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City of Gillette electricity rates

What homes pay City of Gillette for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 14,324 homes in Wyoming. EIA lists it as City of Gillette - (WY).

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Average price
13.2¢ a kWh
Up 3.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$112 a month
Down 2.5% on a year ago
Average use
855 kWh
A month. Wyoming 817 kWh
Price rank in Wyoming
5 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Gillette homes paid 13.2¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Wyoming.

City of Gillette vs Wyoming

City of GilletteWyoming
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.2¢14.0¢
Price in August 202612.4¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$112$115
Bill in August 2026$137$119
Average monthly use855 kWh817 kWh
Price change, past year+3.0%+7.5%
Price change since 2019+17%+25%

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