City of Frankfort electricity rates
City of Frankfort charges an average of 11.23 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $113 a month using 1,005 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Where City of Frankfort sits
It is a smaller system, serving 17,200 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 11.23¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Kentucky, 25% under the statewide average of 14.98¢.
Its customers use more electricity than the national norm, 1,005 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which amplifies whatever the rate does.
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 Frankfort | 11.23¢ | $113 | 1,005 |
| 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 Frankfort delivers
Its service territory covers 3 Kentucky counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by City of Frankfort.
- Franklin
- Shelby
- Woodford
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Frankfort customer went 38 minutes without electricity across 0.38 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.
Rooftop solar on this system
86 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.7 megawatts. That works out to 5 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Kentucky utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Utilities Co | 11.85¢ | $130 | 450,673 |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 12.28¢ | $112 | 384,902 |
| City of Paducah | 15.55¢ | $139 | 18,863 |
| Shelby Energy Coop, Inc | 13.21¢ | $156 | 17,437 |
| Licking Valley Rural E C C | 13.83¢ | $128 | 16,805 |
City of Frankfort rates: common questions
How much does City of Frankfort charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 11.23 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -25.0% against the Kentucky average of 14.98¢ and -39.1% 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 Frankfort bill?
$113 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,005 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Frankfort?
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 Frankfort expensive compared with other Kentucky utilities?
It ranks #41 of the 44 Kentucky utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1169 of 1369.