2025 electric base rate case (Case No. 2025-00113)
Base rate case · Electric
Typical residential bill (1,085 kWh/month)
- +$8.73/mostarting January 1, 2026 (+6.54%)Feb. 16, 2026 order ($133.57 to $142.30). Interim rates began Jan. 1, 2026; amounts billed above the approved rates were credited back.
- +$0.39/mothen from August 14, 2026 (+0.27%)Aug. 14, 2026 rehearing order; base bill $142.30 to $142.69.
Combined: +$9.12/mo
Typical bill before the change: $133.57/month
- Filed
- May 30, 2025
- Decided
- February 16, 2026
- Effective
- January 1, 2026
- Requested increase
- $226.12 million
- Approved increase
- $131.56 million
- Docket
- Case No. 2025-00113
KU sought about $226 million a year (11.5%), or $18.14 a month at 1,085 kWh, for infrastructure and rising costs. On Feb. 16, 2026 the PSC approved a modified settlement: $128.5 million at a 9.775% ROE, +$8.73 (6.54%), retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026. A rehearing order on Aug. 14, 2026 raised it to $131.6 million (+$0.39). The PSC rejected a proposed earnings-sharing rider.
Utility's stated reasons
- infrastructure upgrades
- rising costs, including severe weather costs
Sources (4) · Verified against regulator or utility filings
- Final Order, Case No. 2025-00113 (Kentucky Utilities rate adjustment)Kentucky Public Service Commission · Regulator order · Feb 16, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
- Order on rehearing, Case Nos. 2025-00113 and 2025-00114Kentucky Public Service Commission · Regulator order · Aug 14, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
- PSC Issues Order for KU and LG&E Rate CasesKentucky Public Service Commission · Government data · Feb 16, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
- PPL, LG&E and KU Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026PPL Corporation (SEC Form 10-Q) · Utility filing · Aug 7, 2026 · accessed Sep 29, 2026
Last verified Sep 29, 2026