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.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, LG&E's average residential rate has gone from 10.44¢ to 12.42¢ per kWh: +19.0% over 10 years, or about +1.8% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +8.0% in 2022. The largest drop was −5.3% in 2018.
For a home using 1,094 kWh a month, the Kentucky average, LG&E's 2025 rate works out to about $1,630 a year, $93 less than at Kentucky's average rate of 13.13¢. Of the 45 Kentucky utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 38th most expensive.
LG&E served 353,419 homes in 2015 and 388,146 in 2025 (+9.8%), about 19% of Kentucky's residential electricity customers.
Who sets LG&E's rates
LG&E is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the Kentucky Public Service Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: Kentucky Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
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)