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PacifiCorp electricity rates

What homes pay PacifiCorp for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 118,895 homes in Wyoming. EIA lists it as PacifiCorp.

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Average price
15.6¢ a kWh
Up 6.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$108 a month
Up 2.0% on a year ago
Average use
690 kWh
A month. Wyoming 817 kWh
Price rank in Wyoming
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, PacifiCorp homes paid 15.6¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Wyoming.

PacifiCorp vs Wyoming

PacifiCorpWyoming
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.6¢14.0¢
Price in August 202614.3¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$108$115
Bill in August 2026$108$119
Average monthly use690 kWh817 kWh
Price change, past year+6.7%+7.5%
Price change since 2019+44%+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