Electricity rates — Kentucky Power Co
Kentucky Power Co's customers paid 15.1¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $178 a month for 1,183 kWh. Residential Service - RS, the lowest of 3 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $1,771 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Kentucky Power Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Service - RS✓ cheapestflat rate · in effect since April 2026 | $1,771.32 | — | 14.8¢ |
| Residential Service Load Management - Time of Day - RSLMTODtime-of-use · in effect since April 2026 | $1,829.27 | +$57.95 | 15.2¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Service - RSTODtime-of-use · in effect since April 2026 | $1,829.27 | +$57.95 | 15.2¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSDtime-of-use · demand charge · in effect since April 2026 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,498.91 | −$272.41 | 12.5¢ |
| Experimental Residential Time-of-Day 2 Service - RSTOD2time-of-use · in effect since April 2026 · experimental | $1,839.00 | +$67.68 | 15.3¢ |
Price Kentucky Power Co’s plans at your own usage
The cheapest Kentucky Power Co plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,005.60 (Residential Service - RS), dearest $1,052.63, a $47.03 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,771.32 (Residential Service - RS), dearest $1,829.27, a $57.95 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,302.52 (Residential Service - RS), dearest $3,382.48, a $79.96 spread
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 1% 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 | 14.9¢ |
Kentucky Power Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Service - RS bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2014
Kentucky Power Co's Residential Service - RS cost $125.57 a month under its January 2014 version, filed then as Residential Service, and costs $147.61 under its April 2026 one, 18% more. Its biggest single step, in June 2023, added $31.88 (29%). In Kentucky, EIA's average price rose 30% between 2014 and 2025.
Every version of Residential Service - RS
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | $147.61 | −$5.19 (−3.4%) | URDB |
| March 2025as Residential Service | $152.80 | −$4.27 (−2.7%) | URDB |
| July 2024as Residential Service | $157.07 | +$14.57 (+10.2%) | URDB |
| June 2023as Residential Service | $142.50 | +$31.88 (+28.8%) | URDB |
| June 2019as Residential Service | $110.62 | −$22.63 (−17.0%) | URDB |
| March 2017as Residential Service | $133.25 | +$7.96 (+6.4%) | URDB |
| July 2016as Residential Service | $125.29 | +$1.49 (+1.2%) | URDB |
| February 2015as Residential Service | $123.80 | −$1.77 (−1.4%) | URDB |
| January 2014as Residential Service | $125.57 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Kentucky Power Co's cheapest open plan is the 41st-lowest, 6% less than their median of $1,877.14. It sits between Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (South Carolina) ($1,756.80) and Georgia Power Co ($1,801.57).
In Kentucky it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; Louisville Gas & Electric Co starts lowest, at $1,500.52.
Its fixed charge, $20.00 a month on Residential Service - RS, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 76 of the other 99 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
Cheapest 5 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
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 — $1,829.27 a year, 15.2¢ 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 — $1,829.27 a year, 15.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $23.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026.
Residential Demand-Metered Service - RSD — $1,498.91 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. Not ranked: it bills on peak demand, which monthly use cannot price.
Experimental Residential Time-of-Day 2 Service - RSTOD2 — $1,839.00 a year, 15.3¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $23.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since April 2026. Restricted: experimental.
How Kentucky Power Co's 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.
Kentucky Power Co's published schedules
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.
When Kentucky Power Co's time-of-use plans charge most
Residential Service Load Management - Time of Day - RSLMTOD charges 17.3¢ a kWh weekdays 7 am to 9 pm, all year, against 9.3¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 42% of the year. Homes in Kentucky typically put 46% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock).
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour