Kentucky Power and solar
Kentucky Power is an investor-owned utility serving about 130,322 homes in Kentucky. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.9¢21% above Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $2091,235 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 9.746¢Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 14.9 yrs5.5 kW, cash
Export rules for Kentucky Power customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) — about 9.746¢ per exported kWh, varies netting.
2021 PSC order set export credit at 9.746 cents/kWh; may have been revised in later rate case - verify tariff.
Solar for a typical Kentucky Power home
| System | 5.5 kW (50% of 1,235 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $16,425 |
| First-year savings | $1,114 |
| Payback | 14.9 years |
| 25-year net | $13,856 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 339
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 3 MW
- Residential customers
- 130,322
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Kentucky Power and solar
Does Kentucky Power have net metering?
2021 PSC order set export credit at 9.746 cents/kWh; may have been revised in later rate case - verify tariff. Exported power is credited at about 9.746¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Kentucky Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.9¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,235 kWh a month, a bill of about $209.
Is solar worth it with Kentucky Power?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.5 kW system costing about $16,425 pays back in about 14.9 years, with $13,856 net over 25 years.
How many Kentucky Power customers have solar?
About 339 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Kentucky Power Co (EIA ID 22053). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.