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Montana electricity prices, August 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In August 2025, residential customers in Montana paid an average of 14.28¢ per kilowatthour, up 7.5% on the same month a year earlier (13.28¢). The US average for the month was 17.61¢; Montana was 19% below that. It ranked 39th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 464,968 MWh, down 3.1% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $116.98 on 819 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 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | Change | US, Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.28¢ | 13.28¢ | +7.5% | 17.61¢ |
| Commercial | 12.55¢ | 12.07¢ | +4.0% | 13.93¢ |
| Industrial | 7.41¢ | 7.28¢ | +1.8% | 9.08¢ |
| All sectors | 11.59¢ | 10.96¢ | +5.7% | 14.22¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 465 GWh | 480 GWh | -3.1% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.3 TWh | 1.3 TWh | -1.3% |
| Residential customers | 567,572 | 558,380 | +1.6% |
| Average residential bill | $116.98 | $114.14 | +2.5% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 819 | 860 | -4.8% |
| US residential price | 17.61¢ | 16.60¢ | +6.1% |
The two years to August 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Montana in August 2025?
14.28¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.55¢ for commercial and 7.41¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.28¢ in August 2024, a change of +7.5%. Residential sales changed by -3.1% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$116.98, on average use of 819 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.