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Montana 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 Montana paid an average of 11.60¢ per kilowatthour, down 2.9% on the same month a year earlier (11.95¢). The US average for the month was 16.43¢; Montana was 29% below that. It ranked 46th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 683,713 MWh, up 12.6% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $140.52 on 1,212 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.
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
| Sector | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Change | US, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11.60¢ | 11.95¢ | -2.9% | 16.43¢ |
| Commercial | 10.84¢ | 11.41¢ | -5.0% | 12.98¢ |
| Industrial | 5.64¢ | 7.00¢ | -19.4% | 8.24¢ |
| All sectors | 9.94¢ | 10.43¢ | -4.7% | 13.18¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 683.7 GWh | 607.3 GWh | +12.6% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.5 TWh | 1.5 TWh | +4.0% |
| Residential customers | 564,253 | 553,574 | +1.9% |
| Average residential bill | $140.52 | $131.09 | +7.2% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,212 | 1,097 | +10.5% |
| US residential price | 16.43¢ | 16.10¢ | +2.0% |
The two years to February 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Montana in February 2025?
11.60¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.84¢ for commercial and 5.64¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 11.95¢ in February 2024, a change of -2.9%. Residential sales changed by +12.6% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$140.52, on average use of 1,212 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 Montana page.