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Idaho electricity prices, February 2025

Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary

In February 2025, residential customers in Idaho paid an average of 10.95¢ per kilowatthour, down 2.1% on the same month a year earlier (11.18¢). The US average for the month was 16.43¢; Idaho was 33% below that. It ranked 49th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 994,425 MWh, up 12.6% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $123.69 on 1,130 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.

EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.

10.95¢residential, per kWh-2.1% on Feb 2024
$123.69average residential bill for the monthon 1,130 kWh
994.4 GWhresidential sales+12.6% on a year earlier
49thhighest residential price of 51US 16.43¢

Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.

Price by sector

SectorFeb 2025Feb 2024ChangeUS, Feb 2025
Residential10.95¢11.18¢-2.1%16.43¢
Commercial9.03¢9.09¢-0.7%12.98¢
Industrial6.96¢7.01¢-0.7%8.24¢
All sectors9.40¢9.43¢-0.3%13.18¢

Sales and customers

MeasureFeb 2025Feb 2024Change
Residential sales994.4 GWh882.8 GWh+12.6%
Sales, all sectors2.1 TWh2 TWh+4.7%
Residential customers880,198859,619+2.4%
Average residential bill$123.69$114.83+7.7%
Average residential use, kWh1,1301,027+10.0%
US residential price16.43¢16.10¢+2.0%

The two years to February 2025

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Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.
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Questions and answers

What was the average electricity price in Idaho in February 2025?

10.95¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 9.03¢ for commercial and 6.96¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 11.18¢ in February 2024, a change of -2.1%. Residential sales changed by +12.6% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$123.69, on average use of 1,130 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Idaho page.