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USBIA-Mission Valley Power electricity rates

What homes pay USBIA-Mission Valley Power for electricity, from EIA.

Federal utility, 16,587 homes in Montana. EIA lists it as USBIA-Mission Valley Power.

Headlines

Average price
9.6¢ a kWh
Up 4.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$115 a month
Down 1.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,199 kWh
A month. Montana 826 kWh
Price rank in Montana
6 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, USBIA-Mission Valley Power homes paid 9.6¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Montana.

USBIA-Mission Valley Power vs Montana

USBIA-Mission Valley PowerMontana
Average price, 12 months to August 20269.6¢13.9¢
Price in August 20269.4¢15.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$115$115
Bill in August 2026$91$122
Average monthly use1,199 kWh826 kWh
Price change, past year+4.2%+9.5%
Price change since 2019+40%+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.