State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Idaho electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Idaho was 13.73¢ per kWh, compared with 12.28¢ in July 2025 (+11.8%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $110.36 for 933 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 13.73¢; +11.8% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $110.36; 933 kWh a month
2025 average price: 11.83¢; 887,745 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
PacifiCorp	1,867,246	Full service	14.42¢
Idaho Power	554,211	Full service	11.78¢
Avista	376,350	Full service	13.37¢
Inland Power & Light	44,526	Full service	9.56¢
Kootenai Electric Cooperative	31,097	Full service	13.43¢
City of Idaho Falls	29,403	Full service	9.60¢
Lower Valley Energy	24,835	Full service	7.03¢
Northern Lights	22,890	Full service	12.32¢
Fall River Rural Elec Coop	17,824	Full service	11.10¢
Missoula Electric Coop	14,911	Full service	10.93¢
United Electric Co-op	5,169	Full service	8.50¢
Raft Rural Elec Coop	3,352	Full service	10.68¢
Salmon River Electric Coop	2,426	Full service	9.87¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 19 EIA respondents touch Idaho and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Bonneville Power Administration · Federal
City of Albion - (ID) · Municipal
City of Bonners Ferry (ID) · Municipal
City of Burley - (ID) · Municipal
City of Declo - (ID) · Municipal
City of Heyburn - (ID) · Municipal
City of Minidoka - (ID) · Municipal
City of Plummer - (ID) · Municipal
City of Rupert - (ID) · Municipal
City of Soda Springs - (ID) · Municipal
City of Weiser - (ID) · Municipal
Clearwater Power Company · Cooperative
East End Mutual Elec Co Ltd · Cooperative
Farmers Electric Company, Ltd - (ID) · Cooperative
Idaho County L&P Coop Assn, Inc · Cooperative
Lost River Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
Riverside Electric Cooperative · Cooperative
South Side Electric, Inc · Cooperative
Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 13.73¢/kWh
500 kWh	$68.65
750 kWh	$102.98
1,000 kWh	$137.30
1,500 kWh	$205.95
2,000 kWh	$274.60

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Idaho Public Utilities Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Idaho are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.