Montana electricity prices, March 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In March 2025, residential customers in Montana paid an average of 11.93¢ per kilowatthour, down 2.2% on the same month a year earlier (12.20¢). The US average for the month was 17.09¢; Montana was 30% below that. It ranked 48th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 564,077 MWh, up 8.9% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $119.23 on 999 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 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Change | US, Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11.93¢ | 12.20¢ | -2.2% | 17.09¢ |
| Commercial | 11.27¢ | 11.61¢ | -2.9% | 13.16¢ |
| Industrial | 6.72¢ | 7.08¢ | -5.1% | 8.26¢ |
| All sectors | 10.42¢ | 10.54¢ | -1.1% | 13.23¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 564.1 GWh | 517.8 GWh | +8.9% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.3 TWh | 1.3 TWh | +1.4% |
| Residential customers | 564,621 | 554,499 | +1.8% |
| Average residential bill | $119.23 | $113.92 | +4.7% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 999 | 934 | +7.0% |
| US residential price | 17.09¢ | 16.67¢ | +2.5% |
The two years to March 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Montana in March 2025?
11.93¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.27¢ for commercial and 6.72¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 12.20¢ in March 2024, a change of -2.2%. Residential sales changed by +8.9% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$119.23, on average use of 999 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.