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Electricity prices in Montana

What homes in Montana pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.8¢ a kWh
Up 9.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$115 a month
Up 5.8% on a year ago
Average use
829 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
42 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Montana homes paid 13.8¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Montana vs the US

MontanaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.8¢18.0¢
Price in July 202615.0¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$115$156
Bill in July 2026$133$212
Average monthly use829 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+9.5%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+24%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Montana

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 83% of homes in Montana; smaller utilities serve the rest.

NorthWestern EnergyInvestor-owned15.7¢+13%$108337,688
Flathead Electric CooperativeCooperative10.4¢+5.1%$11965,352
Yellowstone Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative14.8¢+6.2%$12721,743
Montana-Dakota UtilitiesInvestor-owned12.9¢+6.8%$9919,623
USBIA-Mission Valley PowerFederal9.6¢+4.5%$11416,552
Missoula Electric CooperativeCooperative11.4¢+6.8%$11715,292

Heating fuels in Montana: propane.