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Montana Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Montana, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
14.99¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
13.33¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
7.71¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$111/mo
2025, 853 kWh a month

Montana electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202614.99¢
Dec 202512.77¢
Dec 202411.88¢
Dec 202312.58¢
Dec 202211.77¢
Dec 202111.12¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202614.99¢/kWh+5.0%574,002
Jun 202615.14¢/kWh+2.2%573,405
May 202614.67¢/kWh+13.9%572,400
Apr 202613.90¢/kWh+12.9%572,439
Mar 202613.48¢/kWh+13.0%572,260
Feb 202613.33¢/kWh+14.9%571,703
Jan 202612.86¢/kWh+13.0%571,090
Dec 202512.77¢/kWh+7.5%570,897
Nov 202512.82¢/kWh+2.5%569,245
Oct 202514.27¢/kWh+7.1%569,339
Sep 202514.64¢/kWh+8.8%568,137
Aug 202514.28¢/kWh+7.5%567,572
Jul 202514.27¢/kWh+6.3%566,797
Jun 202514.81¢/kWh+9.2%565,766
May 202512.88¢/kWh-2.7%565,283
Apr 202512.31¢/kWh-1.5%564,981
Mar 202511.93¢/kWh-2.2%564,621
Feb 202511.60¢/kWh-2.9%564,253
Jan 202511.38¢/kWh-4.9%563,620
Dec 202411.88¢/kWh-5.6%561,958
Nov 202412.51¢/kWh-0.6%561,563
Oct 202413.32¢/kWh+3.0%560,453
Sep 202413.45¢/kWh+2.3%558,825
Aug 202413.28¢/kWh+2.7%558,380

Electric utilities in Montana

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)Investor Owned438,85114.42¢/kWh$102/mo
Flathead Electric Coop IncCooperative77,28810.04¢/kWh$119/mo
Montana-Dakota Utilities CoInvestor Owned25,49812.33¢/kWh$95/mo
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-opCooperative23,68314.22¢/kWh$127/mo
USBIA-Mission Valley PowerFederal23,2509.39¢/kWh$120/mo
Missoula Electric Coop, IncCooperative16,71110.93¢/kWh$117/mo
Ravalli County Elec Coop, IncCooperative12,194Not reportedNot reported
Vigilante Electric Coop, IncCooperative11,420Not reportedNot reported
Glacier Electric Coop, IncCooperative7,964Not reportedNot reported
Fergus Electric Coop, IncCooperative7,15715.91¢/kWh$143/mo
Lincoln Electric Coop, IncCooperative6,909Not reportedNot reported
Park Electric Coop IncCooperative6,891Not reportedNot reported
Beartooth Electric Coop, IncCooperative6,538Not reportedNot reported
Sun River Electric Coop, IncCooperative6,300Not reportedNot reported
McCone Electric Coop IncCooperative5,481Not reportedNot reported
Lower Yellowstone R E A, IncCooperative5,2539.20¢/kWh$107/mo
Tongue River Electric Coop IncCooperative5,229Not reportedNot reported
Northern Lights, IncCooperative5,05713.06¢/kWh$118/mo
Hill County Electric Coop, IncCooperative3,985Not reportedNot reported
Marias River Electric Coop IncCooperative3,819Not reportedNot reported
Sheridan Electric Coop, IncCooperative3,765Not reportedNot reported
Big Horn County Elec Coop, IncCooperative3,709Not reportedNot reported
Southeast Electric Coop, IncCooperative2,196Not reportedNot reported
Fall River Rural Elec Coop IncCooperative2,10311.11¢/kWh$122/mo
Big Flat Electric Coop IncCooperative2,062Not reportedNot reported
Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop, IncCooperative2,053Not reportedNot reported
NorVal Electric Cooperative, IncCooperative1,930Not reportedNot reported
City of Troy - (MT)Municipal1,073Not reportedNot reported
Goldenwest Electric Coop, IncCooperative853Not reportedNot reported
Powder River Energy CorpCooperative173Not reported$112/mo
McKenzie Electric Coop IncCooperative117Not reportedNot reported
Big Horn Rural Electric CoCooperative72Not reportedNot reported
Black Hills Power, Inc.Investor Owned47Not reportedNot reported
Avista CorpInvestor Owned32Not reportedNot reported
Grand Electric Coop, IncCooperative16Not reportedNot reported
WAPA-- Western Area Power AdministrationFederal16Not reportedNot reported

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Montana?
Homes in Montana paid an average of 14.99¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 14.27¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Montana?
Montana had the 38th highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Montana?
The average Montana home used 853 kWh a month and paid $110.80 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Montana?
NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT) serves the most customers in Montana, about 438,851 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026