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Kentucky Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices

Kentucky generated 74.4 TWh of electricity in 2025, 65% of it from coal. The average retail price was 10.43 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Kentucky generated 74.4 TWh of electricity in 2025, the 22nd most of the 51 states and DC.
  • Coal was the largest source of Kentucky's electricity in 2025, at 65.4% of generation.
  • Gas was the second largest source of Kentucky's electricity in 2025, at 25.7% of generation.
  • Kentucky's electricity generation fell from 95.4 TWh in 2001 to 74.4 TWh in 2025.
  • The average retail price of electricity in Kentucky was 10.43 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 40th highest of the 51 states and DC.
  • Residential customers in Kentucky paid an average of 13.13 US cents/kWh in 2025.
  • Kentucky generated 7.22 TWh of electricity in August 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Total generation74.4 TWh2025 · EIA
Generation rank22 of 512025 · EIA
Average retail price, all sectors10.43 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Price rank, highest first40 of 512025 · EIA
Retail sales76.2 TWh2025 · EIA
Retail customers2,422,2032025 · EIA
Retail revenueUSD 7,940 million2025 · EIA

Generation Mix, 2025

SourceGenerationShare
Coal48.7 TWh65.4%
Gas19.1 TWh25.7%
Hydro4.44 TWh6.0%
Solar1.62 TWh2.2%
Bioenergy436 GWh0.6%
Oil76.8 GWh0.1%
Other33.5 GWh0.0%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Utility scale generation, all sectors; small scale solar is not included.

Year by Year

EIA annual statistics, 2001 to 2025
Kentucky electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025 Kentucky's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were coal at 48.7 TWh, gas at 19.1 TWh, hydro at 4.44 TWh, solar at 1.62 TWh, bioenergy at 436 GWh. 0 25 50 75 100 20012006201120162021
Kentucky's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were coal at 48.7 TWh, gas at 19.1 TWh, hydro at 4.44 TWh, solar at 1.62 TWh, bioenergy at 436 GWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Kentucky electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025
YearCoalGasHydroSolarBioenergy
200190.8 TWh630 GWh3.86 TWhn/a9.55 GWh
200283.3 TWh1.37 TWh4.02 TWhn/a365 GWh
200384.1 TWh444 GWh3.95 TWhn/a299 GWh
200486.1 TWh580 GWh3.78 TWhn/a411 GWh
200589.1 TWh1.65 TWh2.96 TWhn/a421 GWh
200691.2 TWh1.18 TWh2.59 TWhn/a459 GWh
200790.5 TWh1.80 TWh1.67 TWhn/a466 GWh
200891.6 TWh979 GWh1.92 TWhn/a460 GWh
200984.0 TWh878 GWh3.32 TWhn/a364 GWh
201091.1 TWh1.84 TWh2.58 TWhn/a440 GWh
201191.7 TWh1.55 TWh2.97 TWhn/a436 GWh
201282.8 TWh2.95 TWh2.36 TWhn/a333 GWh
201383.3 TWh1.42 TWh3.28 TWhn/a327 GWh
201483.6 TWh2.50 TWh3.14 TWhn/a448 GWh
201572.6 TWh5.95 TWh3.40 TWhn/a441 GWh
201666.8 TWh8.23 TWh3.48 TWh11.7 GWh465 GWh
201757.2 TWh10.4 TWh4.51 TWh19.9 GWh495 GWh
201859.2 TWh14.6 TWh4.42 TWh39.4 GWh431 GWh
201951.7 TWh15.3 TWh4.23 TWh45.0 GWh374 GWh
202043.6 TWh14.4 TWh5.01 TWh42.8 GWh347 GWh
202149.9 TWh14.6 TWh4.88 TWh46.0 GWh415 GWh
202247.1 TWh16.9 TWh4.53 TWh46.9 GWh448 GWh
202343.4 TWh15.1 TWh3.95 TWh155 GWh418 GWh
202444.8 TWh17.3 TWh4.11 TWh277 GWh394 GWh
202548.7 TWh19.1 TWh4.44 TWh1.62 TWh436 GWh
YearGenerationLargest sourceAverage retail price
2025 74.4 TWh Coal 65.4% 10.43 US cents/kWh
2024 67.0 TWh Coal 67.0% 10.07 US cents/kWh
2023 63.2 TWh Coal 68.7% 9.96 US cents/kWh
2022 69.1 TWh Coal 68.0% 10.51 US cents/kWh
2021 69.9 TWh Coal 71.3% 9.12 US cents/kWh
2020 63.5 TWh Coal 68.7% 8.58 US cents/kWh
2019 71.8 TWh Coal 72.0% 8.61 US cents/kWh
2018 78.8 TWh Coal 75.1% 8.52 US cents/kWh
2017 73.2 TWh Coal 78.2% 8.57 US cents/kWh
2016 80.3 TWh Coal 83.2% 8.42 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Retail Electricity Prices

Average revenue per kWh sold, 2001 to 2025
Kentucky average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Average retail electricity prices in Kentucky by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 10.43 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 13.13 US cents/kWh. 0 4 8 11 15 20012006201120162021
Average retail electricity prices in Kentucky by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 10.43 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 13.13 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
Kentucky average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
20014.24 US cents/kWh5.58 US cents/kWh5.20 US cents/kWh3.04 US cents/kWh
20024.26 US cents/kWh5.65 US cents/kWh5.30 US cents/kWh3.09 US cents/kWh
20034.42 US cents/kWh5.81 US cents/kWh5.37 US cents/kWh3.21 US cents/kWh
20044.63 US cents/kWh6.11 US cents/kWh5.60 US cents/kWh3.34 US cents/kWh
20055.01 US cents/kWh6.57 US cents/kWh6.01 US cents/kWh3.60 US cents/kWh
20065.43 US cents/kWh7.02 US cents/kWh6.44 US cents/kWh4.05 US cents/kWh
20075.84 US cents/kWh7.34 US cents/kWh6.76 US cents/kWh4.47 US cents/kWh
20086.26 US cents/kWh7.94 US cents/kWh7.29 US cents/kWh4.82 US cents/kWh
20096.52 US cents/kWh8.37 US cents/kWh7.63 US cents/kWh4.92 US cents/kWh
20106.73 US cents/kWh8.57 US cents/kWh7.88 US cents/kWh5.05 US cents/kWh
20117.17 US cents/kWh9.20 US cents/kWh8.49 US cents/kWh5.33 US cents/kWh
20127.26 US cents/kWh9.43 US cents/kWh8.73 US cents/kWh5.35 US cents/kWh
20137.69 US cents/kWh9.79 US cents/kWh8.56 US cents/kWh5.66 US cents/kWh
20148.15 US cents/kWh10.16 US cents/kWh9.44 US cents/kWh5.68 US cents/kWh
20158.14 US cents/kWh10.24 US cents/kWh9.44 US cents/kWh5.48 US cents/kWh
20168.42 US cents/kWh10.49 US cents/kWh9.57 US cents/kWh5.67 US cents/kWh
20178.57 US cents/kWh10.85 US cents/kWh9.85 US cents/kWh5.72 US cents/kWh
20188.52 US cents/kWh10.60 US cents/kWh9.74 US cents/kWh5.68 US cents/kWh
20198.61 US cents/kWh10.80 US cents/kWh10.15 US cents/kWh5.57 US cents/kWh
20208.58 US cents/kWh10.87 US cents/kWh10.34 US cents/kWh5.31 US cents/kWh
20219.12 US cents/kWh11.50 US cents/kWh10.75 US cents/kWh5.95 US cents/kWh
202210.51 US cents/kWh12.91 US cents/kWh11.78 US cents/kWh7.41 US cents/kWh
20239.96 US cents/kWh12.65 US cents/kWh11.38 US cents/kWh6.55 US cents/kWh
202410.07 US cents/kWh12.79 US cents/kWh11.50 US cents/kWh6.50 US cents/kWh
202510.43 US cents/kWh13.13 US cents/kWh11.75 US cents/kWh6.78 US cents/kWh
Sector, 2025Average priceSalesCustomers
All sectors 10.43 US cents/kWh 76.2 TWh 2,422,203
Residential 13.13 US cents/kWh 27.4 TWh 2,088,933
Commercial 11.75 US cents/kWh 20.8 TWh 328,518
Industrial 6.78 US cents/kWh 27.9 TWh 4,752
Transportation 0.00 US cents/kWh 0 TWh 0

Prices are average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months
MonthGenerationAverage price, all sectorsResidential price
August 2026 7.22 TWh 11.14 US cents/kWh 13.80 US cents/kWh
July 2026 7.51 TWh 11.18 US cents/kWh 13.81 US cents/kWh
June 2026 6.25 TWh 11.13 US cents/kWh 14.26 US cents/kWh
May 2026 5.54 TWh 11.15 US cents/kWh 14.98 US cents/kWh
April 2026 5.11 TWh 11.27 US cents/kWh 15.02 US cents/kWh
March 2026 4.71 TWh 11.42 US cents/kWh 14.89 US cents/kWh
February 2026 6.11 TWh 11.25 US cents/kWh 13.42 US cents/kWh
January 2026 7.25 TWh 12.11 US cents/kWh 14.27 US cents/kWh
December 2025 6.83 TWh 10.56 US cents/kWh 13.10 US cents/kWh
November 2025 5.44 TWh 10.28 US cents/kWh 13.58 US cents/kWh
October 2025 4.92 TWh 10.13 US cents/kWh 13.48 US cents/kWh
September 2025 5.73 TWh 10.43 US cents/kWh 13.40 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of August 2026.

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  title = {{Kentucky Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-08. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
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