Commercial electricity rates in Kentucky

What businesses in Kentucky actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 10.70¢ to 13.20¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Kentucky by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Kentucky.

Commercial customers in Kentucky pay 12% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Kentucky used 6,132 kWh in August 2026. At 12.09¢ per kWh that is about $741 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Kentucky's commercial price rose 4.8%, from 11.54¢ in September 2023 to 12.09¢. The high point was 13.20¢ in March 2026 and the low 10.70¢ in November 2023 — a spread of 23% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was March (12.32¢) and the cheapest October (11.44¢), a seasonal swing of 8%.

Kentucky against its region

Kentucky is in EIA's East South Central division, where the commercial average was 13.41¢ in August 2026. Kentucky is 10% below that, and 1 of 4 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama.

States priced near Kentucky

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states