Electricity rates — Kentucky Power Co
A household served by Kentucky Power Co using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,496.60 a year on the cheapest of 4 generally available plans — Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD from Kentucky Power Co, in effect since April 2026. Rates checked September 23, 2026. A further 1 schedule is published but restricted — means-tested, closed to new customers, or needing particular equipment — and it is priced further down.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD✓ cheapesttime-of-use · demand charge · in effect since April 2026 | $1,496.60 | — | 12.5¢ |
| Residential Service - RSflat rate · in effect since April 2026 | $1,771.32 | +$274.72 | 14.8¢ |
| Residential Service Load Management - Time of Day - RSLMTODtime-of-use · in effect since April 2026 | $1,792.54 | +$295.94 | 14.9¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Service - RSTODtime-of-use · in effect since April 2026 | $1,792.54 | +$295.94 | 14.9¢ |
| Experimental Residential Time-of-Day 2 Service - RSTOD2time-of-use · in effect since April 2026 · experimental | $1,824.77 | +$328.17 | 15.2¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $886.38 (Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD), dearest $1,034.25, a $147.87 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,496.60 (Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD), dearest $1,792.54, a $295.94 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,717.26 (Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD), dearest $3,309.03, a $591.77 spread
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 4 generally available plans here run from $1,496.60 on Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD to $1,792.54 on Residential Time-of-Day Service - RSTOD, with a median of $1,781.93.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 12.5¢ to 14.9¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Kentucky Power Co's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 1,183 kWh a month, what Kentucky Power Co's customers used on average, its open plans come within 4% of what EIA reports they were billed in 2024: the plans here describe its bills well.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Kentucky | 130,852 |
| Share of Kentucky's households | 6% |
| Average use per home | 1,183 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $178.32 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 15.1¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 14.5¢ |
Kentucky Power Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How it compares
Among the 109 utilities indexed, Kentucky Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 40th-lowest, 9% less than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between Berkeley Electric Coop Inc ($1,493.10) and Denton County Elec Coop, Inc ($1,499.26).
In Kentucky it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; Louisville Gas & Electric Co starts lowest, at $1,162.23.
Its fixed charge, $23.00 a month on Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 87 of the other 108 utilities.
None of Kentucky Power Co's plans open to any household has a tiered step or a seasonal price in this data: a kWh costs the same however much is used and whatever the month.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour
How the answer changes with usage
Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD is cheapest at every level tested — $886.38 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,717.26 at 2,000 kWh.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $147.87 a year at 500 kWh against $591.77 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 5 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD — $1,496.60 a year, 12.5¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use and demand-charged. It carries a $23.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Service - RS — $1,771.32 a year, 14.8¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $20.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Service Load Management - Time of Day - RSLMTOD — $1,792.54 a year, 14.9¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $23.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Time-of-Day Service - RSTOD — $1,792.54 a year, 14.9¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $23.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Experimental Residential Time-of-Day 2 Service - RSTOD2 — $1,824.77 a year, 15.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $23.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: experimental.
How these plans are structured
Of 5 priceable plans: 4 time-of-use, 1 with demand charges, 1 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $20.00 to $23.00.
Who provides these plans
EIA-861 lists Kentucky Power Co serving homes in Kentucky and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 5 of its 5 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving available here
Moving from Residential Time-of-Day Service - RSTOD to Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD saves $295.94 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
What this does not cover
4 of these plans price by the hour, so their figures are marked lower confidence.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 23, 2026.