11.90¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Kentucky Utilities / KY · 2025-00113 ]
Kentucky Utilities: 6.5% approved for 454,021 Kentucky homes
EFFECTIVE · ON BILLS JAN 2026
rate increase approved
12.68¢
per kWh with the increase
454,021
residential customers
+12.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Kentucky Utilities's average effective residential rate (11.90¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case 2025-00113
In effect Docket 2025-00113 ↗
- May 2025Filed with the commission as docket 2025-00113
- Feb 2026Commission approved 6.54% (asked: 13.55%)
- Jan 2026New rates on bills
Kentucky Utilities filed for its first base-rate increase since 2020 on May 30, 2025, seeking about $226 million a year, or 11.5% of electric revenue. Its customer notice put the average residential increase at 13.55%, or $18.15 a month for a home using 1,085 kWh; the utility said it needed the money for infrastructure upgrades and rising costs, including severe-weather costs. KU put its proposed rates into effect January 1, 2026, subject to refund, after an October 2025 settlement with the Attorney General and other parties proposed $132 million. On February 16, 2026 the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved the settlement with changes, for about $128.5 million and a 9.775% return on equity, raising the average residential bill $8.73 (6.54%), from $133.57 to $142.30, and ordering refunds of the excess collected since January 1.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.61¢ | — | 423,952 |
| 2016 | 9.87¢ | +2.7% | 426,225 |
| 2017 | 10.29¢ | +4.3% | 429,407 |
| 2018 | 9.70¢ | −5.7% | 431,614 |
| 2019 | 10.21¢ | +5.3% | 434,371 |
| 2020 | 10.60¢ | +3.8% | 438,537 |
| 2021 | 11.07¢ | +4.4% | 441,872 |
| 2022 | 12.19¢ | +10.1% | 443,576 |
| 2023 | 11.98¢ | −1.7% | 446,660 |
| 2024 | 11.85¢ | −1.1% | 450,673 |
| 2025 | 11.90¢ | +0.4% | 454,021 |
How this compares
13.13¢
Kentucky average, 2025
−9.4%
Kentucky Utilities vs KY 2025 average
−30.9%
vs US 2025 average
#41
priciest in KY
Kentucky Utilities files with the EIA as Kentucky Utilities Co (utility ID 10171).
Serves 77 counties in Kentucky: 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. 355 ZIP codes.
Questions
Did Kentucky Utilities get a rate increase?
Yes. The Kentucky Public Service Commission approved 6.54% in docket 2025-00113 in Feb 2026, with new rates on bills from Jan 2026. The company had asked for 13.55%.
What does Kentucky Utilities charge per kWh?
Kentucky Utilities's average effective residential rate was 11.90¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Kentucky's 2025 average was 13.13¢.
How much have Kentucky Utilities rates gone up in five years?
+12.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.1% for Kentucky as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Kentucky Utilities have in Kentucky?
454,021 residential customers in 2025, across 77 counties including Adair, Anderson, Ballard, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Kentucky Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-16
- Kentucky PSC: PSC Issues Order for KU and LG&E Rate Cases (Feb. 16, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- Kentucky PSC: Final Order, Case No. 2025-00113 (Feb. 16, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- KU: Notice to customers, Case No. 2025-00113 (residential class impact) checked 2026-10-16
- SEC: PPL 8-K on planned LG&E and KU rate filings (May 15, 2025) checked 2026-10-16
- Spectrum News 1: PSC final order on LG&E and KU rates checked 2026-10-16
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)