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Idaho

Idaho Power electricity rates

What homes pay Idaho Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 555,075 homes in Idaho. EIA lists it as Idaho Power Co.

Headlines

Average price
13.0¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$114 a month
Up 7.1% on a year ago
Average use
879 kWh
A month. Idaho 906 kWh
Price rank in Idaho
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Idaho Power homes paid 13.0¢ a kWh, against 12.8¢ across Idaho.

Idaho Power vs Idaho

Idaho PowerIdaho
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.0¢12.8¢
Price in August 202613.6¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$114$116
Bill in August 2026$146$137
Average monthly use879 kWh906 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+9.8%
Price change since 2019+30%+29%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.