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Lower Valley Energy electricity rates

What homes pay Lower Valley Energy for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 23,175 homes in Wyoming. EIA lists it as Lower Valley Energy Inc.

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Average price
7.5¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$137 a month
Up 2.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,833 kWh
A month. Wyoming 817 kWh
Price rank in Wyoming
7 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Lower Valley Energy homes paid 7.5¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Wyoming.

Lower Valley Energy vs Wyoming

Lower Valley EnergyWyoming
Average price, 12 months to August 20267.5¢14.0¢
Price in August 20268.5¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$137$115
Bill in August 2026$93$119
Average monthly use1,833 kWh817 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+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