Electricity in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville has its own city-owned electric utility, City of Hopkinsville. Kentucky Utilities and Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative also serve homes in Christian County, so check the name on your bill. The average City of Hopkinsville home paid $135.18 a month in 2025 (13.3¢ per kWh). The Kentucky average was $143.72.
- 30,411 people (2025 estimate)
- Christian County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Hopkinsville
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Christian County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Kentucky | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of HopkinsvilleCity-owned utility of Hopkinsville | 9,760 | $135.181,019 kWh, 13.3¢ | — |
| Kentucky UtilitiesInvestor-owned utility | 454,021 | $138.471,164 kWh, 11.9¢ | — |
| Pennyrile Rural Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 40,704 | $172.341,243 kWh, 13.9¢ | — |
The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Kentucky average was $143.72 a month for 1,094 kWh (13.1¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Hopkinsville
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Hopkinsville makes about 1,372 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,234 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Hopkinsville
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates.
- Help paying the electric bill in Kentucky: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Kentucky: Kentucky electric rates and all Kentucky utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Louisville, Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort, Georgetown, Henderson, Jeffersontown, Lexington, Nicholasville, Owensboro, Paducah.
Who provides electricity in Hopkinsville, KY?
Hopkinsville has its own city-owned electric utility, City of Hopkinsville. Kentucky Utilities and Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative also serve homes in Christian County, so check the name on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Hopkinsville, KY?
The average City of Hopkinsville home paid $135.18 a month in 2025 (13.3¢ per kWh). The Kentucky average was $143.72 a month for 1,094 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).