 | $174.44/mo | |
Mason County | 17,120 | 4 | 1 | 10.67 | $113.53/mo |
McCracken County | 67,875 | 9 | 1 | 12.16 | $133.18/mo |
McCreary County | 16,888 | 5 | 11.32 | $119.93/mo | |
McLean County | 9,152 | 3 | 12.85 | $155.18/mo | |
Meade County | 30,003 | 3 | 11.94 | $117.34/mo | |
Menifee County | 6,113 | 3 | 10.86 | $114.63/mo | |
Mercer County | 22,641 | 5 | 1 | 10.74 | $125.74/mo |
Metcalfe County | 10,286 | 4 | 10.57 | $114.74/mo | |
Monroe County | 11,338 | 1 | 11.13 | $126.85/mo | |
Montgomery County | 28,114 | 4 | 10.96 | $118.57/mo | |
Morgan County | 13,726 | 4 | 11.46 | $111.98/mo | |
Muhlenberg County | 30,928 | 3 | 1 | 11.74 | $136.77/mo |
Nelson County | 46,738 | 6 | 9.27 | $111.24/mo | |
Nicholas County | 7,537 | 5 | 10.34 | $117.29/mo | |
Ohio County | 23,772 | 5 | 1 | 12.03 | $146.07/mo |
Oldham County | 67,607 | 5 | 11.56 | $111.39/mo | |
Owen County | 11,278 | 4 | 10.69 | $119.52/mo | |
Owsley County | 4,051 | 4 | 11.44 | $132.52/mo | |
Pendleton County | 14,644 | 8 | 10.49 | $121.02/mo | |
Perry County | 28,473 | 2 | 14.62 | $179.18/mo | |
Pike County | 58,669 | 2 | 14.62 | $179.18/mo | |
Powell County | 13,129 | 3 | 10.82 | $115.74/mo | |
Pulaski County | 65,034 | 4 | 1 | 11.48 | $120.72/mo |
Robertson County | 2,193 | 5 | 10.35 | $111.83/mo | |
Rockcastle County | 16,037 | 5 | 11.41 | $131.21/mo | |
Rowan County | 24,662 | 8 | 12.22 | $129.25/mo | |
Russell County | 17,991 | 5 | 11.46 | $120.46/mo | |
Scott County | 57,155 | 5 | 10.95 | $125.16/mo | |
Shelby County | 48,065 | 5 | 10.78 | $129.52/mo | |
Simpson County | 19,594 | 4 | 11.09 | $141.63/mo | |
Spencer County | 19,490 | 5 | 9.20 | $111.42/mo | |
Taylor County | 26,023 | 6 | 9.45 | $99.34/mo | |
Todd County | 12,243 | 2 | 12.17 | $149.24/mo | |
Trigg County | 14,061 | 2 | 12.17 | $149.24/mo | |
Trimble County | 8,474 | 4 | 1 | 10.65 | $129.72/mo |
Union County | 13,668 | 3 | 12.75 | $153.24/mo | |
Warren County | 134,554 | 2 | 11.02 | $140.05/mo | |
Washington County | 12,027 | 6 | 9.22 | $111.34/mo | |
Wayne County | 19,555 | 2 | 11.48 | $120.43/mo | |
Webster County | 13,017 | 4 | 1 | 12.93 | $156.54/mo |
Whitley County | 36,712 | 6 | 10.27 | $114.05/mo | |
Wolfe County | 6,562 | 2 | 11.30 | $108.57/mo | |
Woodford County | 26,871 | 5 | 11.18 | $127.28/mo |
In Kentucky, Coal makes up 70.67% of the fuel types used for electricity generation. Totaling Coal with Natural Gas (21.04%) and Conventional Hydroelectric (7.47%), these three fuel types account for 69,975,896.8 megawatt hours (or 99.18%) electricity generation in the state. Emissions in the state average 12,944.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, making them the 4th worst polluting state based on emissions per capita. At 12,944.73 kilograms per person and 4,505,836 people in the state, the state emits 58,326,827,924.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year. Kentucky has 20 power producing plants, which is the 43rd most in the country and 46th most when counting facilities per resident in the state.
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FAQ: Common Questions About Energy in Kentucky
How much does electricity cost in Kentucky?
The average electricity cost paid by customers in Kentucky in 2022 is 11.86 cents per kilowatt hour.
Where does Kentucky get its electricity?
Coal is the primary fuel source used for electricity generation in Kentucky, accounting for 70.67% of generation. The second and third most used fuel types are Natural Gas and Conventional Hydroelectric, which make up 21.04% and 7.47% of total generation respectively.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Kentucky?
The largest electricity supplier in Kentucky by total customer count is Kentucky Utilities.
How many electric companies offer service in Kentucky?
There are 58 electricity companies operating in Kentucky.
What is the cheapest electricity company in Kentucky?
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Nicholasville Utilities | 8.28 | 6,700 |
2 | Henderson Municipal Power and Light | 8.50 | 12,000 |
3 | Bardstown Electric | 8.52 | 4,676 |
4 | Salt River Electric | 8.77 | 53,975 |
5 | Berea Municipal Utilities | 8.94 | 5,315 |
6 | Barbourville Utilities | 8.97 | 4,174 |
7 | Corbin City Utilities | 9.14 | 4,118 |
8 | Taylor County RECC | 9.30 | 27,070 |
9 | Blue Grass Energy | 10.16 | 59,889 |
10 | Cumberland Valley Electric | 10.18 | 23,763 |
Does Kentucky have a deregulated electricity market?
No, Kentucky has a regulated electricity market where consumers often have only a single provider choice for their electricity needs.
What power companies are in Kentucky?
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky Utilities | 537,779 |
2 | Louisville Gas & Electric | 427,958 |
3 | Kentucky Power | 165,217 |
4 | Duke Energy Kentucky | 146,959 |
5 | Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation | 71,050 |
6 | South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation | 69,680 |
7 | Owen Electrictric Cooperative | 63,141 |
8 | Blue Grass Energy | 59,889 |
9 | Kenergy | 58,803 |
10 | Salt River Electric | 53,975 |
What is the average electric bill in Kentucky?
The Kentucky average electricity bill is $131 so far in 2022.
How many power plants are within Kentucky?
There are 20 electricity plants in Kentucky.