Electricity rates — Louisville Gas & Electric Co
A household served by Louisville Gas & Electric Co using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,162.23 a year on the cheapest of 3 generally available plans — Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service from Louisville Gas & Electric Co, in effect since December 2025. Rates checked September 23, 2026.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service✓ cheapestdemand charge · in effect since December 2025 | $1,162.23 | — | 9.7¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Day Energy Servicetime-of-use · in effect since December 2025 | $1,471.18 | +$308.95 | 12.3¢ |
| RS - Residential Serviceflat rate · in effect since December 2025 | $1,519.71 | +$357.48 | 12.7¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $718.07 (Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service), dearest $896.79, a $178.72 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,162.23 (Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service), dearest $1,519.71, a $357.48 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,050.71 (Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service), dearest $2,765.67, a $714.96 spread
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 3 generally available plans here run from $1,162.23 on Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service to $1,519.71 on RS - Residential Service, with a median of $1,471.18.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 9.7¢ to 12.7¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Louisville Gas & Electric Co's customers were billed in 2024
Priced at 911 kWh a month, what Louisville Gas & Electric Co's customers used on average, its open plans come within 2% 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 | 384,902 |
| Share of Kentucky's households | 19% |
| Average use per home | 911 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $111.87 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 12.3¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 12.5¢ |
Louisville Gas & Electric 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, Louisville Gas & Electric Co's cheapest open plan is the 8th-lowest, 30% less than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between MidAmerican Energy Co ($1,122.87) and Union Electric Co ($1,169.34).
No other utility indexed in Kentucky has a cheaper open plan; the other one starts higher.
Its fixed charge, $22.81 a month on Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service, is higher than on the cheapest plan of 86 of the other 108 utilities.
None of Louisville Gas & Electric 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 Time-of-Day Demand Service is cheapest at every level tested — $718.07 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,050.71 at 2,000 kWh.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $178.72 a year at 500 kWh against $714.96 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 3 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service — $1,162.23 a year, 9.7¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries a $0.75 daily standing charge. In effect since December 2025.
Residential Time-of-Day Energy Service — $1,471.18 a year, 12.3¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.75 daily standing charge. In effect since December 2025.
RS - Residential Service — $1,519.71 a year, 12.7¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $0.75 daily standing charge. In effect since December 2025.
How these plans are structured
Of 3 priceable plans: 1 time-of-use, 1 with demand charges, 1 flat-rate.
Every plan carries a $22.50 fixed monthly charge.
Who provides these plans
EIA-861 lists Louisville Gas & Electric Co serving homes in Kentucky and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 3 of its 3 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving available here
Moving from RS - Residential Service to Residential Time-of-Day Demand Service saves $357.48 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
What this does not cover
One of these plans prices by the hour, so its figure is 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.