NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Electricity prices in Wyoming

What homes in Wyoming pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
14.0¢ a kWh
Up 7.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$115 a month
Up 3.4% on a year ago
Average use
817 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
39 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Wyoming homes paid 14.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Wyoming vs the US

WyomingUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.0¢18.0¢
Price in August 202614.4¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$115$158
Bill in August 2026$119$209
Average monthly use817 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+7.5%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+25%+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 July 2026

Utilities in Wyoming

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 82% of homes in Wyoming; smaller utilities serve the rest.

PacifiCorpInvestor-owned15.6¢+6.7%$108118,895
Cheyenne Light Fuel & PowerInvestor-owned18.1¢+5.4%$10440,981
Lower Valley EnergyCooperative7.5¢+12%$13723,175
Powder River EnergyCooperative12.4¢+3.1%$13715,796
Montana-Dakota UtilitiesInvestor-owned13.9¢+21%$11415,144
City of GilletteMunicipal13.2¢+3.0%$11214,324
High Plains PowerCooperative14.9¢+5.0%$13312,859