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Net Metering Program

Kentucky

Net metering in Kentucky, provider by provider.

Every provider in the state, and every figure below read from the published tariff or interconnection document rather than a comparison site. Some credit you the full retail rate for the power you send back. Most do not, and that difference is the whole reason this page exists.

Meter readingkWh
Energy charge$149.30
$149.30
DirectionReading…

Meter reading falling from 41926 to 41634 kilowatt hours. A 1,047 kilowatt hour month against 1,339 kilowatt hours produced leaves 0 kilowatt hours billed and 292 banked for next month, so the energy charge falls from $149.30 to $0.00 at 14.26 cents per kilowatt hour.

Kentucky average household use, 1,047 kWh a month, at the current published residential price of 14.26¢ per kWh. Your utility still bills a fixed monthly customer charge that no system offsets, so this is the energy part of the bill, which is the part that goes away.

Solar buyback rates in Kentucky, utility by utility

Kentucky requires every retail electric supplier to offer net metering, but the compensation rate is set by the Public Service Commission rather than fixed at retail, and a supplier’s obligation ends permanently once net metering reaches 1% of its peak load.

Credits you at retail, with a condition

Kentucky net metering rules

A commission-set rate, and a switch that can be thrown once.

Who it binds
Every retail electric supplier in the state, which includes the investor owned utilities and the cooperatives, until each one reaches its own 1% ceiling.
What happens to a surplus
Compensation is a dollar-denominated bill credit each billing period. Excess carries forward to the next bill, is not transferable between customers or premises, and is not refunded in cash if you close the account.
How big a system you may build
Set by KRS 278.465 and the Commission rather than by tariff. Any additional meters or distribution upgrades beyond the standard bidirectional meter are at the customer’s expense.

KRS 278.465 to 278.466 — checked 2026-09-05

What actually happens after you pick

Most sites in this business hand your number to a sales team and disappear. We do the preparation first, so the company that turns up already knows your situation.

You see your real terms

Your provider page shows what that specific utility credits you, when it trues up, and where the catch is. Sourced and dated, not a sales page.

You choose the company

Companies serving your territory in Kentucky, with the reviews, years trading and BBB grade we found for each. You pick. Not a call center, not an auction.

We set the whole thing up

We call you, go through your bill and your last twelve months of use, work out what your utility owes you, and get the program paperwork in order.

They arrive prepared

The company you chose turns up to a job that is already understood, with your figures in hand. No cold pitch on your doorstep.

Solar installers in Kentucky

Every company we list for at least one Kentucky utility. Each profile shows the utilities it covers and what each one pays for the power you export.

Net metering in Kentucky: the questions people ask

Does Kentucky have net metering?
Kentucky requires every retail electric supplier to offer net metering, but the compensation rate is set by the Public Service Commission rather than fixed at retail, and a supplier’s obligation ends permanently once net metering reaches 1% of its peak load.
What is the solar buyback rate in Kentucky?
It is set utility by utility, not by the state. How the 4 providers we list in Kentucky credit the power you export: 4 at the retail rate, with a condition. Each one’s own page gives its figure and the date we read it.
Is solar worth it in Kentucky in 2026?
It depends mostly on what your utility pays for the power you export, because the 30% federal credit ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025. Kentucky homes use about 1,047 kWh a month at an average of 14.26 cents per kWh, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Where exports are credited at the full retail rate, each kilowatt hour your panels send back is worth about that much; where they are credited below retail, size the system to what you use while the sun is up. Check your own utility on this page before you get a quote for solar panels.
Is there a solar tax credit in Kentucky in 2026?
Not a federal one. The 30% federal credit, IRC Section 25D, ended for systems completed after 31 December 2025, and a deposit paid in 2025 does not preserve it. Anyone still quoting it is working from an old script. Any incentive left in Kentucky comes from the state or your utility, and what your utility pays for exported power is now most of the financial case.
Which providers does the Kentucky rule cover?
Every retail electric supplier in the state, which includes the investor owned utilities and the cooperatives, until each one reaches its own 1% ceiling.
What happens to credits you do not use in Kentucky?
Compensation is a dollar-denominated bill credit each billing period. Excess carries forward to the next bill, is not transferable between customers or premises, and is not refunded in cash if you close the account. None. Unused credit is simply carried, and lost if the account closes.
How big a solar system can you install in Kentucky?
Set by KRS 278.465 and the Commission rather than by tariff. Any additional meters or distribution upgrades beyond the standard bidirectional meter are at the customer’s expense.
Which electricity providers does this cover in Kentucky?
We have read the published terms of 4 providers in Kentucky: Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities, Kentucky Power, Duke Energy Kentucky. Each has its own page with the figures taken from its own tariff or from the state’s own order.

Source: KRS 278.465 to 278.466, checked 2026-09-05.

Not sure which one you are on?

It is the name at the top of your bill. Find it on the schedule and we will show you what it pays.

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