City of Bowling Green electricity rates
City of Bowling Green charges an average of 11.48 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $102 a month using 890 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility TVA Kentucky
Where City of Bowling Green sits
It is a smaller system, serving 27,181 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 11.48¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Kentucky, 23.4% under the statewide average of 14.98¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 890 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bowling Green | 11.48¢ | $102 | 890 |
| Kentucky average | 14.98¢ | $154 | 1,119 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Bowling Green delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Kentucky.
- Warren
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Bowling Green customer went 73 minutes without electricity across 0.75 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is markedly better than typical. Short outage durations usually mean an underground or heavily automated network, and they are expensive to achieve, which is part of why reliable systems often carry higher delivery charges.
Other Kentucky utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 11.85¢ | $130 | 450,673 |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 12.28¢ | $112 | 384,902 |
| Meade County Rural E C C | 14.27¢ | $139 | 29,248 |
| Inter County Energy Coop Corp | 13.74¢ | $150 | 26,655 |
| Clark Energy Coop Inc | 13.25¢ | $139 | 26,203 |
City of Bowling Green rates: common questions
How much does City of Bowling Green charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 11.48 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -23.4% against the Kentucky average of 14.98¢ and -37.7% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Bowling Green bill?
$102 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 890 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Bowling Green?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Bowling Green expensive compared with other Kentucky utilities?
It ranks #40 of the 44 Kentucky utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1127 of 1369.