12.42¢
per kWh, 2025
[ LG&E / KY · 2025-00114 ]
LG&E: 4.7% approved for 388,146 Kentucky homes
EFFECTIVE · ON BILLS JAN 2026
rate increase approved
13.01¢
per kWh with the increase
388,146
residential customers
+10.0%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at LG&E's average effective residential rate (12.42¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case 2025-00114
In effect Docket 2025-00114 ↗
- May 2025Filed with the commission as docket 2025-00114
- Feb 2026Commission approved 4.73% (asked: 10.12%)
- Jan 2026New rates on bills
Louisville Gas and Electric filed on May 30, 2025 to raise electric base revenue by about $105 million, or 8.3%, alongside a separate 14% gas increase; it was the utility's first request since 2020. Its customer notice put the average residential electric increase at 10.12%, or $11.04 a month for a home using 866 kWh, to pay for infrastructure upgrades and rising costs, including severe-weather costs. Proposed rates took effect January 1, 2026, subject to refund. On February 16, 2026 the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved a modified settlement worth roughly $59 million a year for electric service, with a 9.775% return on equity, raising the average residential electric bill $5.14 (4.73%), from $108.76 to $113.90; it rejected a proposed earnings sharing mechanism and ordered refunds of the excess collected since January 1.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.44¢ | — | 353,419 |
| 2016 | 10.41¢ | −0.3% | 356,424 |
| 2017 | 10.90¢ | +4.7% | 359,658 |
| 2018 | 10.32¢ | −5.3% | 362,112 |
| 2019 | 10.89¢ | +5.5% | 365,910 |
| 2020 | 11.29¢ | +3.7% | 371,300 |
| 2021 | 11.43¢ | +1.2% | 375,455 |
| 2022 | 12.34¢ | +8.0% | 378,001 |
| 2023 | 12.40¢ | +0.5% | 381,561 |
| 2024 | 12.28¢ | −1.0% | 384,902 |
| 2025 | 12.42¢ | +1.1% | 388,146 |
How this compares
13.13¢
Kentucky average, 2025
−5.4%
LG&E vs KY 2025 average
−27.9%
vs US 2025 average
#38
priciest in KY
LG&E files with the EIA as Louisville Gas & Electric Co (utility ID 11249).
Serves 9 counties in Kentucky: Bullitt, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble. 97 ZIP codes.
Questions
Did LG&E get a rate increase?
Yes. The Kentucky Public Service Commission approved 4.73% in docket 2025-00114 in Feb 2026, with new rates on bills from Jan 2026. The company had asked for 10.12%.
What does LG&E charge per kWh?
LG&E's average effective residential rate was 12.42¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Kentucky's 2025 average was 13.13¢.
How much have LG&E rates gone up in five years?
+10.0% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.1% for Kentucky as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does LG&E have in Kentucky?
388,146 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Bullitt, Hardin, Henry, 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 on LG&E electric rates, Case No. 2025-00114 (Feb. 16, 2026) checked 2026-10-16
- LG&E: Notice to customers, Case No. 2025-00114 (residential class impact) checked 2026-10-16
- Kentucky PSC: LG&E statutory notice, filed May 30, 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)