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Valley Electric Association electricity rates

What homes pay Valley Electric Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 23,136 homes in Nevada. EIA lists it as Valley Electric Assn, Inc.

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Average price
16.6¢ a kWh
Up 8.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$186 a month
Up 5.5% on a year ago
Average use
1,121 kWh
A month. Nevada 908 kWh
Price rank in Nevada
1 of 3
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Valley Electric Association homes paid 16.6¢ a kWh, against 13.4¢ across Nevada.

Valley Electric Association vs Nevada

Valley Electric AssociationNevada
Average price, 12 months to August 202616.6¢13.4¢
Price in August 202615.8¢12.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$186$122
Bill in August 2026$277$207
Average monthly use1,121 kWh908 kWh
Price change, past year+8.8%-0.7%
Price change since 2019+24%+12%

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