Average Electric Bill in Utah
Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.
That works out to about $1,225 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Utah has the 50th highest average residential bill.
What makes up the bill
Price × usage = bill, exactly: 13.34¢/kWh × 766 kWh ≈ $102. A state can land high on either factor — Utah is below the U.S. average on both.
Compared with nearby states
| Utah | $102 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $155 | |
| Arizona | $160 | |
| Nevada | $115 | |
| Wyoming | $114 | |
| Idaho | $111 | |
| Colorado | $109 | |
| New Mexico | $98 |
Utah is $53 a month below (-34.3%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.
Trend since 2008
Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.
Seasonal swing
- Highest month
- $150
- July 2025
- Lowest month
- $79
- April 2026
- Swing
- $71
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $87
- May 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: Utah peaks in July 2025 and bottoms out in April 2026. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.
Utah electricity bills in context
The average monthly electricity bill in Utah runs $102, the cheapest of any state or DC. This sits far below the national average of $155. Utah's low bill stems from two sources working in the same direction. The state pays 13.34¢/kWh, more than four cents below the national rate of 17.84¢/kWh. At the same time, the average home uses 766 kWh per month, 105 kWh less than the national average of 871 kWh. Both the below-average price and below-average usage pull the bill down together.
Over the past year, the bill has climbed 3.9%, from $98 to $102. The climb continues a longer rise. In May 2021 the average bill stood at $80; since then it has grown 28%. Stretching back to December 2008, when records began, the bill has risen 56.3%, from $65. The seasonal swing is pronounced. July 2025 brought the peak at $150, while April 2026 saw the low at $79—a spread of $71.
Among bordering states, Utah stands out. Arizona's average bill reaches $160, well above Utah's. Nevada, Wyoming, and Idaho all fall between $111 and $115. Colorado sits at $109. Only New Mexico, at $98, comes close to Utah's price.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Frequently asked questions
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How this is calculated
EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.
bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)
Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Utah may pay well above or below $102. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.
Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Utah electricity prices by sector.