Updated: March 2026
Commercial rate guide for LG&E/KU — LG&E serves Louisville metro and surrounding counties with electric and gas. KU serves central, southeastern, and northern Kentucky with electric only. Combined, they serve approximately 1 million electric and 330,000 gas customers.
General service rate for small commercial. Power service rate with demand charges for accounts above 50 kW. Time-of-day rate option. Gas service with customer charge and volumetric rate. Fuel adjustment clause and environmental cost recovery on all electric accounts.
Rising
4.7% electric and 3.9% gas rate increase effective January 2026, approved by Ken
4.7% electric and 3.9% gas rate increase effective January 2026, approved by Kentucky PSC
Property managers with LG&E/KU accounts frequently encounter these billing challenges:
Combined electric and gas billing complexity on LG&E accounts
Fuel adjustment clause volatility on electric accounts
Environmental cost recovery riders as growing surcharges
Demand ratchet provisions on power service rate accounts
The utility is the sole provider in this service territory.
Kentucky is a fully regulated state. LG&E and KU are vertically integrated utilities owned by PPL Corporation providing generation, transmission, and distribution.
Environmental cost recovery mechanism update pending before Kentucky PSC for coal ash remediation
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