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Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 21,780 homes in Montana. EIA lists it as Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op.

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Average price
14.8¢ a kWh
Up 5.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$129 a month
Up 1.1% on a year ago
Average use
870 kWh
A month. Montana 826 kWh
Price rank in Montana
2 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.8¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Montana.

Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative vs Montana

Yellowstone Valley Electric CooperativeMontana
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.8¢13.9¢
Price in August 202614.0¢15.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$129$115
Bill in August 2026$169$122
Average monthly use870 kWh826 kWh
Price change, past year+5.4%+9.5%
Price change since 2019+19%+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.