12.15¢
per kWh, 2025
[ City of Bowling Green / KY ]
City of Bowling Green electricity rates in Kentucky
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+5.8%
vs 2024
27,433
residential customers
+16.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at City of Bowling Green's average effective residential rate (12.15¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.27¢ | — | 24,397 |
| 2016 | 10.34¢ | +0.7% | 24,637 |
| 2017 | 10.56¢ | +2.1% | 24,848 |
| 2018 | 10.44¢ | −1.1% | 25,259 |
| 2019 | 10.55¢ | +1.1% | 25,765 |
| 2020 | 10.42¢ | −1.2% | 25,812 |
| 2021 | 10.67¢ | +2.4% | 26,044 |
| 2022 | 11.86¢ | +11.2% | 26,291 |
| 2023 | 11.58¢ | −2.4% | 26,746 |
| 2024 | 11.48¢ | −0.9% | 27,181 |
| 2025 | 12.15¢ | +5.8% | 27,433 |
How this compares
13.13¢
Kentucky average, 2025
−7.5%
City of Bowling Green vs KY 2025 average
−29.5%
vs US 2025 average
#39
priciest in KY
Serves 1 county in Kentucky: Warren. 4 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is City of Bowling Green raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for City of Bowling Green is on file with the Kentucky Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +5.8% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does City of Bowling Green charge per kWh?
City of Bowling Green's average effective residential rate was 12.15¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Kentucky's 2025 average was 13.13¢.
How much have City of Bowling Green rates gone up in five years?
+16.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.1% for Kentucky as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does City of Bowling Green have in Kentucky?
27,433 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Warren, 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
- 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)