Duke Energy Kentucky electricity rates in Kentucky, 2025
Duke Energy Kentucky’s 140,950 residential customers paid an average of 13.86¢ per kWh in 2025, 6% above the Kentucky average of 13.13¢. The typical home used 926 kWh a month, for an average bill of $128.
- 13.86¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.42¢ (+3.1%) vs 2024
- $128Avg monthly billKentucky: $144
- 926 kWhAvg monthly useKentucky: 1,094 kWh
- 140,950Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 140,950 | 1,566,371 | $217,088,500 | 13.86¢ | 13.44¢ | +0.42¢ (+3.1%) |
| Commercial | 14,541 | 1,810,729 | $211,413,900 | 11.68¢ | 11.35¢ | +0.33¢ (+2.9%) |
| Industrial | 284 | 708,058 | $70,437,800 | 9.95¢ | 9.82¢ | +0.12¢ (+1.3%) |
| All sectors | 155,775 | 4,085,158 | $498,940,200 | 12.21¢ | 11.86¢ | +0.36¢ (+3.0%) |
How Duke Energy Kentucky compares
- Kentucky residential average, 2025: 13.13¢ per kWh, 1,094 kWh a month, $144 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 44 full-service utilities in Kentucky with at least 1,000 residential customers, Duke Energy Kentucky ranks 25 of 44 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Kentucky homes paid 13.80¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 13.10¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 3.1%; the state average rose 2.7%.
- Duke Energy Kentucky is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: PJM.
Where Duke Energy Kentucky serves
EIA lists 6 Kentucky counties in its 2025 service territory: Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton.
33 ZIP codes are matched to Duke Energy Kentucky in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 41001, 41005, 41007, 41011, 41012, 41014, 41015, 41016, 41017, 41018, 41019, 41022, 41030, 41033, 41035, 41042, 41048, 41051, 41059, 41063, 41071, 41072, 41073, 41074, 41075, 41076, 41080, 41085, 41091, 41092, 41094, 41097, 41099. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Kentucky full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp (KY) | 13.70¢ | $158 | 26,993 |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | 13.86¢ | $172 | 40,704 |
| City of Mayfield Plant Board | 13.87¢ | $127 | 4,351 |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc (KY) | 13.95¢ | $178 | 17,245 |
| City of Glasgow (KY) | 13.96¢ | $138 | 5,675 |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | 14.04¢ | $170 | 2,531 |
| City of Jellico | 14.10¢ | $158 | 1,755 |
| City of Fulton (KY) | 14.11¢ | $139 | 1,195 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.