2025 electric base rate case (Case No. 2025-00114)
Base rate case · Electric
Typical residential bill (866 kWh/month)
- +$5.14/mostarting January 1, 2026 (+4.73%)Feb. 16, 2026 order ($108.76 to $113.90). Interim rates began Jan. 1, 2026; amounts billed above the approved rates were credited back.
- +$0.39/mothen from August 14, 2026 (+0.34%)Aug. 14, 2026 rehearing order; $113.90 to $114.29.
Combined: +$5.53/mo
Typical bill before the change: $108.76/month
- Filed
- May 30, 2025
- Decided
- February 16, 2026
- Effective
- January 1, 2026
- Requested increase
- $104.9 million
- Approved increase
- $61.62 million
- Docket
- Case No. 2025-00114
LG&E sought about $104.9 million a year for electric service (8.3%), or $11.04 a month at 866 kWh. On Feb. 16, 2026 the PSC approved a modified settlement: about $58.5 million at a 9.775% ROE, +$5.14 (4.73%), retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026. An Aug. 14, 2026 rehearing order raised it to $61.6 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 (electric), Case No. 2025-00114 (Louisville Gas and Electric 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