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Roughly 437,737 Kentucky accounts belong to Louisville Gas & Electric Co, classed by EIA as investor owned; the residential count is 384,902. 77% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 81% across Kentucky.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co: 911 kWh a month costs roughly $112 in energy at 12.28 ¢/kWh, -4.0% on the Kentucky average of 12.79 ¢.
77% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 81% across Kentucky.
Metering is where Louisville Gas & Electric Co differs: 298,585 of 390,276 home meters are AMI, 76.5%, place 21 of 23 Kentucky utilities that report; the Kentucky figure for all utilities is 81.4%. 298,585 homes can see daily digital data. It offers a time-of-use rate to homes, with 140 customers on dynamic pricing.
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Gas & Electric CoLowest in this table | 12.28 ¢/kWh | 11.19 ¢/kWh | $112at 911 kWh | 83 minSAIDI |
| Kentucky average against this company, which is 5 of 24 on price | +0.51 ¢/kWhcompany 4.0% below | +0.31 ¢/kWhcompany 2.7% below | +$5a month at 911 kWh | +64 mincompany 64 below |
| Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | 12.32 ¢/kWhcompany 0.3% below | 11.72 ¢/kWhcompany 4.5% below | $1120 more than company | 182 mincompany 99 below |
Louisville Gas & Electric Co: +1.2% on 2024 for homes, Kentucky +3.5%.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co: 12.42 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +1.2% from 12.28 ¢; Kentucky as a whole went +3.5%, so Louisville Gas & Electric Co trailed it by 2.4 points. Its SAIDI is 94 minutes against 83 in 2024.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co serves 384,902 homes in Kentucky. At 911 kWh a month that is about 717 kg of CO₂, or 8,602 kg a year, at the Kentucky plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Kentucky generation mix.
10.44 ¢ in 2015, 12.28 ¢ in 2024 (+17.7%); Kentucky 10.24 to 12.79 ¢.
| Year | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Gap to Kentucky residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.44 | +0.20 | -2.21 |
| 2016 | 10.41 | -0.08 | -2.14 |
| 2017 | 10.90 | +0.05 | -1.99 |
| 2018 | 10.32 | -0.28 | -2.55 |
| 2019 | 10.89 | +0.09 | -2.12 |
| 2020 | 11.29 | +0.42 | -1.86 |
| 2021 | 11.43 | -0.07 | -2.23 |
| 2022 | 12.35 | -0.56 | -2.69 |
| 2023 | 12.40 | -0.25 | -3.60 |
| 2024 | 12.28 | -0.51 | -4.20 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV75 min in 2015, 83 in 2024.
| Year | Louisville Gas & Elect, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2016 | 74 |
| 2017 | 76 |
| 2018 | 86 |
| 2019 | 85 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 79 |
| 2022 | 78 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 83 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV83.0 min, 0.83x the median reporter, rank 273 of 673.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 10.44 ¢ in 2015 to 12.28 ¢ in 2024, a move of +17.7%: Louisville Gas & Electric Co lagged its state (+24.9%) by 7.2 points, and -12.6 points against the U.S. Louisville Gas & Electric Co's sharpest move came in 2022, +8.0%. The high is 12.40 ¢ (2023) and the low 10.32 ¢ (2018). 2024: -0.9% here, +1.1% for the Kentucky average. SAIDI at Louisville Gas & Electric Co (major events excluded) went from 75 minutes in 2015 to 83 in 2024, +10%, between 69 (2023) and 86 (2018). At 83 minutes in 2024, Louisville Gas & Electric Co sat -16 from the national SAIDI median, with 10 of 10 years below it. 2023: 1163 minutes with major events, 69 without, the widest gap of any year. Louisville Gas & Electric Co has 4 cheaper and 19 higher-priced Kentucky peers among 24 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, bills 11.98 ¢ (-0.30). Next higher-priced, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, bills 12.32 ¢ (+0.04).
Price is the selling point in this record: 4.0% under the Kentucky average, with 83 outage minutes close to the national median (0.83x).
Home accounts at Louisville Gas & Electric Co went from 353,419 in 2015 to 384,902 in 2024, +8.9%. Business customers paid 0.91 times the home price in 2024 (11.20 against 12.28 ¢); the ratio was 0.90 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.96 in 2015 to 0.85 in 2024, between 0.70 and 1.17.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co outage time held near 80 to 83 minutes a customer from 2013 to 2024 (+4%). The low came in 2023 at 69, the high in 2018 at 86; 12 years were filed. The Kentucky median in 2024 was 148 minutes, so Louisville Gas & Electric Co ran below it.
Home rates at Louisville Gas & Electric Co went from 9.75 ¢ in 2013 to 12.28 ¢ in 2024 (+26.0%), which is 13.47 ¢ to 12.61 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−6.4%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,617 in 2013 and $1,513 in 2024. Of 45 Kentucky utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Louisville Gas & Electric Co stood 11th cheapest (14th of 49 in 2013).
Louisville Gas & Electric Co at 83 min in 2024 and the Kentucky median at 148.
Louisville Gas & Electric Co: 12.61 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.28 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Louisville Gas & E | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Louisville Gas | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Louisville Gas | Kentucky median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.75 | 13.47 | 14 of 49 | 80 | 1.00 | 3 of 25 | 109 |
| 2014 | 10.08 | 13.71 | 14 of 49 | 75 | 0.92 | 4 of 27 | 122 |
| 2015 | 10.44 | 14.18 | 23 of 49 | 75 | 0.96 | 4 of 26 | 117 |
| 2016 | 10.41 | 13.96 | 18 of 49 | 74 | 0.92 | 8 of 27 | 102 |
| 2017 | 10.90 | 14.32 | 24 of 49 | 76 | 0.92 | 10 of 29 | 105 |
| 2018 | 10.32 | 13.23 | 9 of 49 | 86 | 0.88 | 8 of 29 | 119 |
| 2019 | 10.89 | 13.71 | 27 of 54 | 85 | 1.17 | 8 of 30 | 133 |
| 2020 | 11.29 | 14.04 | 26 of 46 | 72 | 0.75 | 9 of 30 | 92 |
| 2021 | 11.43 | 13.57 | 25 of 46 | 79 | 0.89 | 8 of 30 | 113 |
| 2022 | 12.35 | 13.58 | 14 of 46 | 78 | 0.96 | 6 of 29 | 133 |
| 2023 | 12.40 | 13.10 | 16 of 46 | 69 | 0.70 | 5 of 29 | 156 |
| 2024 | 12.28 | 12.61 | 11 of 45 | 83 | 0.85 | 6 of 30 | 148 |
Louisville Gas & Electri, EIA utility 11249: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Louisville Gas & Electric Co sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Kentucky ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 384,902 | 12.28 | -0.51 |
| Commercial | 52,286 | 11.19 | -0.31 |
| Year | Home accounts, Louisville Gas & Elect | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 353,419 | 10.44 | 9.40 | 0.90 | 75 | 0.96 |
| 2016 | 356,424 | 10.41 | 9.28 | 0.89 | 74 | 0.92 |
| 2017 | 359,658 | 10.90 | 9.55 | 0.88 | 76 | 0.92 |
| 2018 | 362,112 | 10.32 | 9.20 | 0.89 | 86 | 0.88 |
| 2019 | 365,910 | 10.89 | 9.88 | 0.91 | 85 | 1.17 |
| 2020 | 371,300 | 11.29 | 10.22 | 0.90 | 72 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | 375,455 | 11.43 | 10.29 | 0.90 | 79 | 0.89 |
| 2022 | 378,001 | 12.35 | 11.20 | 0.91 | 78 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | 381,561 | 12.40 | 11.27 | 0.91 | 69 | 0.70 |
| 2024 | 384,902 | 12.28 | 11.20 | 0.91 | 83 | 0.85 |
| Utility near Louisville Gas & Electric Co on price | SAIDI min, gap to Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Home ¢, gap to Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Gap % to Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Accounts, Louisville Gas & Electric Co = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. City of Bowling Green | -61 | -0.80 | -6.5% | 0.07 |
| 3. Kentucky Utilities Co | +0 | -0.43 | -3.5% | 1.25 |
| 4. Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | +66 | -0.30 | -2.4% | 0.17 |
| 5. Louisville Gas & Electric Co (this utility) | 83 | 12.28 | - | 1.00 |
| 6. Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | +99 | +0.04 | +0.3% | 0.15 |
| 7. Owen Electric Coop Inc | +43 | +0.26 | +2.2% | 0.15 |
| 8. Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. | +420 | +0.59 | +4.8% | 0.06 |
| Class at Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Accounts | Of Louisville Gas & Electric Co accounts | Of Louisville Gas & Electric Co MWh sold | kWh a year per Louisville Gas & Electric Co account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 384,902 | 87.9% | 37.3% | 10,930 |
| Commercial | 52,286 | 11.9% | 41.6% | 89,552 |
| Industrial and other | 549 | 0.13% | 21.1% | 4,334,148 |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Home ¢, gap to Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Accounts, Louisville Gas & Electric Co = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kentucky Utilities Co (KY) | +0 | -0.43 | 1.25 |
| 2. Louisville Gas & Electric Co (KY, this utility) | 83 | 12.28 | 1.00 |
| 3. PPL Electric Utilities Corp (PA) | +7 | +0.06 | 3.40 |
| Measure | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Kentucky context | Louisville Gas & Electric Co detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co home meters on AMI | 76.5% | Kentucky 81.4% | 298,585 of 390,276 meters |
| Home meters, AMR (drive-by read) | 8,229 | Kentucky figure not published | 2.1% of meters |
| Homes with daily digital access | 298,585 | Kentucky figure not published | 78% of the 384,902 home accounts |
| Time-of-use rate for Louisville Gas & Electric Co homes | Offered | 9 of 23 Kentucky utilities offer one | 140 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.04% of 384,902 |
| Net-metered installations | 3,037 | 97% residential | 7.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.0 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 911 kWh month | Cost a month at 12.28 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 27% | $30.71 | -$10.49 | $368 |
| 500 | 55% | $61.41 | -$20.99 | $737 |
| 750 | 82% | $92.12 | -$31.48 | $1,105 |
| 1,000 | 110% | $122.82 | -$41.98 | $1,474 |
| 1,500 | 165% | $184.23 | -$62.97 | $2,211 |
| 2,000 | 220% | $245.64 | -$83.96 | $2,948 |
| Measure, Louisville Gas & Ele | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 83.0 | 434.0 | 1.38 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.846 | 1.299 | 1.18 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 98.2 | 334.1 | 1.64 h |
9 Kentucky counties, region SERC:
Kentucky other states: 9 of 9 counties of Louisville Gas & Electric Co drawn
Louisville Gas & Electric Co: 9 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV437,737 accounts in 2024: residential 384,902, commercial 52,286, industrial 549.
In 2024 homes paid 12.28 cents; against the Kentucky average that is -4.0%.
SAIDI 83.0 min and SAIFI 0.85 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.83, CAIDI 98 min.
3,037 installations with 24.3 MW, of which residential installations number 2,950.
911 kWh at 12.28 cents comes to about $112, energy only.
Rank 5 of 24 in Kentucky on price, -4.0% against the state average; 4 charge less than 12.28 ¢.
Homes take 37.3% of 11,268,628 MWh, commercial accounts 41.6%, industrial and other 21.1%; the 52,286 commercial accounts use 89,552 kWh each, 8.2 times a home.
298,585 of 390,276 home meters are AMI, 76.5%. Louisville Gas & Electric Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 140 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.04% of its homes.
13th cheapest of 24 in 2015, 5th of 24 in 2024; its price rose 17.7% while Kentucky rose 24.9%.
Place 2 of 3 on home price at 12.28 ¢ (PPL group); median 12.28 ¢, cheapest member 11.85 ¢.
12.42 cents per kWh, +1.2% on the 12.28 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Louisville Gas & Electric Co at 12.28 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
3 home plan records, energy charges: 5.6 to 18.0 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).