What is the PJM capacity charge in Kentucky?
807,637 of 2,047,987 homes (39%) sit in 3 mapped utilities; the main zone is East Kentucky Power Cooperative. East Kentucky Power member co-ops (16) is the largest at 67% of mapped homes.
Kentucky utilities and their PJM zones
| Utility | Zone | Kentucky homes | Share | Kentucky kWh/mo | 1 kW cents/kWh 2026/27 | 2024/25 $ | 2026/27 $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Kentucky Power member co-ops (16) | EKPC | 537,380 | 66.5% | 1,090 | 0.92 | $28.92 | $329.17 |
| Duke Energy Kentucky | DEOK | 139,405 | 17.3% | 889 | 1.13 | $96.24 | $329.17 |
| Kentucky Power | AEP | 130,852 | 16.2% | 1,183 | 0.85 | $28.92 | $329.17 |
Kentucky per kWh
EKPC zone, Kentucky: 1 kW at $329.17 x 365 / 1,000 = $120.15 a year, against $10.56 for 2024/25.
Kentucky homes average 1,048 kWh a month (EIA-861, 2024). 1 kW per kWh: 0.08 cents at 2024/25, 0.96 at 2026/27. Kentucky average price 2025: 13.24 cents.
27 Kentucky utilities serve 1,240,350 homes outside our map. Largest: Kentucky Utilities Co, investor-owned, 450,673 homes, 11.8 cents; Louisville Gas & Electric Co, investor-owned, 384,902 homes, 12.3 cents; Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, cooperative, 60,701 homes, 12.0 cents; Kenergy Corp, cooperative, 47,292 homes, 15.2 cents.
investor-owned 54% of homes at 12.6 cents and 1,016 kWh a month; cooperative 39% of homes at 13.1 cents and 1,117 kWh a month; municipal 7% of homes at 12.5 cents and 911 kWh a month. Of 120 counties, 68% are nonmetro.
Kentucky against other PJM states
Kentucky is #2 of 10 on the price ratio, behind Illinois (11.4x) and ahead of Ohio (11.4x).
Neighbors with a page: Illinois 11.4x, Ohio 11.4x, Virginia 11.4x, West Virginia 11.4x.
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Sources
3 Kentucky utilities from EIA-861 2024 and the PJM files listed on the hub.
Questions
Which PJM zone is my Kentucky utility in?
East Kentucky Power member co-ops (16): EKPC; Duke Energy Kentucky: DEOK; Kentucky Power: AEP.
How many Kentucky homes does the zone map cover?
807,637 of 2,047,987 (39%); 1,240,350 are served by utilities we leave unmapped.