Kentucky Utilities Co
Investor Owned electric utility · Kentucky · #67 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #10171
Kentucky Utilities Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 578,198 customers in Kentucky, Virginia. In 2025 it sold 18,780 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $1.94B in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.33¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 12.07¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 83 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 476,780 | 6,680 | $806.19M | 12.07¢ | |
| Commercial | 99,759 | 5,917 | $692.33M | 11.70¢ | |
| Industrial | 1,659 | 6,183 | $441.31M | 7.14¢ | |
| Total | 578,198 | 18,780 | $1.94B | 10.33¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,168 kWh/month).
Operations by state
| State | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 550,613 | 18,145 | 11.90¢ |
| Virginia | 27,585 | 635 | 15.32¢ |
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 565,153 | 18,139 | $1.72B | 11.15¢ |
| 2022 | 566,736 | 18,457 | $1.95B | 12.27¢ |
| 2023 | 569,612 | 17,419 | $1.80B | 12.10¢ |
| 2024 | 574,094 | 18,223 | $1.86B | 11.97¢ |
| 2025 | 578,198 | 18,780 | $1.94B | 12.07¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 197 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.14 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 173 minutes
As reported for Kentucky under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 19,754 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,347 GWh
Winter peak demand: 4,793 MW
Energy losses: 5.6% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 95.0% of 579,267 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 2,984 installations, 37.6 MW of capacity
Counties served
Adair, KYAnderson, KYBallard, KYBarren, KYBath, KYBell, KYBourbon, KYBoyle, KYBracken, KYBullitt, KYCaldwell, KYCampbell, KYCarlisle, KYCarroll, KYCasey, KYChristian, KYClark, KYClay, KYCrittenden, KYDaviess, KYDickenson, VAEdmonson, KYEstill, KYFayette, KYFleming, KYFranklin, KYFulton, KYGallatin, KYGarrard, KYGrant, KYGrayson, KYGreen, KYHardin, KYHarlan, KYHarrison, KYHart, KYHenderson, KYHenry, KYHickman, KYHopkins, KYJessamine, KYKnox, KYLarue, KYLaurel, KYLee, KYLee, VALincoln, KYLivingston, KYLyon, KYMadison, KYMarion, KYMason, KYMcCracken, KYMcCreary, KYMcLean, KYMercer, KYMontgomery, KYMuhlenberg, KYNelson, KYNicholas, KY + 23 more counties
Other large utilities in Kentucky
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co - 441,267 customers, residential 12.42¢
- Kentucky Power Co - 161,847 customers, residential 15.95¢
- Duke Energy Kentucky - 155,775 customers, residential 13.86¢
- Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp - 77,362 customers, residential 12.67¢
- South Kentucky Rural E C C - 72,111 customers, residential 13.55¢
- Owen Electric Coop Inc - 67,902 customers, residential 12.59¢
- Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp - 65,157 customers, residential 12.61¢
- Kenergy Corp - 60,030 customers, residential 16.29¢
All Kentucky utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #10171 in the EIA frame.