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Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power, an investor-owned utility, reported 39,954 residential customers in Wyoming, with a service territory that touches 2 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 16.96¢ per kilowatthour, 36% above the Wyoming average of 12.47¢ and about the same as the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $98.83 a month on average use of 583 kWh a month. Across Wyoming the average bill was $107.65 on 863 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 33.4 minutes per customer with major event days included and 33.4 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Wyoming utilities reporting was 92.1 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 64% below that median.
The average price is up 8.0% on 2019, against up 11.5% for Wyoming as a whole, and up 11.9% on 2023.
Compared with Wyoming, the US and other investor-owned utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Investor-owned utilities, US median | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 16.96¢ | 16.17¢ | 12.47¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $98.83 | $131.47 | $107.65 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 583 | 787 | 863 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +11.9% | — | +8.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +8.0% | — | +11.5% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 33.4 | 278.7 | 92.1 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 33.4 | 106.5 | 62.8 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 5 filings by investor-owned utilities in Wyoming, the median price was 13.13¢. In Wyoming this utility's price ranks 2 of 12, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Cheyenne Light Fuel & PowerWyoming averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Wyoming ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.96¢ | 12.47¢ | $98.83 | 583 | 39,954 | 2.2 TWh |
| 2023 | 15.16¢ | 11.46¢ | $86.16 | 568 | 39,444 | 2.1 TWh |
| 2022 | 14.48¢ | 11.09¢ | $87.65 | 605 | 39,137 | 1.9 TWh |
| 2021 | 15.27¢ | 11.17¢ | $92.24 | 604 | 38,583 | 1.7 TWh |
| 2020 | 15.05¢ | 11.11¢ | $91.45 | 608 | 38,343 | 1.7 TWh |
| 2019 | 15.71¢ | 11.18¢ | $91.97 | 586 | 38,145 | 1.7 TWh |
| 2018 | 15.05¢ | 11.29¢ | $87.77 | 583 | 37,600 | 1.6 TWh |
| 2017 | 15.54¢ | 11.37¢ | $89.45 | 576 | 37,154 | 1.5 TWh |
| 2016 | 15.35¢ | 11.13¢ | $89.69 | 584 | 36,748 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2015 | 15.41¢ | 10.97¢ | $90.80 | 589 | 36,330 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2014 | 13.63¢ | 10.50¢ | $81.67 | 599 | 36,023 | 1.2 TWh |
| 2013 | 12.68¢ | 10.16¢ | $79.89 | 630 | 35,621 | 1.1 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Month by month
Cheyenne Light Fuel & PowerWyoming average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 39,954 | 279.3 GWh | 13% | $47,383,000 | 16.96¢ |
| Commercial | 5,434 | 1.7 TWh | 80% | $155,800,000 | 8.94¢ |
| Industrial | 2 | 168 GWh | 8% | $14,609,200 | 8.69¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 2.4 TWh in total, of which 32.7% was its own net generation and 1.6 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 309 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 0.50 interruptions per customer with major event days, 0.50 without; CAIDI 67.5 minutes per interruption. EIA's Wyoming total across all reporting utilities was 137.8 minutes with major event days and 109.1 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 0.50 | 0.50 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 71.9 | 35.4 | 1.05 | 0.73 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 49.4 | 42.0 | 1.05 | 0.99 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 239.2 | 32.0 | 1.06 | 0.39 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 272.2 | 31.8 | 2.40 | 0.51 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 87.9 | 46.1 | 1.49 | 1.27 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 58.2 | 31.1 | 1.43 | 0.83 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 63.9 | 44.3 | 1.30 | 1.07 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 70.9 | 35.6 | 0.84 | 0.57 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 31.2 | 24.0 | 0.39 | 0.33 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 106.6 | 72.1 | 1.13 | 0.89 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 32.0 | 25.0 | 0.47 | 0.39 | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Wyoming
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | Cooperative | 24,463 | 6.47¢ | $126.00 | — | — |
| Powder River Energy Corp | Cooperative | 15,458 | 11.73¢ | $133.34 | 496.5 | 295.2 |
| City of Gillette | Municipal | 13,990 | 12.62¢ | $111.67 | — | 3.7 |
| High Plains Power Inc | Cooperative | 12,767 | 13.71¢ | $130.41 | 311.5 | 311.5 |
| High West Energy, Inc | Cooperative | 8,001 | 14.49¢ | $140.31 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 16.96¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Wyoming?
The Wyoming average residential price in 2024 was 12.47¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power was 36% above the state figure. Among 12 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Wyoming, it had the 2nd highest.
What is the average Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power bill?
$98.83 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 583 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Wyoming average was $107.65 on 863 kWh.
How reliable is Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power service?
It reported 33.4 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 33.4 minutes excluding them, with 0.50 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power price rising?
The average residential price was up 11.9% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 8.0% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 2 counties: Albany County, WY and Laramie County, WY. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power", utility number 3461. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.