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City of Idaho Falls electricity rates

What homes pay City of Idaho Falls for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 30,190 homes in Idaho. EIA lists it as City of Idaho Falls - (ID).

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Average price
9.8¢ a kWh
Up 3.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$86 a month
Down 5.8% on a year ago
Average use
879 kWh
A month. Idaho 906 kWh
Price rank in Idaho
5 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Idaho Falls homes paid 9.8¢ a kWh, against 12.8¢ across Idaho.

City of Idaho Falls vs Idaho

City of Idaho FallsIdaho
Average price, 12 months to August 20269.8¢12.8¢
Price in August 20269.6¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$86$116
Bill in August 2026$91$137
Average monthly use879 kWh906 kWh
Price change, past year+3.2%+9.8%
Price change since 2019+26%+29%

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