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Homer Electric Association electricity rates

What homes pay Homer Electric Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 30,637 homes in Alaska. EIA lists it as Homer Electric Assn Inc.

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Average price
32.3¢ a kWh
Up 4.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$168 a month
Up 13% on a year ago
Average use
519 kWh
A month. Alaska 588 kWh
Price rank in Alaska
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Homer Electric Association homes paid 32.3¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across Alaska.

Homer Electric Association vs Alaska

Homer Electric AssociationAlaska
Average price, 12 months to August 202632.3¢26.9¢
Price in August 202633.3¢29.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$168$158
Bill in August 2026$154$139
Average monthly use519 kWh588 kWh
Price change, past year+4.1%+5.0%
Price change since 2019+20%+18%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026