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Electricity In Idaho

Population1,787,065
Total Consumption24,642,086 MWh / 13.79 MWh per capita
CO₂ Equivalent Emissions5,413,011,804 kg
Total Production17,984,032 MWh / 10.06 MWh per capita

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Idaho

Idaho residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electric Rates:

3^rd10.09¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of Idaho

8^th$96.1Average residential monthly electricity bill for Idaho Residents

Energy Profile of Idaho

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2021 and 2020 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 2020 will be finalized in the fall of 2021. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2021 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

Residents in Idaho enjoy a lower residential electricity rate than many people around the United States, with an average state electricity rate of 10.09 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the national average of 13.33 cents. The state is home to 30 electric vendors, but residents are most often faced with only a couple supplier choices due to the fact that Idaho has a regulated electricity market. Idaho is the 18th highest ranked state in the nation for electricity consumption per capita, with an average of 13.79 megawatt hours consumed yearly per person in the state. All told, customers in the state consume a grand total of 24,642,086 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs. Idaho Power has 567,186 total residential customers, which is more than any other electricity provider who operates in the state . The state generates 77.12% of their electricity using sustainable fuel types, which ranks them 3rd in the US for ratio of renewable fuel sources to non-renewable sources.

Residential Electricity Providers in Idaho

Provider	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)	State Production (MWh)	State Emissions (KG)
Idaho Power	10.23	95.48	5,343,753	546,426,533	8,378,839.02	4,414,996,584.34
Avista Utilities	9.93	87.77	1,266,419	125,757,522	1,250,736	1,015,300,408.05
PacifiCorp	10.48	95.48	753,770	79,017,147	217,992	1,069,467,470.37
Kootenai Electric	9.98	113.92	361,702	36,083,593		76,012,375.1
Idaho Falls Power	7.86	78.98	300,061	23,579,254	323,876	186,016,396.44
Northern Lights	11.51	117.72	195,206	22,471,000		39,426,699.15
Fall River Electric	10.90	118.27	164,808	17,970,000	51,922	76,050,569.07
Clearwater Power	11.64	133.69	122,543	14,268,700		26,382,240.5
United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	7.10	120.71	94,369	6,696,400		45,757,365.86
Idaho County Light & Power	11.25	113.88	45,186	5,082,300		8,156,641.22

Power Plants in Idaho

Plant	City/County	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (KG)	Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)
BrownleeIdaho Power (100.00%)	Washington County	Conventional Hydroelectric	2,065,021	127,334,993.66	61.66
Hells CanyonIdaho Power (100.00%)	Adams County	Conventional Hydroelectric	1,798,611.02	110,907,395.13	61.66
Langley Gulch Power PlantIdaho Power (100.00%)	Payette County	Natural Gas	1,721,567	643,447,583.52	373.76
DworshakUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%)	Clearwater County	Conventional Hydroelectric	1,637,786	100,990,481.08	61.66
Cabinet GorgeAvista Utilities (100.00%)	Bonner County	Conventional Hydroelectric	1,002,706	61,829,670.63	61.66
Palisades DamUS Bureau of Reclamation (100.00%)	Bonneville County	Conventional Hydroelectric	833,894	51,420,249.53	61.66
C J StrikeIdaho Power (100.00%)	Owyhee County	Conventional Hydroelectric	447,516	27,595,099.08	61.66
Goshen Phase IIOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System (50.00%)BP PLC (50.00%)	Bonneville County	Wind	399,617	11,294,023.98	28.26
American FallsIdaho Power (100.00%)	Power County	Conventional Hydroelectric	391,243	24,125,137.19	61.66
Clearwater Paper IPP LewistonClearwater Paper Corporation (100.00%)	Nez Perce County	Black Liquour	389,990	154,364,284.2	395.82

Quick Facts

Idaho has lowered CO2 emissions from electricity use by -125,729,497.87 kilograms (4.44%) within the previous 12 months.

Idaho has seen a reduction of 22.44% in coal consumption for the generation of electricity over the past year.

Non-renewable sources are used in the generation of 22.88% of the megawatt hours produced in Idaho, ranking it 47th worst for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuel types.

In the past year total population has increased by 1.87% in Idaho, bringing the total number of residents in the state to 1,787,065.

The state of Idaho is the 43rd highest generator of electricity in the nation, producing 17,984,032.06 megawatt hours.

Idaho citizens deal with outages averaging 309.6 minutes per occurrence, with around 1.59 outages each year.

County	Population	Providers	Plants	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Avg. Electric Bill
Ada County	481,587	2	7	10.23	$95.48/mo
Adams County	4,294	2	3	10.23	$95.48/mo
Bannock County	87,808	5	3	10.37	$95.48/mo
Bear Lake County	6,125	4		10.43	$95.25/mo
Benewah County	9,298	4	1	10.55	$108.13/mo
Bingham County	46,811	5		10.24	$95.48/mo
Blaine County	23,021	4	2	9.96	$103.99/mo
Boise County	7,831	2	1	10.23	$95.48/mo
Bonner County	45,739	3	2	11.02	$108.44/mo
Bonneville County	119,062	6	10	8.23	$85.78/mo
Boundary County	12,245	2	2	11.51	$117.72/mo
Butte County	2,597	6		9.69	$115.15/mo
Camas County	1,106	2		10.23	$95.48/mo
Canyon County	229,849	2	2	10.23	$95.48/mo
Caribou County	7,155	6	3	8.93	$88.51/mo
Cassia County	24,030	3	5	9.65	$123.81/mo
Clark County	845	4	2	10.66	$91.30/mo
Clearwater County	8,756	3	2	10.91	$113.95/mo
Custer County	4,315	2		9.31	$120.81/mo
Elmore County	27,511	2	15	10.23	$95.48/mo
Franklin County	13,876	3	2	10.48	$95.48/mo
Fremont County	13,099	4	4	10.89	$117.45/mo
Gem County	18,112	2	1	10.23	$95.48/mo
Gooding County	15,179	2	9	10.23	$95.48/mo
Idaho County	16,667	4		10.64	$102.32/mo
Jefferson County	29,871	4	1	10.53	$98.21/mo
Jerome County	24,412	2	10	10.23	$95.48/mo
Kootenai County	165,697	4	3	9.97	$101.88/mo
Latah County	40,108	3		10.82	$111.70/mo
Lemhi County	8,027	6	1	9.94	$103.30/mo
Lewis County	3,838	3		10.79	$110.79/mo
Lincoln County	5,366	2	3	10.23	$95.48/mo
Madison County	39,907	1	1	10.90	$118.27/mo
Minidoka County	21,039	3	1	10.13	$96.22/mo
Nez Perce County	40,408	3	1	10.92	$114.20/mo
Oneida County	4,531	6		10.07	$110.32/mo
Owyhee County	11,823	2	3	10.23	$95.48/mo
Payette County	23,951	2	1	10.23	$95.48/mo
Power County	7,681	3	6	10.19	$97.31/mo
Shoshone County	12,882	5		10.35	$99.01/mo
Teton County	12,142	1	1	10.90	$118.27/mo
Twin Falls County	86,878	2	25	10.23	$95.48/mo
Valley County	11,392	2	1	10.23	$95.48/mo
Washington County	10,194	2	1	10.23	$95.48/mo

Idaho has around 55.96% of its electricity produced from Conventional Hydroelectric. Natural Gas and Wind make up the next highest amounts at 4,054,765.71 megawatt hours (22.55%) and 2,675,665.16 megawatt hours (14.88%), respectively. The state citizens average 3,029 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. This equals a total pollution amount from electricity consumption of 5,413,011,804.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Idaho has 135 power plants, which is the 22nd most in the US and 7th most when counting plants per citizen in the state.

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC

55.96%

NATURAL GAS

22.55%

WIND

14.88%

SOLAR

3.20%

BLACK LIQUOUR

1.37%

OTHER

2.04%

Idaho has 8 out of 30 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. At the state level, Idaho is known for heavily restricted net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

There are 17 companies in Idaho that reported energy loss. Combined, these 17 electricity companies average an annual energy loss of 6.66% of electricity generated. With a nationwide average of 2.72%, Idaho is ranked as the 4th worst state in the US.

Encouraging private citizens to purchase private solar panels can sometimes be a challenge due to high initial costs. Governments can help by enacting rebates and tax breaks for solar panel installs. Idaho has a tax credit of either over $2000 or over 20% of the cost of solar installation. The state offers no rebates to consumers who are installing solar. Idaho offers no property tax exemptions to homeowners who purchase private solar panels, making it less attractive for citizens to do so. The state does not offer a sales tax exemption for the purchase of solar, leaving residents high and dry for this one.

Consumers who are shopping for electricity options that are made up with electricity produced from renewable fuel sources will have better luck with the existence of statewide legislation that encourage green energy usage. Many states require renewable fuel types to make up a percentage of the fuel used for electricity production by suppliers in the state. These stipulations are known as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). Idaho does not currently have any standards set up that suppliers have to follow. Also, the state does not have any sort of low income solar programs that assist with the installation of solar panels at low income households.

FAQ: Common Questions About Energy in Idaho

Where does Idaho get its electricity?

Idaho’s electricity is produced using mainly Conventional Hydroelectric, which accounts for 55.96% of the fuel used in the state. Natural Gas and Wind also make up 22.55% and 14.88% respectively.

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Idaho?

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

What power companies are in Idaho?

State Customers Rank	Provider	State Customers
1	Idaho Power	567,186
2	Avista Utilities	138,141
3	PacifiCorp	84,354
4	Idaho Falls Power	29,163
5	Kootenai Electric	28,615
6	Northern Lights	16,851
7	Fall River Electric	15,112
8	Clearwater Power	9,677
9	United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	6,838
10	City of Burley Electric	4,777

Does Idaho have a deregulated electricity market?

No, the state has a regulated market, where residents’ electricity supplier choices are often determined by their location or state legislation.

How much does electricity cost in Idaho?

The average rate per kilowatt hour of electricity is 10.09 cents in Idaho in 2021.

What is the average electric bill in Idaho?

The Idaho average electric bill is $96 so far in 2021.

What is the cheapest electricity company in Idaho?

Residential Rate Rank	Provider	Residential Rate (¢)	State Customers
1	SouthSide Electric	6.02	1,060
2	Farmers Electric Cooperative Iowa	6.53	127
3	Riverside Electric Cooperative	6.55	602
4	Lower Valley Energy	6.97	1,831
5	United Electric Cooperative (Idaho)	7.10	6,838
6	City of Bonners Ferry Utilities	7.16	2,679
7	Weiser, Idaho Electric Utility	7.45	3,744
8	Rupert, Idaho Electric Utility	7.71	3,030
9	Idaho Falls Power	7.86	29,163
10	East End Mutual Electric	8.05	757

How many power plants are located in Idaho?

Idaho is home to 135 electricity plants generating electricity for the state.

How many electric companies offer service in Idaho?

There are 30 electricity suppliers operating in Idaho.

Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese

Published: 2021-03-16Last Updated: 2021-10-11