Electricity prices in Idaho
What homes in Idaho pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 12.8¢ a kWh
- Up 9.8% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $116 a month
- Up 5.2% on a year ago
- Average use
- 906 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 49 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Idaho homes paid 12.8¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Idaho vs the US
| Idaho | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 12.8¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 13.4¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $116 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $137 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 906 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +9.8% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +29% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.37¢ |
| July 2026 | 13.73¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.37¢ |
| May 2026 | 12.35¢ |
| April 2026 | 12.70¢ |
| March 2026 | 13.00¢ |
| February 2026 | 12.63¢ |
| January 2026 | 12.06¢ |
| December 2025 | 11.88¢ |
| November 2025 | 12.25¢ |
| October 2025 | 12.46¢ |
| September 2025 | 12.50¢ |
| August 2025 | 12.08¢ |
| July 2025 | 12.28¢ |
| June 2025 | 12.12¢ |
| May 2025 | 11.89¢ |
| April 2025 | 11.90¢ |
| March 2025 | 11.58¢ |
| February 2025 | 10.96¢ |
| January 2025 | 10.83¢ |
| December 2024 | 10.95¢ |
| November 2024 | 11.28¢ |
| October 2024 | 12.20¢ |
| September 2024 | 12.36¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Idaho, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $137 |
| July 2026 | $153 |
| June 2026 | $114 |
| May 2026 | $92 |
| April 2026 | $97 |
| March 2026 | $113 |
| February 2026 | $119 |
| January 2026 | $143 |
| December 2025 | $126 |
| November 2025 | $105 |
| October 2025 | $92 |
| September 2025 | $98 |
| August 2025 | $120 |
| July 2025 | $130 |
| June 2025 | $103 |
| May 2025 | $89 |
| April 2025 | $91 |
| March 2025 | $109 |
| February 2025 | $124 |
| January 2025 | $138 |
| December 2024 | $129 |
| November 2024 | $107 |
| October 2024 | $88 |
| September 2024 | $94 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Idaho, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $14.96 |
| July 2026 | $13.29 |
| June 2026 | $11.33 |
| May 2026 | $10.82 |
| April 2026 | $8.91 |
| March 2026 | $7.77 |
| February 2026 | $7.18 |
| January 2026 | $6.71 |
| December 2025 | $6.80 |
| November 2025 | $7.24 |
| October 2025 | $8.12 |
| September 2025 | $12.50 |
| August 2025 | $14.19 |
| July 2025 | $13.11 |
| June 2025 | $13.53 |
| May 2025 | $9.99 |
| April 2025 | $7.99 |
| March 2025 | $7.14 |
| February 2025 | $6.82 |
| January 2025 | $6.53 |
| December 2024 | $6.76 |
| November 2024 | $6.90 |
| October 2024 | $9.05 |
| September 2024 | $13.22 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Idaho, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Idaho
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 91% of homes in Idaho; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Idaho PowerInvestor-owned | 13.0¢ | +12% |
| AvistaInvestor-owned | 12.8¢ | +11% |
| PacifiCorpInvestor-owned | 13.4¢ | +2.2% |
| Kootenai Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.2¢ | +8.9% |
| City of Idaho FallsMunicipal | 9.8¢ | +3.2% |
Heating fuels in Idaho: propane.