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Electricity prices in Utah

What homes in Utah pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.3¢ a kWh
Up 3.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$104 a month
Up 5.8% on a year ago
Average use
786 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
47 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Utah homes paid 13.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Utah vs the US

UtahUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.3¢18.0¢
Price in August 202613.3¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$104$158
Bill in August 2026$164$209
Average monthly use786 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+3.5%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+27%+39%

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. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

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

Utilities in Utah

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 87% of homes in Utah; smaller utilities serve the rest.

PacifiCorpInvestor-owned13.7¢+3.0%$104989,254
Provo CityMunicipal11.6¢+2.4%$7235,806
City of St GeorgeMunicipal11.7¢-0.1%$10928,871
City of LoganMunicipal13.3¢+2.8%$6920,191
City of BountifulMunicipal13.8¢+3.5%$11615,772
Moon Lake Electric AssociationCooperative9.4¢+2.9%$8913,583
City of SpringvilleMunicipal13.2¢+2.6%$9511,987

Heating fuels in Utah: propane.