Electricity prices in Saint Matthews, KY

Households in Saint Matthews 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 Saint Matthews

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

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Home running costs in Saint Matthews

In Saint Matthews, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $100 a month excluding rent – 20% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$100
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+20%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
5,361 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,376
average monthly rent, 2 bedrooms · regional average

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$72–
With rent$29$72$1,276

Saint Matthews compared with the average for the United States

  • Saint Matthews
  • The United States average
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ValueSaint MatthewsThe United States average
Electricity$29$44
Heating$72$40
Total$100$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Saint Matthews by about $534 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
Jan474
Feb401
Mar298
Apr143
May50
Jun3
Jul0
Aug1
Sep15
Oct124
Nov274
Dec416

Heating with a gas boiler: about 7,039 kWh a year at 12.2¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Saint Matthews

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,393 kWh a year here. ($192 per year)

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Not yet available for Saint Matthews: Water.

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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