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Kentucky Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
14.26¢ /kWh
▲ 6.4%vs. last year
Commercial
12.40¢ /kWh
▲ 5.4%vs. last year
Industrial
7.15¢ /kWh
▲ 0.3%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$155per month▲ 9.2% vs. the year before

13.85¢/kWh × 1,116 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 27th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Kentucky
$155
U.S. average
$156
Virginia
$172
West Virginia
$164
Tennessee
$163
Indiana
$159
Ohio
$157
Missouri
$145
Illinois
$131

Kentucky is $1 a month below (-0.9%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Kentucky makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
8.7%
Carbon-free
8.7%
Largest source
Coal 64%
Kentucky electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas27.0%19,561 GWh
Coal64.1%46,452 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind0.0%0 GWh
Solar3.0%2,205 GWh
Hydro5.2%3,744 GWh
Other0.7%508 GWh

72.5 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Kentucky electricity prices in context

At 14.98¢/kWh in May 2026, Kentucky's residential electricity rate ranks 36th among the 50 states and DC, making it cheaper than the national average of 18.44¢/kWh by 3.46¢/kWh or 18.8%. Among bordering states, only Missouri at 13.68¢/kWh and Tennessee at 14.47¢/kWh undercut Kentucky's price; all others run higher, with Illinois the most expensive at 23.85¢/kWh. Commercial and industrial rates stand at 13.09¢/kWh and 7.13¢/kWh respectively.

The residential rate has climbed sharply: it has risen 26.5% since May 2021, when it stood at 11.84¢/kWh, and has more than doubled since May 2006, when it was 7.43¢/kWh. Over the longest span in the data, since January 2001 at 5.14¢/kWh, the increase reaches 191.4%. The current rate sits just below the state's record high of 15.02¢/kWh set in April 2026.

Despite the above-average rate, Kentucky's monthly bill of $154 essentially matches the national average of $155, because residents use 1,119 kWh per month against a national average of 871 kWh—significantly more electricity per household. The higher consumption offsets the rate disadvantage in the final bill.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
6.1¢8.5¢11¢13¢16¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
1.7¢5.3¢8.9¢12¢16¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
5.14¢
Now
14.26¢
Change
▲ 177.4%
Range
5.14–15.02¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202614.2612.407.15
May 202614.9813.097.13
April 202615.0213.077.30
March 202614.8813.207.39
February 202613.4212.507.64
January 202614.2713.168.46
December 202513.2211.756.98
November 202513.7012.046.86
October 202513.6211.716.77
September 202513.5612.266.75
August 202513.1711.957.19
July 202513.1311.647.31

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Kentucky?
Residential electricity in Kentucky costs 14.26¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 44th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 12.40¢ and industrial customers 7.15¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Kentucky?
Kentucky's residential rate of 14.26¢/kWh is -20.4% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Kentucky home consumes 1,116 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $155.
›Have electricity prices in Kentucky gone up?
Residential electricity in Kentucky has moved +177.4% since 2001, reaching 14.26¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +6.4%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Kentucky?
Of the states bordering Kentucky, Illinois has the lowest average monthly bill at $131 and Virginia the highest at $172. Kentucky averages $155 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.