U.S. Electricity Provider · Investor-owned utility
Kentucky Utilities Co
Kentucky Utilities Co serves 574,094 customers across 2 states. Average residential rate is 11.97¢ per kWh, for a monthly bill of $131.93. 0.8% of generation capacity is from renewable sources (2024 data).
- CEO
- John Crockett
- Headquarters
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Phone
- (800) 331-7370
- Website
- lge-ku.com
- Founded
- 1998
- Parent
- LG&E and KU Energy
345th of 1,266 providers
11.97¢
Kentucky Utilities Co's avg residential price per kWh
16.2% below the US average of 14.28¢
$131.93
Average monthly residential bill
0.2% above the US average bill of $131.63
Total customers
574,094
2024 data
Annual sales
18.2 TWh
States served
2
Renewable mix
0.8%
of owned capacity
Type
Investor-owned utility
Power generation mix
| Fuel | Plants | Capacity | Annual generation | Share of capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIT | 1 | 2.2 GW | 9.8 TWh | 59.3% |
| NG | 2 | 1.5 GW | 963.9 GWh | 39.9% |
| WAT | 1 | 28 MW | 44.0 GWh | 0.8% |
| SUN | 1 | 2 MW | 0 MWh | 0.1% |
States served
| State | Total customers | Residential customers | Avg residential rate | Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 546,599 | 450,673 | 11.85¢ | 17.6 TWh |
| Virginia | 27,495 | 22,669 | 14.28¢ | 627.1 GWh |
Customers and sales by sector
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Revenue | Avg rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 473,342 | 6.3 TWh | $749,373,000 | 11.97¢ |
| Commercial | 99,064 | 5.8 TWh | $671,061,000 | 11.63¢ |
| Industrial | 1,688 | 6.2 TWh | $444,435,000 | 7.17¢ |
Power plants operated by Kentucky Utilities Co
| Plant | State | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent | KY | BIT | 2.2 GW | 9.8 TWh | 9.6 M tonnes | Operating |
| E W Brown | KY | NG | 1.5 GW | 964.1 GWh | 1.1 M tonnes | Operating |
| Haefling | KY | NG | 41 MW | -191 MWh | 12.9 tonnes | Operating |
| Dix Dam | KY | WAT | 28 MW | 44.0 GWh | — | Operating |
| LGE-KU Solar Share Facility Simpsonville | KY | SUN | 2 MW | — | — | Operating |
Other subsidiaries of LG&E and KU Energy
About this provider
LG&E and KU Energy is a regulated utility holding company serving 1.3 million customers in Kentucky and 5 counties in Virginia.
Kentucky Utilities Co is a investor-owned utility serving customers in 2 states . Its EIA utility ID is 10171. Data on this page is from EIA Form 861 and the EIA-860 plant inventory.