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Missoula Electric Cooperative electricity rates

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

Cooperative utility, 15,431 homes in Montana. EIA lists it as Missoula Electric Coop, Inc.

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Average price
11.5¢ a kWh
Up 6.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$117 a month
Up 1.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,024 kWh
A month. Montana 826 kWh
Price rank in Montana
4 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Missoula Electric Cooperative homes paid 11.5¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Montana.

Missoula Electric Cooperative vs Montana

Missoula Electric CooperativeMontana
Average price, 12 months to August 202611.5¢13.9¢
Price in August 202612.4¢15.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$117$115
Bill in August 2026$111$122
Average monthly use1,024 kWh826 kWh
Price change, past year+6.9%+9.5%
Price change since 2019+14%+25%

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.