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Owensboro Municipal Utilities

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About Owensboro Municipal Utilities

Owensboro Municipal Utilities provides electricity in Daviess County, Kentucky. The provider has 23,057 residential customer accounts, 3,142 commercial customers and 74 industrial customer accounts that they provide electricity to. Owensboro Municipal Utilities averages 12.91 cents per kilowatt hour billed to their patrons for residential electricity, which is 3.11% above the state's average price of 12.52 cents. This ranks the provider 34th best for average electricity rate out of 61 suppliers in Kentucky. The company sold 794,608 megawatt hours in 2022 via retail sales. During the same timeframe, the company procured 837,130 megawatt hours via wholesale electricity channels. The total revenue for the company in 2022 from electricity sales was $90,100,000, with $80,242,000 coming from retail sales to end users.

The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer of Owensboro Municipal Utilities is $102.3. The supplier currently does not produce any of the electricity that they sell. Instead, they must purchase that electricity at wholesale prices from other companies and then resell it to end customers.

Owensboro Municipal Utilities Net Metering

Customers of Owensboro Municipal Utilities have the ability to use net metering. This is a positive for any consumer potentially purchasing private solar panels, as net metering allows them to sell their excess electricity back to the grid.

Energy Loss

Energy loss is part of the process when working with electricity transmission. Owensboro Municipal Utilities currently averages a loss of approximately 3.10% of the aggregate electricity they transmit. The state average for energy loss is 3.69% and the United States average is 2.87%. This results in Owensboro Municipal Utilities getting a ranking of 8th best out of 58 electricity companies in Kentucky and 386th best out of 3517 companies in the country.

Owensboro Municipal Utilities Rate & Electric Bills

Owensboro Municipal Utilities residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.160/kWh$0.129/kWh$122.10/mo.$102.30/mo.
1458th12.91¢Owensboro Municipal Utilities' Average residential price per kWh
894th$102.3Average monthly electricity bill for Owensboro Municipal Utilities' residential customers

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Owensboro Municipal Utilities Overview

  • Company Type:Municipal
  • Headquarters:2070 Tamarack Road
    Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
    United States of America
  • Director/Superintendent:Kevin Frizzell

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Owensboro Municipal Utilities Service

Energy provider of the year for Kentucky, Major Provider Category
Top 3 Lowest Energy Loss
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Energy Loss

Owensboro Municipal Utilities' energy loss due to business operations.

-3.10%

Total Energy Loss

25,552MWh

386 National Rank

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Owensboro Municipal Utilities State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Kentucky26,27380,242,00023100%

Owensboro Municipal Utilities County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Daviess County103,222214.18$162.37/mo

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Owensboro Municipal Utilities FAQ:

What is the average bundled electricity rate for Owensboro Municipal Utilities customers?

The average bundled price of electricity for consumers of Owensboro Municipal Utilities is 12.91 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).

Who is the CEO of Owensboro Municipal Utilities?

The current CEO of Owensboro Municipal Utilities is Kevin Frizzell.

What is the phone number for Owensboro Municipal Utilities?

The Owensboro Municipal Utilities phone number is (270) 926-3200.

How much is the average bundled bill for Owensboro Municipal Utilities customers each month?

Owensboro Municipal Utilities currently has an average monthly bundled electric bill of $102.30, compared to the Kentucky average of $125.94 and the nationwide of $125.94 for bundled service.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-03-29