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PacifiCorp electricity rates

What homes pay PacifiCorp for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 989,254 homes in Utah. EIA lists it as PacifiCorp.

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Average price
13.7¢ a kWh
Up 3.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$104 a month
Up 4.2% on a year ago
Average use
762 kWh
A month. Utah 786 kWh
Price rank in Utah
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PacifiCorp homes paid 13.7¢ a kWh, against 13.3¢ across Utah.

PacifiCorp vs Utah

PacifiCorpUtah
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.7¢13.3¢
Price in August 202613.8¢13.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$104$104
Bill in August 2026$165$164
Average monthly use762 kWh786 kWh
Price change, past year+3.0%+3.5%
Price change since 2019+28%+27%

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