Lower Valley Energy Inc: average electricity price and bill
- Annual file
- Form EIA-861, 2024 final
- Early release
- 2025, not fully edited
- Monthly data
- to July 2026
The average residential price of Lower Valley Energy Inc was 8.52 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in July 2026. Monthly sample, Form EIA-861M
In July 2025, the price was 7.93 cents per kWh. In July 2026, the Wyoming average was 14.36 cents per kWh. EIA marks this month as preliminary.
For the year 2025, the price of the utility was 7.03 cents per kWh. This figure is from EIA's early release. EIA has not fully edited the early release. For 2024, the newest final year, the price was 6.47 cents per kWh.
The average monthly bill of a residential customer was $126.00 in 2024, for 1,947 kWh each month. The Wyoming average price was 12.47 cents per kWh in 2024. The US average price was 16.48 cents per kWh in 2024.
Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.
The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.
EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.
In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The annual figures on this page are for 2024. Monthly data through .
Since the last EIA release: no tracked figure of Lower Valley Energy Inc changed. The record of changes starts with the next release. EIA releases and changes
Price and bill beside Wyoming, the ownership type and the US
Form EIA-861, 2024
| Figure | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price (cents per kWh) | 6.47 | 13.74 | 12.47 | 16.48 |
| Average monthly bill (dollars per month) | $126.00 | $149.95 | $107.65 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use (kWh per month) | 1,947 | 1,126 | 863 | 863 |
| Change of the price in 1 year (percent) | +0.5% | n/a | +8.8% | +3.0% |
| Change of the price in 5 years (percent) | +0.6% | n/a | +11.5% | +26.7% |
State and US figures are EIA's own averages for all customers. The ownership column is a median of utilities with 1,000 or more residential customers, from the final 2024 file.
The average monthly bill is residential revenue divided by customers and by 12 months. The use is residential sales divided by customers and by 12 months. These figures are for bundled service only.
6.47 cents per kWh, Lower Valley Energy Inc, 2024
Figures for each state, 2024
Sales by sector
Form EIA-861, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales percent | Revenue dollars | Average price, bundled cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 24,463 | 571.5 GWh | 61 | 36,987,000 | 6.47 |
| Commercial | 6,391 | 276.9 GWh | 30 | 17,557,000 | 6.34 |
| Industrial | 287 | 81 GWh | 9 | 4,120,000 | 5.09 |
Customers, sales and revenue include each service type that the utility reported. The price column uses bundled service only. Sources of energy: 959 GWh in total. The utility generated 1.6% and bought 943.4 GWh. Summer peak demand: 92 MW.
Price history
Form EIA-861, 2013 to 2025
Lower Valley Energy IncWyoming averageUS average
Table of the figures by year, 2013 to 2025
| Year | Average price cents per kWh | Wyoming average cents per kWh | Average bill dollars per month | Average use kWh per month | Residential customers | Sales, all sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Early release | 7.03 | 13.38 | $130.56 | 1,858 | 24,835 | 893.8 GWh |
| 2024 | 6.47 | 12.47 | $126.00 | 1,947 | 24,463 | 929.4 GWh |
| 2023 | 6.44 | 11.46 | $124.90 | 1,941 | 23,813 | 897.7 GWh |
| 2022 | 6.38 | 11.09 | $127.31 | 1,995 | 23,484 | 915 GWh |
| 2021 | 6.46 | 11.17 | $118.44 | 1,834 | 22,895 | 836.3 GWh |
| 2020 | 6.42 | 11.11 | $127.39 | 1,985 | 22,212 | 850.6 GWh |
| 2019 | 6.43 | 11.18 | $117.79 | 1,831 | 21,995 | 816.9 GWh |
| 2018 | 6.47 | 11.29 | $116.18 | 1,794 | 21,514 | 793.7 GWh |
| 2017 | 6.31 | 11.37 | $112.29 | 1,778 | 21,068 | 772.2 GWh |
| 2016 | 6.29 | 11.13 | $107.08 | 1,703 | 20,752 | 749.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 6.19 | 10.97 | $101.78 | 1,645 | 20,449 | 719.4 GWh |
| 2014 | 6.12 | 10.50 | $102.56 | 1,676 | 20,241 | 721 GWh |
| 2013 | 5.99 | 10.16 | $102.72 | 1,714 | 20,023 | 728.7 GWh |
EIA says that its early release is not fully edited. This site shows it for this utility only. It is in no average and in no median.
Price by month
Lower Valley Energy Inc (WY)Wyoming average
Reliability: SAIDI and SAIFI
Form EIA-861, 2024
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI figure for Lower Valley Energy Inc in 2024. EIA does not get these figures from each utility.
Generation at plants that the utility operates
Form EIA-923, 2025
- Hydro 100% 14.9 GWh
Net generation: 14.9 GWh. This is not the mix that customers get. Utilities also buy and sell power.
Counties in the service territory
Form EIA-861, 2024
The utility listed these 5 counties on Form EIA-861. A utility can serve only a part of a county on its list.
Other utilities in Wyoming
Form EIA-861, 2024
| Utility | Type | Residential customers | Average price cents per kWh | Average bill dollars per month | SAIDI minutes, with major event days | SAIDI minutes, without major event days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder River Energy Corp | Electric cooperative | 15,458 | 11.73 | $133.34 | 496.5 | 295.2 | Add |
| High Plains Power Inc | Electric cooperative | 12,767 | 13.71 | $130.41 | 311.5 | 311.5 | Add |
| High West Energy, Inc | Electric cooperative | 8,001 | 14.49 | $140.31 | n/a | n/a | Add |
| Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power | Investor-owned utility | 39,954 | 16.96 | $98.83 | 33.4 | 33.4 | Add |
| City of Gillette | Municipal utility | 13,990 | 12.62 | $111.67 | n/a | 3.7 | Add |
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Official channels
- Wyoming Public Service CommissionThe home page of the state utility commission of Wyoming.
- LIHEAP Clearinghouse: energy assistance office searchThe search page for local offices of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
- EIA: Form EIA-861 annual data filesThe page of the annual files: revenue, sales, customers, reliability and service territories of each utility.
- EIA: Form EIA-861M monthly data filesThe page of the monthly files: the figures of each state and of the monthly sample of utilities.
EIA's files have no website for a utility. The state utility commission and the utility have the rate schedules.
Cite this page
Power Bill Facts. Lower Valley Energy Inc: average electricity price and bill. https://powerbillfacts.com/utility/lower-valley-energy-inc-wy-11273/ Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (2024, early release 2025) and Form EIA-861M. Data through . Page made .
Where the figures come from
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures: Form EIA-861, final release for 2024, respondent "Lower Valley Energy Inc", utility number 11273. The 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly figures of the utility: Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, through July 2026. Generation by fuel: Form EIA-923, 2025 final. These are US government works in the public domain. An error in the processing of this site is corrected at the next build: report an error.
Questions about Lower Valley Energy Inc
- How does the price of Lower Valley Energy Inc compare with other utilities?
- In 2024, 1% of the 1,230 US utilities with a price had this price or a lower price. In Wyoming, none of the 11 other utilities with a price had a lower price.
- Did the price of Lower Valley Energy Inc change?
- The average residential price was 6.44 cents per kWh in 2023 and 6.47 cents per kWh in 2024. The 2024 price was 0.03 cents per kWh higher than the 2023 price. In 2019, the price was 6.43 cents per kWh. These prices are not adjusted for inflation.
- How many minutes without power did Lower Valley Energy Inc report?
- EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI figure for Lower Valley Energy Inc in 2024. EIA does not get these figures from each utility.
- Which counties does Lower Valley Energy Inc serve?
- Lower Valley Energy Inc listed 5 counties in 2 states in its service territory on Form EIA-861 for 2024. This page has the full list. A utility can serve only a part of a county.