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PacifiCorp electricity rates

What homes pay PacifiCorp for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 77,382 homes in Idaho. EIA lists it as PacifiCorp.

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Average price
13.4¢ a kWh
Up 2.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$116 a month
Down 1.9% on a year ago
Average use
863 kWh
A month. Idaho 906 kWh
Price rank in Idaho
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PacifiCorp homes paid 13.4¢ a kWh, against 12.8¢ across Idaho.

PacifiCorp vs Idaho

PacifiCorpIdaho
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.4¢12.8¢
Price in August 202614.9¢13.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$116$116
Bill in August 2026$127$137
Average monthly use863 kWh906 kWh
Price change, past year+2.2%+9.8%
Price change since 2019+32%+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