Independence electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Independence houses and what a typical house uses: about 1108.5 kWh of electricity and 54 therms of gas a month. Bills include a 3% Kenton County Schools 3% utility tax.
Electricity: Owen Electric Cooperative
Owen Electric's 2024 average residential price from EIA: 12.55 cents per kWh ($106,790,000 in revenue from 851,113 MWh sold). Owen's Schedule I from May 1, 2026 is a $21.43 customer charge and $0.09878 per kWh, with monthly kWh subject to the fuel adjustment clause.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $0.00 a month |
| Per kWh | 12.55¢ |
Gas: Duke Energy Kentucky
Duke Energy Kentucky Rate RS (residential service), effective September 1, 2026 (PSC Case No. 2026-00189): a $20.00 customer charge per month and $1.51209 per CCF (delivery rate $0.70339 plus gas cost adjustment $0.8087).
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $20.30 a month |
| Per therm | $1.7324 |
Sources
- Owen Electric: Residential Rates and Tariffs
- Duke Energy Kentucky gas tariff, KY. P.S.C. Gas No. 2 (Kentucky PSC)
- Duke Energy Kentucky gas cost adjustment tariff sheets effective September 1, 2026, Case No. 2026-00189 (Kentucky PSC)
- EIA: Kentucky natural gas consumption by end use
- EIA: Kentucky natural gas consumers
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.