Kentucky

Kentucky State Solar Policy Resources

• Kentucky Public Service Commission – Learn about the governing body that regulates the electricity rates and services of Kentucky public utilities

• Kentucky State Legislature – Track pending legislation affecting solar energy, locate and contact individual legislators, and stay up to date on current legislative issues in Kentucky

• Kentucky State Energy Office – Find a wide variety of information on state government energy programs, policy, projects, energy-saving strategies and energy-related statistics

• DSIRE Incentives Database – Kentucky – Search a public clearinghouse for specific solar energy incentives in Kentucky and across the United States

• U.S. Energy Information Administration – Kentucky State Profile – Explore official energy statistics, including data on electricity supply and demand, from the U.S. government

• Kentucky Solar Energy Society

Kentucky Energy Storage Policy and Market Overview

Utilities and regulatory officials in Kentucky are advancing energy storage system procurement. State regulations on energy storage highlight a narrowing focus on deploying solar-plus-storage resources.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission enforces key regulatory guidance for energy storage. Significantly, the PSC requires electric utilities to submit Integrated Resource Planning including energy storage and DERs (KAR Title 807, Chapter 005, Regulation 085). In 2023, the largest electric utility in Kentucky, Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E/KU), was approved for a 900% increase in renewable energy. This monumental plan includes a utility goal of 500 MWh of energy storage.

As of 2022, Kentucky has about 163.2 kWh of solar-plus storage capacity. But with the bilateral effort from utilities and regulators to invest in energy storage, deployment rates can accelerate, deliver lower utility bills, and grid stability.

Kentucky Energy Storage Policy Resources

• Consumer Energy Management and Access Guide – Guide on alternative energy systems, microgrids, and energy storage.
• Kentucky Distributed Generation Data Maps –Kentucky electricity capacity data and maps for DERs, solar, solar-plus-storage, and more.
• DSIRE Kentucky Energy Storage Policy Database – Clearinghouse for financial incentives, regulations, and rebates for energy storage and lithium-ion technologies in Kentucky and across the United States.
• Energy Storage Cost in Kentucky – Up-to-date storage and solar-plus-storage pricing and find installers in Kentucky on EnergySage.
• Kentucky General Assembly – Pending, passed, and historical legislation affecting energy storage and battery systems, locate and contact individual legislators, and stay up to date on current legislative issues in Kentucky.
• Kentucky Public Service Commission – Governing body that regulates the electricity rates and services of Kentucky public utilities, search for regulatory dockets, programs, and initiatives.