Electricity prices in Montana
What homes in Montana pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 13.9¢ a kWh
- Up 9.5% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $115 a month
- Up 5.9% on a year ago
- Average use
- 826 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 41 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Montana homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Montana vs the US
| Montana | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 13.9¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 15.6¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $115 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $122 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 826 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +9.5% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +25% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 15.57¢ |
| July 2026 | 14.99¢ |
| June 2026 | 15.14¢ |
| May 2026 | 14.67¢ |
| April 2026 | 13.90¢ |
| March 2026 | 13.47¢ |
| February 2026 | 13.32¢ |
| January 2026 | 12.85¢ |
| December 2025 | 12.78¢ |
| November 2025 | 12.82¢ |
| October 2025 | 14.27¢ |
| September 2025 | 14.64¢ |
| August 2025 | 14.29¢ |
| July 2025 | 14.28¢ |
| June 2025 | 14.95¢ |
| May 2025 | 12.88¢ |
| April 2025 | 12.33¢ |
| March 2025 | 11.95¢ |
| February 2025 | 11.61¢ |
| January 2025 | 11.40¢ |
| December 2024 | 11.88¢ |
| November 2024 | 12.51¢ |
| October 2024 | 13.32¢ |
| September 2024 | 13.45¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Montana, 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 | $122 |
| July 2026 | $133 |
| June 2026 | $102 |
| May 2026 | $102 |
| April 2026 | $109 |
| March 2026 | $118 |
| February 2026 | $130 |
| January 2026 | $141 |
| December 2025 | $127 |
| November 2025 | $99 |
| October 2025 | $95 |
| September 2025 | $104 |
| August 2025 | $117 |
| July 2025 | $118 |
| June 2025 | $101 |
| May 2025 | $88 |
| April 2025 | $92 |
| March 2025 | $119 |
| February 2025 | $141 |
| January 2025 | $131 |
| December 2024 | $125 |
| November 2024 | $97 |
| October 2024 | $86 |
| September 2024 | $91 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Montana, 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 | $14.59 |
| July 2026 | $12.40 |
| June 2026 | $10.12 |
| May 2026 | $8.77 |
| April 2026 | $8.61 |
| March 2026 | $8.47 |
| February 2026 | $8.60 |
| January 2026 | $8.67 |
| December 2025 | $8.84 |
| November 2025 | $9.33 |
| October 2025 | $11.35 |
| September 2025 | $14.33 |
| August 2025 | $14.69 |
| July 2025 | $13.41 |
| June 2025 | $11.33 |
| May 2025 | $9.42 |
| April 2025 | $8.88 |
| March 2025 | $8.40 |
| February 2025 | $7.98 |
| January 2025 | $7.83 |
| December 2024 | $7.40 |
| November 2024 | $7.88 |
| October 2024 | $10.16 |
| September 2024 | $12.08 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Montana, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Montana
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 83% of homes in Montana; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| NorthWestern EnergyInvestor-owned | 15.9¢ | +13% |
| Flathead Electric CooperativeCooperative | 10.4¢ | +4.8% |
| Yellowstone Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.8¢ | +5.4% |
| Montana-Dakota UtilitiesInvestor-owned | 13.1¢ | +9.1% |
| USBIA-Mission Valley PowerFederal | 9.6¢ | +4.2% |
| Missoula Electric CooperativeCooperative | 11.5¢ | +6.9% |
Heating fuels in Montana: propane.