Electricity prices in Ashland, KY

Households in Ashland pay 13.8¢/kWh (Kentucky average), about $152 a month for 1,103 kWh a month, the Kentucky household average.

Electricity price
13.8¢/kWh
Kentucky average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$152
1,103 kWh a month, the Kentucky household average
Small business
12.1¢/kWh
Kentucky average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$69$828
1,000 kWh a month$138$1,656
1,500 kWh a month$207$2,484
2,000 kWh a month$276$3,312

At 13.8¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Ashland

Commercial customers pay 12.1¢/kWh and industrial customers 7.4¢/kWh (Kentucky average).

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Home running costs in Ashland

In Ashland, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $98 a month excluding rent – 16% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$98
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+16%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
5,127 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$970
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$29$69–
With rent$29$69$872

Ashland compared with the average for the United States

  • Ashland
  • The United States average
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ValueAshlandThe United States average
Electricity$29$44
Heating$69$40
Total$98$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Ashland by about $514 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan457
Feb385
Mar292
Apr140
May49
Jun4
Jul0
Aug0
Sep13
Oct116
Nov264
Dec395

Heating with a gas boiler: about 6,768 kWh a year at 12.2¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Ashland

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,340 kWh a year here. ($185 per year)

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How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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