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Kootenai Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Kootenai Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 32,029 homes in Idaho. EIA lists it as Kootenai Electric Cooperative.

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Average price
14.2¢ a kWh
Up 8.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$152 a month
Up 3.6% on a year ago
Average use
1,067 kWh
A month. Idaho 906 kWh
Price rank in Idaho
1 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Kootenai Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.2¢ a kWh, against 12.8¢ across Idaho.

Kootenai Electric Cooperative vs Idaho

Kootenai Electric CooperativeIdaho
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.2¢12.8¢
Price in August 202614.4¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$152$116
Bill in August 2026$152$137
Average monthly use1,067 kWh906 kWh
Price change, past year+8.9%+9.8%
Price change since 2019+43%+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