Public Power Utilities in Kentucky: Full List (29)

Public power utility	Retail electric customers
City of Bowling Green	32,517
City of Owensboro	26,556
City of Paducah	22,762
City of Frankfort	21,968
City of Hopkinsville	12,865
Henderson City Utility Comm	11,969
Madisonville Municipal Utils	8,444
City of Murray	7,938
City of Glasgow	7,618
City of Nicholasville	6,784
City of Franklin	5,864
City of Berea Municipal Utility	5,359
City of Mayfield Plant Board	5,216
City of Bardstown	4,840
Barbourville Utility Comm	4,237
Corbin City Utilities Comm	4,224
City of Russellville	4,174
City of Princeton	3,798
City of Paris	3,433
City of Vanceburg	2,590
City of Benton	2,570
Williamstown Utility Comm	1,682
City of Fulton	1,613
City of Providence	1,324
City of Olive Hill	1,257
City of Falmouth	1,054
City of Hickman	1,053
City of Bardwell	494
City of Benham	271

Largest first by retail electric customers, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Form EIA-861), 2024 final data. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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