Kentucky Utilities (KU) and solar
Kentucky Utilities (KU) is an investor-owned utility serving about 476,780 homes in Kentucky, Virginia. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.8¢8% below Kentucky average
- Typical bill
- $1491,168 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 7.534¢Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 20 yrs5.2 kW, cash
Export rules for Kentucky Utilities (KU) customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) — about 7.534¢ per exported kWh, varies netting.
NMS-2 export credit $0.07534/kWh per March 4, 2026 corrected order in Case 2025-00113.
Solar for a typical Kentucky Utilities (KU) home
| System | 5.2 kW (50% of 1,168 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,720 |
| First-year savings | $798 |
| Payback | 20.0 years |
| 25-year net | $4,867 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 2,668
- Share of customers
- 0.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 24 MW
- Residential customers
- 476,780
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Kentucky Utilities (KU) and solar
Does Kentucky Utilities (KU) have net metering?
NMS-2 export credit $0.07534/kWh per March 4, 2026 corrected order in Case 2025-00113. Exported power is credited at about 7.534¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Kentucky Utilities (KU)?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.8¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,168 kWh a month, a bill of about $149.
Is solar worth it with Kentucky Utilities (KU)?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 5.2 kW system costing about $15,720 pays back in about 20 years, with $4,867 net over 25 years.
How many Kentucky Utilities (KU) customers have solar?
About 2,668 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Kentucky Utilities Co (EIA ID 10171). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.