Electricity Rates in Idaho

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

The average electricity bill in Idaho is $110.01
The average electricity rate in Idaho is 11.62¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Idaho

The average residential electric bill in Idaho is $110.01 per month. Idaho is the 5th most expensive state in the country for electricity.

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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Idaho

Population
1,939,033
Total Production
18,789,729 MWh / 9.69 MWh per capita
Total Consumption
26,686,947 MWh / 13.76 MWh per capita
Total Production from Renewable
13,362,577 MWh / 6.89 MWh per capita
CO₂ Emissions from Consumption
5,444,082,591 kg / 2,807.63 kg per capita
Total Production from Non-Renewable
5,434,995 MWh / 2.8 MWh per capita

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Idaho

Idaho residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

2^nd11.62¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of Idaho

5^th$110.01Average residential monthly electricity bill for Idaho Residents

Idaho Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Idaho's Electricity Prices and Usage

The average residential electricity rate in Idaho in 2025 is 11.62 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 30.54% less than the national average price of 16.73 cents.. The electricity market in the state is regulated, meaning citizens must choose their electricity supplier based on where they live. Of the 28 electricity providers most consumers will have only one option. Citizens in the state consume about 42.03% more electricity than is generated, resulting in the need to import electricity from other states. There has been a 42.27% increase in the amount of electricity generated from solar energy over the course of the previous year, which is an increase of 377,817.89 megawatt hours per year. Selling 15,416,816.64 megawatt hours each year, Idaho Power is the largest provider in the state. Consumers living in the state have an average per capita consumption of 13.76 megawatt hours of electricity per year.

Residential Electricity Providers in Idaho

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Rate State Rank	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Average Bill State Rank	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Sales State Rank	Residential Revenues ($)	Residential Revenues State Rank	State Production (MWh)	State Production Rank
Idaho Power	BUNDLED	11.71	23	107.82	12	5,852,368.07	1	685,143,767	1	8,623,518	1
Avista Utilities	BUNDLED	11.54	22	102.81	11	1,363,625.94	2	157,337,937	2	1,643,013	2
Rocky Mountain Power	BUNDLED	12.56	27	113.85	14	810,457.85	3	101,826,079	3		6
Kootenai Electric	BUNDLED	12.62	28	142.08	24	412,889.15	4	52,097,829	4		6
Idaho Falls Power	BUNDLED	9.34	12	91.3	8	328,434.2	5	30,660,188	5	192,820	3
Northern Lights	BUNDLED	12.50	26	126.25	20	225,471.83	6	28,186,037.77	6		6
Fall River Electric	BUNDLED	10.78	21	120.7	16	207,387.09	7	22,347,968.56	7	50,727	4
Clearwater Power	BUNDLED	12.29	25	165.75	26	144,615.6	8	17,778,635.19	8		6
United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	BUNDLED	8.02	4	128.95	22	100,302.59	9	8,045,120.99	9		6
City of Burley Electric	BUNDLED	9.58	15	91.09	7	51,921.84	10	4,975,867.64	11		6
Idaho County Light & Power	BUNDLED	12.04	24	119.85	15	50,911.63	11	6,131,256.14	10		6
Rupert, Idaho Electric Utility	BUNDLED	8.02	5	110.92	13	46,231.07	12	3,709,469.73	12		6
Salmon River Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	9.19	9	121.08	17	37,844	13	3,476,000	13		6
Weiser, Idaho Electric Utility	BUNDLED	6.84	1	55.71	2	29,202.05	14	1,996,275.36	18		6
SouthSide Electric	BUNDLED	7.33	3	224.21	27	29,200.81	15	2,141,643.93	17		6
Lost River Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	10.67	20	122.44	19	28,840.87	16	3,077,090.35	14		6
City of Bonners Ferry Utilities	BUNDLED	9.34	13	90.62	6	25,930.36	17	2,421,286.42	15	16,036	5
Raft River Rural Electric Coop	BUNDLED	9.19	10	137.77	23	24,975.74	18	2,295,552	16		6
Riverside Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	8.40	7	242.23	28	22,268.76	19	1,871,473.58	19		6
Lower Valley Energy	BUNDLED	7.23	2	82.58	4	22,231	20	1,607,234	21		6

Commercial Electricity Providers in Idaho

Provider	Service Type	Commercial Rate (¢)	Commercial Rate Rank	Commercial Average Bill ($)	Commercial Average Bill State Rank	Commercial Sales (MWh)	Commercial Sales State Rank	Commercial Revenues ($)	Commercial Revenues State Rank	State Production (MWh)	State Production Rank
Idaho Power	BUNDLED	9.20	19	424.21	15	4,185,369.73	1	385,172,239	1	8,623,518	1
Avista Utilities	BUNDLED	9.75	20	438.76	16	1,045,432.75	2	101,930,501	2	1,643,013	2
Rocky Mountain Power	BUNDLED	10.63	23	480.14	18	585,329.06	3	62,238,875	3		6
Idaho Falls Power	BUNDLED	7.61	11	526.43	21	384,598.23	4	29,252,281	4	192,820	3
Kootenai Electric	BUNDLED	11.91	26	498.34	19	136,912.98	5	16,311,210	5		6
Fall River Electric	BUNDLED	8.10	17	277.7	9	101,936.06	6	8,256,992.09	6	50,727	4
City of Burley Electric	BUNDLED	6.84	7	687.35	23	94,528.15	7	6,462,433.94	7		6
Raft River Rural Electric Coop	BUNDLED	5.37	2	819.2	24	75,323.74	8	4,041,918	11		6
United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	BUNDLED	6.42	4	352.22	13	71,553.21	9	4,594,705.05	9		6
Northern Lights	BUNDLED	11.49	25	509.39	20	51,192.39	10	5,880,402.67	8		6
Clearwater Power	BUNDLED	11.37	24	208.98	6	37,079.68	11	4,214,455.75	10		6
Rupert, Idaho Electric Utility	BUNDLED	6.26	3	466.3	17	36,821.96	12	2,306,338.78	12		6
City of Bonners Ferry Utilities	BUNDLED	8.05	16	274.04	8	26,176.8	13	2,108,498.54	13	16,036	5
Salmon River Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	7.67	12	300.57	12	22,116	14	1,697,000	14		6
Weiser, Idaho Electric Utility	BUNDLED	4.84	1	239.34	7	20,545.1	15	995,156.77	15		6
East End Mutual Electric	BUNDLED	8.05	15	1,840.75	26	10,427.71	16	839,381.59	16		6
Heyburn, Idaho Electric Utility	BUNDLED	7.81	14	614.92	22	10,179.36	17	795,091.44	17		6
Plummer, Idaho Electric Utility	BUNDLED	6.81	5	392.91	14	10,156.16	18	691,914.17	19		6
SouthSide Electric	BUNDLED	6.82	6	6,032.4	27	7,430.04	19	506,721.7	21		6
Idaho County Light & Power	BUNDLED	10.20	22	196.4	5	7,207.37	20	735,313.94	18		6

Power Plants in Idaho

Plant	City/County	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (KG)	Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)
Langley Gulch Power PlantIdaho Power (100.00%)	Payette County	Natural Gas	1,761,835	667,417,756.88	378.82
Cedar Creek Wind, LLCCedar Creek Wind, LLC (100.00%)	Shelley	Wind	458,557
Clearwater Paper IPP LewistonClearwater Paper Corporation (100.00%)	Nez Perce County	Black Liquour	399,431	158,504,262.66	396.83
Jackpot Solar, LLCJackpot Holdings, LLC (100.00%)	Twin Falls County	Solar	255,261
Franklin Solar HybridFranklin Solar Idaho (100.00%)	Twin Falls	Solar	200,009
Grand View Solar TwoGrand View PV Solar Two, LLC (100.00%)	Grand View	Solar	183,062
Matrix Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley Solar, LLC (100.00%)	Boise City	Solar	150,067
Black Mesa Solar, LLCBlack Mesa Solar, LLC (100.00%)	Elmore County	Solar	85,644
High MesaExelon Corporation (100.00%)	Twin Falls County	Wind	84,292
Simplot Leasing Don PlantSimplot Leasing Corp (100.00%)	Power County	Waste Heat	68,705
Simcoe SolarSimcoe Solar (100.00%)	Elmore County	Solar	48,025
American Falls SolarAmerican Falls Solar LLC (100.00%)	Power County	Solar	44,609
American Falls Solar IIAmerican Falls Solar II, LLC (100.00%)	Power County	Solar	44,336
Orchard Ranch SolarOrchard Ranch Solar, LLC (100.00%)	Ada County	Solar	43,731
BYUI Central Energy FacilityBrigham Young Univ Idaho (100.00%)	Rexburg	Natural Gas	39,807	9,359,359.52	235.12
Murphy Flat SolarMurphy Flat Power, LLC (100.00%)	Owyhee County	Solar	38,839
Bennett Creek Windfarm LLC - Mountain HomeBennett Creek Windfarm LLC (100.00%)	Elmore County	Wind	37,531
Cassia GulchExelon Corporation (51.00%)	Twin Falls County	Wind	36,398
Mountain HomeHot Springs Windfarm, LLC (100.00%)	Elmore County	Wind	34,144
Tuana SpringsExelon Corporation (51.00%)	Twin Falls County	Wind	28,654

Quick Facts

Within the previous year Idaho had a 1.96% increase in hydroelectric power production.

When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Idaho saw a 7.85% decline throughout the previous 12 months.

Renewable electricity fuel types account for 71.12%, or 13,362,577.11 megawatt hours, of Idaho's total energy production, giving the state a ranking of 24th in the United States for total megawatt hours from sustainable fuel sources.

The state of Idaho produces 45.87% of their electricity from hydroelectric power, approximately 8,618,733.07 megawatt hours per year.

Idaho consumers deal with outages that are on average 153.29 minutes per occurrence, with around 1.04 outages a year.

Averaging production of 9.69 megawatt hours per Idaho resident each year, Idaho ranks 40th in generation per capita in the United States.

Idaho Counties Comparison

County	Population	Providers	Plants	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Rate State Rank	Residential Rate National Rank	Residential Avg. Electric Bill	Residential Bill State Rank	Residential Bill National Rank
Ada County	518,907	2	2	11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Canyon County	251,065	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Kootenai County	183,578	3		12.12	35	349	$122.44/mo	36	370
Bonneville County	129,496	6		9.70	1	33	$97.68/mo	1	57
Twin Falls County	93,696	2	7	11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Bannock County	89,517	5	1	12.25	37	393	$111.66/mo	22	180
Madison County	50,979	4	1	12.03	33	332	$117.11/mo	30	262
Bingham County	47,540	5	1	11.94	31	304	$109.41/mo	19	159
Bonner County	46,481	3		12.38	39	437	$123.35/mo	37	411
Nez Perce County	41,820	3	1	12.12	36	350	$148.11/mo	43	1,133
Latah County	39,464	2		12.04	34	336	$142.10/mo	42	926
Jefferson County	30,427	4		12.53	40	486	$115.56/mo	28	234
Elmore County	28,396	3	5	11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Payette County	24,928	2	1	11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Cassia County	24,469	9		10.17	4	50	$127.87/mo	39	483
Jerome County	24,081	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Blaine County	23,868	4		11.47	8	190	$110.98/mo	21	176
Minidoka County	21,393	11		11.45	7	187	$110.72/mo	20	175
Gem County	18,692	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Idaho County	16,494	5		11.85	30	281	$113.65/mo	24	195
Gooding County	15,422	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Franklin County	14,036	3		12.70	43	560	$115.05/mo	26	224
Fremont County	13,370	4	1	11.52	9	199	$118.70/mo	32	297
Shoshone County	13,124	2		11.71	13	232	$116.36/mo	29	249
Boundary County	11,966	2		12.55	41	494	$126.32/mo	38	457
Owyhee County	11,815	2	2	11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Teton County	11,490	4		11.10	6	123	$119.98/mo	34	323
Valley County	11,476	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Washington County	10,425	3		11.71	14	234	$107.68/mo	3	124
Benewah County	9,509	2	1	12.27	38	401	$163.75/mo	44	1,863
Clearwater County	8,719	3		11.84	29	270	$129.54/mo	40	518
Lemhi County	7,948	6	1	11.08	5	121	$112.29/mo	23	184
Power County	7,854	3	3	11.61	12	216	$109.29/mo	18	158
Boise County	7,549	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Caribou County	7,003	5		10.08	3	46	$99.53/mo	2	63
Bear Lake County	6,327	4		12.61	42	519	$114.53/mo	25	216
Lincoln County	5,184	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	4	127
Oneida County	4,514	6		11.57	10	210	$118.59/mo	31	293
Adams County	4,321	2	1	11.72	28	248	$107.79/mo	5	128
Custer County	4,273	2		9.73	2	35	$121.55/mo	35	348
Lewis County	3,613	2		12.02	32	330	$140.57/mo	41	867
Butte County	2,573	4		11.59	11	215	$119.26/mo	33	311
Camas County	1,044	2		11.72	15	235	$107.79/mo	5	128
Clark County	839	3		12.70	43	560	$115.05/mo	26	224

Idaho Production Fuel Makeup

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC

45.87%

NATURAL GAS

28.56%

WIND

15.81%

SOLAR

6.77%

BLACK LIQUOUR

1.20%

OTHER

1.84%

Electricity consumption in Idaho results in the release of 5,444,082,591.32 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 44th highest in the United States. This total also can be equated to a ranking of 39th worst in the United States for emissions per resident with an average of 2,807.63 kilograms of emissions capita. The state has 28 electricity producing plants, which is the 38th most in the country and 14th most when counting power plants per person. Idaho has about 45.87% of its electricity generated by Conventional Hydroelectric. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 28.56% and Wind at 15.81% of production.

There are 28 companies in Idaho offering electricity. Of those 28, 14 of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. The state of Idaho has restricted state level net metering legislation.

Idaho has 8 providers who report energy loss. The average energy loss amount for these suppliers is 6.30%. The US average is 2.43%, meaning Idaho ranks 47th best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.

State governments can help encourage private consumers to consider installing solar panels by giving rebates and tax breaks to people who choose to make those installs. With over $2000 or 20% in tax credits for solar purchases, Idaho has decent options for state solar tax credits. The state offers no rebates to citizens who are purchasing solar panels. Idaho offers no property tax exemptions to homeowners who install private solar panels. Homeowners in the state do not have access to a sales tax exemption when installing private solar panels.

Whether a consumer is able to easily find electricity options with renewable fuels is partially determined by statewide legislation. Many states require renewable fuels to make up a percentage of the fuel used for electricity generation by electricity companies in the state. These guidelines are called Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). Idaho does not currently have any standards set up that suppliers must adhere to. In addition, there are currently no low income solar programs to encourage low income families to install solar panels.

Learn about going solar in Idaho, find out which system size is best for you, compare local installers and see which incentives are available in your area.

FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Idaho

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Idaho?

The largest electricity supplier in Idaho by megawatt hours sold is Idaho Power.

Where does Idaho get its electricity?

Idaho's electricity is produced using primarily Conventional Hydroelectric, which makes up 45.87% of the fuel used in the state. Natural Gas and Wind also make up 28.56% and 15.81% respectively.

What is a good electricity rate in Idaho?

The average electric rate in Idaho is 11.62 cents per kilowatt hour, so anything below this amount is better than most. The lowest priced provider is currently Weiser, Idaho Electric Utility, at 6.84 cents per kilowatt hour.

How many power plants are located in Idaho?

There are 28 electricity plants in Idaho.

How many electric companies offer service in Idaho?

There are 28 electricity suppliers offering service in Idaho.

What is the average electric bill in Idaho?

The average electric bill in the state of Idaho in 2025 is $110 while the nationwide average is $147.

Does Idaho have a deregulated electricity market?

No, Idaho has a regulated electricity market where consumers often have only a single provider choice for their electricity needs.

What is the cheapest electricity company in Idaho?

Residential Rate Rank	Provider	Residential Rate (¢)	State Customers
1	Weiser, Idaho Electric Utility	6.87	3,337
2	Lower Valley Energy	7.27	2,032
3	SouthSide Electric	7.37	885
4	United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	8.06	7,546
5	Rupert, Idaho Electric Utility	8.06	3,236
6	Farmers Electric Company	8.31	149
7	Riverside Electric Cooperative	8.44	645
8	East End Mutual Electric	9.06	838
9	Salmon River Electric Cooperative	9.24	3,012
10	Plummer, Idaho Electric Utility	9.25	1,050

What electricity companies are in Idaho?

State Customers Rank	Provider	State Customers
1	Idaho Power	626,760
2	Avista Utilities	147,470
3	Rocky Mountain Power	91,299
4	Kootenai Electric	33,381
5	Idaho Falls Power	32,689
6	Northern Lights	19,592
7	Fall River Electric	17,925
8	Clearwater Power	10,630
9	United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	7,546
10	City of Burley Electric	5,341

Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov

Published: 2025-07-22