13.86¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Duke Energy Kentucky / KY ]
Duke Energy Kentucky electricity rates in Kentucky
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+3.1%
vs 2024
140,950
residential customers
+51.0%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Duke Energy Kentucky's average effective residential rate (13.86¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.64¢ | — | 122,962 |
| 2016 | 8.86¢ | +2.5% | 124,307 |
| 2017 | 8.64¢ | −2.5% | 125,795 |
| 2018 | 9.21¢ | +6.6% | 126,987 |
| 2019 | 9.20¢ | −0.1% | 128,049 |
| 2020 | 9.18¢ | −0.2% | 130,434 |
| 2021 | 10.58¢ | +15.3% | 130,738 |
| 2022 | 13.18¢ | +24.6% | 134,068 |
| 2023 | 12.15¢ | −7.8% | 136,696 |
| 2024 | 13.44¢ | +10.6% | 139,405 |
| 2025 | 13.86¢ | +3.1% | 140,950 |
How this compares
13.13¢
Kentucky average, 2025
+5.6%
Duke Energy Kentucky vs KY 2025 average
−19.6%
vs US 2025 average
#20
priciest in KY
Serves 6 counties in Kentucky: Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton. 33 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Duke Energy Kentucky raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Duke Energy Kentucky is on file with the Kentucky Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +3.1% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Duke Energy Kentucky charge per kWh?
Duke Energy Kentucky's average effective residential rate was 13.86¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Kentucky's 2025 average was 13.13¢.
How much have Duke Energy Kentucky rates gone up in five years?
+51.0% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.1% for Kentucky as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Duke Energy Kentucky have in Kentucky?
140,950 residential customers in 2025, across 6 counties including Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, 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)